Reddit's design has stayed mostly the same since it launched more than a decade ago, and that's the way many of its users like it. 。

But starting from Monday, the news aggregator will slowly roll out a redesign to a small percentage of users, Reddit's administrators announced in a post.。

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The refresh will apply to the desktop version of the site, and in coming weeks users will be able to opt-in to the new version of Reddit.。

Reddit's new card view.Credit: reddit。

Reddit's new card view.Credit: reddit。 As。WIRED。

notes, the redesign has been in the works for the past year-and-a-half. Reddit's co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman noted in an "Ask Me Anything" last year that the site's information-dense setup was often confronting to new users, hence the need for a redesign. 。Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. 。

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The navigation bar will be replaced with a sidebar on the left that will house navigation links to the site's main feed, r/all, as well as favourites, multireddits and subreddits users have subscribed to.。

There are also three new ways to view the site: Card view displays posts in a Facebook-like manner; then there's classic view which resembles the old Reddit; and finally compact view if you only want to see titles for quick browsing.
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Reddit's classic view is for the site's longtimers.Credit: reddit 。

Different fonts will help users distinguish if they're clicking on an external link or a post within the site. Posts will open up in a lightbox, so users don't leave the page. 。

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Of course, many of Reddit's users have long been vocal against dramatic redesigns of the site. To suit users who prefer the old design, they can switch back by heading to old.reddit.com. 。

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"We do not have plans to do away with the current site," the announcement post reads. "We want to give you more choices for how you view Reddit." 。

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