diff --git a/format/WZLTemplate.cls b/format/WZLTemplate.cls
index 2ad0193a74caf351ee2e2afdcec53e8613cb0eaf..bea292faaf718b0aed5e0b90bbe3a844435071e4 100644
--- a/format/WZLTemplate.cls
+++ b/format/WZLTemplate.cls
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
 
 %% 'sans' option
 \DeclareOption{sans}{
-    \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+	\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}	
 }
 
 %% 'de' option
 \DeclareOption{de}{
-    \newcommand{\longlang}{ngerman}
-    \newcommand{\shortlang}{de}
+	\newcommand{\longlang}{ngerman}
+	\newcommand{\shortlang}{de}
     \newcommand{\tmpacronymname}{Abkürzungsverzeichnis}
     \newcommand{\tmpreferencename}{Literaturverzeichnis}
     \newcommand{\tmpsymbolname}{Symbolverzeichnis}
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 
 %% 'en' option
 \DeclareOption{en}{
-    \newcommand{\longlang}{english}
-    \newcommand{\shortlang}{en}
+	\newcommand{\longlang}{english}
+	\newcommand{\shortlang}{en}
     \newcommand{\tmpacronymname}{Table of Acronyms}
     \newcommand{\tmpreferencename}{References}
     \newcommand{\tmpsymbolname}{List of Symbols}
@@ -149,13 +149,30 @@
 \DeclareOption{a4paper}{\def\papersize{4}}
 
 %% Pass all unrecognized options to the base class
-\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{extreport}}
+\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{report}}
 
 % Process all given options
 \ProcessOptions\relax
-\LoadClass{extreport}
+
+
+
+%%----SET DOCUMENT PROPERTIES----
+
+% Declares the document as a twosided report document
+% The WZL Template is based on the report document template
+\LoadClass[twoside]{report}
+
+% Choose spell check language based on language option
 \RequirePackage[\longlang]{babel}
-\RequirePackage[utf8]{inputenc} %% Input encoding (enabling special characters)
+
+%% Input encoding (enabling special characters)
+\RequirePackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+
+%% Font encoding (specifically for fonts), makes umlauts (yes this is a real english word) searchable in the final PDF file
+\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
+
+%% Font type: Latin modern
+\RequirePackage{lmodern}
 
 %% Set page geometry
 \ifnum\papersize=5
@@ -165,7 +182,7 @@
         left=2cm,
         right=2cm,
         top=2cm,
-        bottom=2cm
+	bottom=2cm
     ]
     {geometry}
 \else
@@ -175,9 +192,9 @@
 		left=2.5cm,
 		right=2.5cm,
 		top=2.5cm,
-        bottom=2cm
-    ]
-    {geometry}
+		bottom=2cm
+	]
+	{geometry}
 
 \fi
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
@@ -189,8 +206,15 @@
 \RequirePackage[intlimits]{amsmath}
 \RequirePackage{amsfonts}
 \RequirePackage{amssymb}
-\RequirePackage{enumitem}
-\linespread{1.0} %% Adjust line spacing
+
+%% Enable bold font within math environments
+\RequirePackage{bm}
+
+%% Package for creating listing with \enumerate
+\RequirePackage{enumerate}
+
+%% Adjust line spacing
+\linespread{1.5}
 
 %% Header configurations:
 %% Odd pages:
@@ -201,7 +225,6 @@
 %% is placed on even pages as well with markboth{}
 \RequirePackage{fancyhdr}
 \pagestyle{fancy}
-\fancyheadinit{\normalsize\color{\chaptercolor}}
 \fancyhf{}
 \renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{\thechapter\ #1}{\thechapter\ #1}}
 \renewcommand{\sectionmark}[1]{\markright{\thesection\ #1}}
@@ -212,235 +235,221 @@
 
 %% To overwrite plain style evoked by chapter to get headers on pages where chapters start
 \RequirePackage{etoolbox}
-\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
-    \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}%
-    \fancyhf{}%
-    \fancyhead[L]{\thepage}%
-}
+\patchcmd{\chapter}{\thispagestyle{plain}}{\thispagestyle{fancy}}{}{}
+
 %% Adjust spacings and formats of titles, sections, etc:
 %% \titlespacing*{<command>}{<left>}{<before>}{<after>}[<right>]
 \RequirePackage[bf]{titlesec}
-\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{-20pt}{10pt}
+\titlespacing*{\chapter}{0pt}{-30pt}{0pt}
 \titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{11pt}{0pt}
 \titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{6pt}{0pt}
 \titleformat{\paragraph}{\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}{\theparagraph}{0em}{}
 \titlespacing*{\paragraph}{0pt}{11pt}{0pt}
-\newcommand\HUGEE{\@setfontsize\Huge{40}{40}}
-\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
-{\HUGEE\bfseries}
-{\raggedleft\vspace{-3cm}\colorbox{\chaptercolor}{\color{white}\rule[-0.2\baselineskip]{0pt}{3\baselineskip}\hspace{5pt}\thechapter\hspace{5pt}}}
-{20pt}
-{\Huge}
-\setlength{\parskip}{8pt} %% Set distance after paragraph
-\usepackage[hang,flushmargin,]{footmisc} %% Remove indentation of footnotes
-\usepackage{mfirstuc}
-\RequirePackage[titles]{tocloft} % Placement of table of contents, list of figures and list of tables
-\cftsetindents{figure}{0em}{3.5em}
-\cftsetindents{table}{0em}{3.5em}
-\setlength{\cftsecnumwidth}{3em}
-\setlength{\cftsubsecnumwidth}{4em}
-\setlength{\cftsubsubsecnumwidth}{4em}
-\setlength{\cftbeforechapskip}{3pt}
-\setlength{\cftbeforesecskip}{3pt}
-\setlength{\cftbeforesubsubsecskip}{2pt}
+\titleformat{\chapter}{\normalfont\huge\bfseries\raggedright}{\thechapter}{1em}{} 
+
+%% Avoid inserting blank pages for making sure that a new chapter starts on an odd page
+\renewcommand{\cleardoublepage}{\clearpage}
 
+%% Set distance after paragraph
+\setlength{\parskip}{8pt}
+
+%% Remove indentation of footnotes
+\usepackage[
+    hang,
+    flushmargin,
+    ]{footmisc} 
+
+%% Make links, cites, toc, etc. clickable
+%% Adjust colors if desired
+\RequirePackage[colorlinks=false,
+linkcolor=black,
+citecolor=black
+]{hyperref}\RequirePackage{hyperref}
 \renewcommand{\theHchapter}{\arabic{chapter}\thechapter}
 
 %% Add acronyms
 %TODO comment nolist
 \RequirePackage[
-    printonlyused,
-    withpage,
-    %			smaller,
-    %			nohyperlinks,
-    % nolist
-]{acronym}
-\usepackage[
-    automake=immediate,
-    symbols,
-    section=chapter,
-]
-{glossaries-extra}
-% Define a custom dotfill for glossaries
-\def\Dotfill{\leavevmode\xleaders\hbox to .8em{\hss.\hss}\hfill\kern0pt}
-\makeglossaries
-\input{format/symbols}
+	printonlyused,
+	%			withpage,
+	%			smaller,
+				nohyperlinks,
+	% nolist
+	]{acronym}
+	
+%%----IMPORT USEFULL PACKAGES----
+
+%% Required for including any kind of graphical images
 \RequirePackage{graphicx}
-\renewcommand{\textfraction}{0.10}
-\renewcommand{\floatpagefraction}{0.90}
+
+%% For absolute placement of figures and creation of vector graphics
 \RequirePackage{tikz}
 \usetikzlibrary{calc}
-% \RequirePackage{ulem}
-\RequirePackage{float} %% Strict placement of figures, tables, etc. referring to the tex source code
-%% Usage: \begin{figure}[ht]
-\RequirePackage{wrapfig}
-\RequirePackage{booktabs} %% Alternative style of tables
-\RequirePackage{tabularray}
+
+%% Strict placement of figures, tables, etc. referring to the tex source code
+%% Usage: \begin{figure}[H]
+\RequirePackage{float}
+
+%% Alternative style of tables
+\RequirePackage{booktabs}
+
+%% Advanced table package for use-defined width definitions
 \RequirePackage{tabularx}
+
+%% Defines a \FloatBarrier command, beyond which floats may not pass; useful, for example, to ensure all floats for a section appear before the next \section command. 
 \RequirePackage[section]{placeins}
-\RequirePackage{caption} %% Placing captions within figure or table environments
-\captionsetup{
-    labelfont=bf,
-    justification=justified,
-    singlelinecheck=false
-}
-\RequirePackage{subcaption}
+
+%% Placing captions within figure or table environments
 %% Usage: \caption{Place your caption here.}
-%TODO \captionsetup[table]{labelfont=bf}
-\RequirePackage[color=RWTHBlau25]{todonotes} %% Use \todo{} for inline-todo notes
-\RequirePackage{regexpatch}
+\RequirePackage{caption}
+
+% Setting up cations for figures
+\captionsetup[figure]{
+	labelfont=bf,
+	justification=raggedright,
+	singlelinecheck=false
+}
+%TODO 
+
+% Setting up cations for tables
+\captionsetup[table]{
+	labelfont=bf,
+	justification=raggedright,
+	singlelinecheck=false
+}
+
+%% Subliminal refinements towards typographical perfection 
+\RequirePackage{microtype}
+
+%% Insert current date and time
+\usepackage{datetime}
+\newdateformat{verbosedate}{\the\day. \monthname[\THEMONTH] \THEYEAR}
+
+%% For inserting external PDFs
+\RequirePackage{pdfpages}
+
+%% For inserting tabulator environments
+\RequirePackage{Tabbing}
+
+% Package to create a dummy text with \blindtext
+\usepackage{blindtext}
+
+
+
+%%----SET UP CUSTOM COLORS----
+
+
+
+%%----SET UP TODO COMMANDS----
+
+%% Use \todo{} for inline-todo notes
+\RequirePackage[textwidth=20mm]{todonotes}
+% \RequirePackage{regexpatch} % PROBLEM
 \makeatletter
-\xpatchcmd{\@todo}{\setkeys{todonotes}{#1}}{\setkeys{todonotes}{inline,#1}}{}{}
+%\regexpatchcmd{\@todo}{\setkeys{todonotes}{#1}}{\setkeys{todonotes}{inline,#1}}{}{} % PROBLEM
 \makeatother
 
+%%----SET UP TABLE OF CONTENTS----
+
+%% Placement of table of contents, list of figures and list of tables
+\RequirePackage[titles]{tocloft}
 \renewcommand{\cfttoctitlefont}{}
-\makeatletter
-% \pretocmd{\l@subsubsection}{\vspace{5pt}}{}{} % Increase space after subsubsections
-\makeatother
 
-\RequirePackage{microtype} %% Subliminal refinements towards typographical perfection 
+%% Style for tableofcontents
+\setlength{\cftbeforesecskip}{5pt}
+
+
+
+%%----SET UP BIBLIOGRAPHY----
 
 %% bibliography for defining macros in .tex-documents
-%% processing backend: biber
+%% processing backend: bibtex
 %% further explanations: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/299286
 \RequirePackage[
-    backend=biber,
-    style=alphabetic,
-    maxalphanames=1,
-    isbn=true,
-    url=true,
-    urldate=iso,
-    giveninits=true,
-    maxnames=10,
-    date=iso,
-    seconds=true,
-    %firstinits=true
-]{biblatex}
+	backend=biber,
+	style=alphabetic,
+	maxalphanames=1,
+	isbn=true,
+	url=false,
+	giveninits=true,
+	maxnames=10,
+	%firstinits=true
+	]{biblatex}
 	
 %% WZL citation style: 4 capital letters & short year
 \DeclareLabelalphaTemplate{
-    \labelelement{
-        \field[final]{shorthand}
-        \field{label}
-        \field[strwidth=4,strside=left,uppercase=true]{labelname}
-    }
-    \labelelement{
-        \field[strwidth=2,strside=right]{year}
-    }
+	\labelelement{
+		\field[final]{shorthand}
+		\field{label}
+		\field[strwidth=4,strside=left,uppercase=true]{labelname}
+	}
+	\labelelement{
+		\field[strwidth=2,strside=right]{year}
+	}
 }
-\setlength{\biblabelsep}{2pt}
-% \RequirePackage{pdfcomment}
-% % Redefine \cite to include tooltips
-% \let\oldcite\cite
-% \renewcommand{\cite}[1]{
-% \pdftooltip{\oldcite{#1}}{\fullcite{#1}}
-% % \oldcite{#1}
-% }
-
-\renewcommand*{\labelalphaothers}{} %% Bibliograph tweak: remove "+"-sign as an abbrevation for et. al
-\emergencystretch=1em %% Avoid overfull hbox in bibliography
-\setlength{\parindent}{0pt} %% No identation when a new paragraph starts
-\RequirePackage{datetime} %% Insert current date and time
-\newdateformat{verbosedate}{\the\day. \monthname[\THEMONTH] \THEYEAR}
-\RequirePackage{pdfpages} %% For inserting external PDFs
-\RequirePackage{Tabbing} %% For inserting tabulator environments
-
-\setlength{\skip\footins}{1cm} % footnote margin
-\renewcommand{\footnoterule}
-{{\color{\chaptercolor}
-            \noindent\rule[3pt]{\textwidth}{0.4pt}
-        }
+
+%% Bibliograph tweak: remove "+"-sign as an abbrevation for et. al
+\renewcommand*{\labelalphaothers}{}
+
+%% Avoid overfull hbox in bibliography
+\emergencystretch=1em
+
+%% No identation when a new paragraph starts
+\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
+
+%% Sans serif font (comparable with Arial)
+%\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
+
+
+%% @deprecated (reason=idx files not used)
+% \makeindex
+
+
+
+%%----SET UP TABLE OF CONTENTS----
+
+
+%%----SET UP LIST OF FIGURES & LIST OF TABLES----
+
+%% LOFLOT - List of figures & list of tables
+\newcommand{\loflot}{
+	%% List of figures
+	\stepcounter{romancounter}
+	\let\tmplistfigurename\listfigurename
+	\renewcommand{\listfigurename}{\Roman{romancounter}\hspace{1em}\tmplistfigurename}
+	\cleardoublepage\phantomsection\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listfigurename}
+	\listoffigures
+	\newpage
+	%% List of tables
+	\stepcounter{romancounter}
+	\let\tmplisttablename\listtablename
+	\renewcommand{\listtablename}{\Roman{romancounter}\hspace{1em}\tmplisttablename}
+	\cleardoublepage\phantomsection\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\listtablename}
+	\listoftables
+	\newpage
+	
+	%% Start of main text
+	\pagenumbering{arabic}
+	\setcounter{page}{1}
+	\setcounter{chapter}{0}
+	\renewcommand{\thechapter}{\arabic{chapter}}
+	
 }
 
+
+%%----MISCELLANEOUS----
+
 %% Reduce error messages for horz. & vert. overstretching of text
 \hbadness=10001
 \vbadness=10001
-\widowpenalty=10000
-\clubpenalty=10000
-\brokenpenalty=10000
-\predisplaypenalty=10000
-\postdisplaypenalty=10000
-\displaywidowpenalty=10000
-\raggedbottom
-
-\RequirePackage{blindtext}
-\RequirePackage{url}
-\RequirePackage{booktabs}
-\RequirePackage{chronosys}
-\setupchronology{color=RWTHBlau25,dates=false, height=20pt}
-\setupchronoperiode{color=RWTHBlau100, textstyle=\footnotesize,dates=false,datestyle=\footnotesize\centering}
-\setupchronoevent{textstyle=\footnotesize,datestyle=\footnotesize\centering, textwidth=20ex, colorbox=white}
-
-\setcounter{MaxMatrixCols}{32}
-% \RequirePackage[autoplay,loop,controls=true]{animate}
-\RequirePackage{fontspec}
-\newfontfamily\arialfont[NFSSFamily=arial]{Arial}
-\RequirePackage[inkscapelatex=false, inkscapepath=svgsubdir, pretex=\fontfamily{arial}\selectfont]{svg}
-\RequirePackage{adjustbox} % For limiting table width
-\RequirePackage{tcolorbox}
-\setlength{\fboxsep}{1pt}
-\RequirePackage{anyfontsize}
-
-\RequirePackage{unicode-math}
-\ifnum\usefiramath=1
-    \message{usefiramath: Fira Math selected}
-    \usepackage{firamath-otf}
-    \setmathfont{Fira Math}
-    \setmathfont[range={"22EF, "22EE, "22F1, "2700-"27BF,"1F600-"1F64F}]{Latin Modern Math}
-\else
-    \message{usefiramath: Default math font selected}
-\fi
 
-\RequirePackage[
-    colorlinks=true,
-    linkcolor=linkcolor,
-    citecolor=linkcolor,
-    filecolor=linkcolor,
-    urlcolor=linkcolor,
-    pdfborderstyle={/S/U/W 1}, % underline links
-    linktoc=all,
-    bookmarksdepth=2,
-]{hyperref} % Make links, cites, toc, etc. clickable
-
-\renewcommand\mkbibacro[1]{{\footnotesize\MakeUppercase{#1}}}
-
-\newcommand\ctformatchapter[1]{\parbox[t]{\dimexpr\textwidth-4em\relax}{\raggedright#1}}
-
-% \titleformat{\chapter}[display]{\vspace{-8em}\raggedleft{
-%         {\color{ctcolormain}\rule[-5pt]{2pt}{5cm}}\quad{\color{ctcolormain}\fontsize{60}{60}\selectfont\thechapter}
-%     }
-% }{-2.1em}{\ctformatchapter}[\phantomsection]
-
-\colorlet{linkcolor}{RWTHBlau100}
-\newcommand{\chaptercolor}{RWTHBlau100}
-
-% sourcemap configuration for weird Citavi...
-\DeclareSourcemap{
-    \maps[
-        datatype = bibtex,
-        overwrite = true
-    ]{
-        \map{
-            \step[
-                fieldsource=doi,
-                match=\regexp{\{\\textunderscore\}|\{\\textunderscore\s+\}|\{\\_\}|\{\\_\s+\}},
-                replace=_,
-            ]}
-    }
-}
-\DeclareSourcemap{
-    \maps[datatype=bibtex]{
-        \map{
-            \step[fieldsource=url, final=true]
-            \step[fieldset=verba, origfieldval, final=true]
-            \step[fieldsource=verba, match=\regexp{\A(ht|f)tp(s)?:\/\/(www\.)?}, replace={}]
-        }
-    }
-}
 
-\DeclareFieldFormat{url}{%
-    \mkbibacro{URL}\addcolon\space
-    \href{#1}{\nolinkurl{\thefield{verba}}}}
+
+
+
+
+
+%%----END OF FILE----
 
 \endinput
 %%----END OF FILE----
\ No newline at end of file