MikeChipshop

Hello ladies and gentlemen, long time no see! I've got an issue which is bugging me but it's probably just me being blind/stupid. I'm setting up an OpenCart store on hosting that currently doesn't have the domain connected to it. The domain is currently being used on another store and won't be available until this store is complete and i can swap it out. I took a duplication of the old store and moved it across to the new hosting, updated everything to the latest version and made the theme and development changes. As there's no domain name located on this hosting until the store is ready, i'm accessing the main store using the address "http://217.199.187.58/domainname/" and this works fine, however the issue is with the secondary store, as i just don't know what to put as it's address in the options. I've added the sub domain 'tradecounter' which points at the root install as per the instructions, however i can't use 'tradecounter.domain.com' as that point at the old site. I'm using Heart Internet for hosting. So any suggestions as to what i should be using here?

Looking good chaps. The changes are certainly an improvement.

I think i already put this in Mod chat before my permissions were removed but congrats guys!

Yeah i'm a fan of OpenCart. It had it's foibles in the early days but i hear reports coming in that it's tidied those bits and bobs up.

Doesn't matter because the tags themselves are stripped from the excerpt, no tags = nothing to style. Best bet if you want funky excerpts with all sort of styles and placements, is it use a custom post type or use custom fields.

This is by design. Excerpts always strip extra markup leaving a nice plain excerpt.

This thread is boring and pointless now. [closed]

Just remember that a job is only complete when seen through from the very start to the very end.

Plus one for RD

I'm considering quitting HTML email building. I just finished a marathon 3 day long build of the most complicated email you've ever seen. I won't mention the company but let's just say even I thought they we're mad. It left me with a nervous twitch.

This can happen with any CMS as the themes are built around the current hooks implemented by the developers. You're unlikely to find a CMS that this doesn't happen with. Again, this is usual with most CMS that if you keep it up to date it will remain pretty secure. All the current CMS creators out there have documents on their sites about how best to be extra careful with security, so it's best to read these and follow them carefully By it's very nature, a CMS should be easy to use as it's a consumer facing product. Any CMS that is hard to use is counter-intuitive of it's reason for being built in the first place. A CMS is primarily for the not so developer friendly to be able to update and maintain content on a website. Any CMS that makes this difficult has already failed in its main task. My personal favorite is WordPress. It has a good combination of being easy to use, secure and generally updates don;t cause to much of an issue to themes as they tend to work a lot of backwards compatibility in on each release (much to my annoyance). WordPress has recently released version 3.5 that included major work to the whole media management area and i've yet to see it break any of my themes and it was quite a major update. There's always time though

1) 90% of freelancers on elance are Indian sweatshop workers that'll charge you peanuts and not give you much more back than recycled template tosh. Occasionally you'll get a few good'uns on there (I'm on there occasionally for extra beer money) but as the prices and quotes are usually a lot lower than normal rates, you tend to not get the quality and service you need. Best bet is to search the Internet for either a local designer/developer or one within the UK that you can contact by phone and talk your ideas through. 2) there's a lot of great guys on here but feel free to drop me an email (hello@miniman-webdesign.co.uk) if you want to discuss the job further. Not sure I'll quote as low as your average eLance member though, but worth a try eh? 3) WordPress is absolutely the right piece of software for the job. It's flexibility backed up with a great client control panel makes it a great choice. Don't let any one try to sell you a custom solution as that leads to nothing but trouble. Good luck with everything!

Yeah, contract killer for the win. My contract s a heavily modified version of it, modified over years using experience!

Never ever do anything without a signed contract and deposit. Make sure that from now on this is all in your contract.

Next time they ask, politely remind them of your hourly rate and how long it would take you to address their problem. Once the site is signed off, it's no longer your responsibility.

Exactly what he said ^^^ You couldn't crash land any where in London without being right next to something of major importance. Which is why flights over London are heavily controlled. This was an unfortunate incident where the chopper couldn't see the crane in the bad weather and took itself out.

I disagree. For a start, i had no idea of the point of the site when i first clicked through and if i didn't there's a good chance others wont either. Never rely on your domain name to do the talking for you. Your site has no hint at what it's sole purpose is. Oh don;t you start!

Same issue here. Currently on iPad but I have a feeling it'll be a problem on any small screen.

You're totally missing the point of professional design. Professional design makes things good on the eye while also extending usability and getting the point of the site across in the easiest way possible. A professional designer never designs for their eyes, quite the opposite, they design for everyone's eyes. What you're effectively saying is if I happen to have a vector of a fluffy Pink bunny that I like the look of, I'd use it on something like a funeral home site because I like the look ofit.

Really? Did you just mention those sites in the same sentence? They all suffer from a terrible UX. in fact they're kings in their field at sucking, design wise. There's a little bit of sick in my mouth... I'm in the rural Scottish highland borders here and my Internet sucks, only just over 1 meg at the best of times and it loaded fine here. If the page is working badly after it's loaded it's more to do with your computer than the net speed.

For the site, it looks good but it doesn't convey what you're trying to do with the site at all, no call to action, nothing. In fact I'd go as far as saying it looks like you're trying to sell movie memorabilia. Use the tag line of the site and the space under the main navigation to really shout about what you're trying to do. Layout. main banner breaks out of site on iPad. Get a footer in the, currently you can't tell whether the page is loading more things or at the bottom. Make sure your grid lines up. Currently there are red buttons at alternating heights and it's distracting. Adverts. As you've said already, traditional and Google type ads just won't cut it on this site and will ruin the clean appearance. Your idea about paid for featured posters in the banner is great, stick with it. Also listen to jamesosix when he mentions affiliates. Hook up with a few decent services and you could rake it in. Imagine a 'watch on Netflix' link, or a 'buy on Amazon' link. Maybe even offer the facility for search local cinemas to book tickets or 'buy this poster on blah blah blah' link. These called all be laid out nicely and not affect the layout (in fact they could be an asset to the layout) and would make more money than Google ads. All in all it's a nice looking site with the potential to make a few quid so long as you I've it a little polish. Well done mate.

What yo have to remember is that most new members here are at the very beginning of their journey through design/development. Now I'm not saying you sidestep the more complicated paths but I am saying you start at the simple end. No point pushing the straight to OOP when they don't know what a function is.

I literally give up!

If you've got access to an iOS device and the Internet quickly download PHP+ . It's a PHP training book plus the full PHP manual in an app and is currently 69p. Once you've grabbed it you won't have to connect to the net again.

Don't take this as 100% accurate information, but I'm sure I remember that Google was discontinuing it's gadgets. Again, I can't remember if it's true or not but it could be a good reason why you can't find the code to use.