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But the question is about which is the easiest CMS for designing, not which has the most extensions, is the easiest to install or the easiest to develop with. Those would be different questions...

So, how would you modify the content of wp_head?

Really? You should try and create a design in static html and css. It's much easier.

Wordpress has many uses.. but it is definately not the easiest to design for..
 
Out of the popular three, Drupal, Joomla or Wordpress i would say Joomla is the best to design for..
 
I do however, use Wordpress more

The best advice I can give has already been mentioned a few times, start with a modern framework. No offence, but the whole 3-column layout thing and all your styling inline it looks like something Dreamweaver would have spat out in 2001. The underlying code is old-skool, asking it to perform like the latest and greatest is like expecting to watch a 3D hi-def blueray, in it's full glory, on a 19" black and white CRT.
 
Just take html5 Boilerplate, drop your markup (not the inline css!) into it and you will 95% of the way there. It'll take about 2 minutes. You'll find most of the styling you would need already in place (courtesy of normalize) and you can then just add in some styles for the desktop view. TBH, if you want a decent experience on mobile you would be better going with a 2-col than a 3-col layout.

Whoah! Looking much better already
 
Drop-downs are always somewhat of an issue for small devices. Personally, I prefer a single level menu that converts to a drop-down on small screens. I posted some code (and my thoughts) about this approach on my blog this week: http://internet-inspired.com/wrote/thoughts/on-responsible-responsive-navigation
 
If you really want to go with a multi-level menu, the best responsive solution I have used is Flexnav: http://jasonweaver.name/lab/flexiblenavigation/ and it's easy to integrate with html5bp.

Oh, so you want a designer to work for free? Don't expect a lot of replies.
 
Do you also ask you dentist / lawyer / accountant if they will work for free? Is your shop giving away goods for free?
 
No, then don't ask designers to work for free. Design is a profession (pays our rent, feeds our kids, etc.) and we don't just pull incredible designs out of a magic hat. What's that? If we do a *really* good job you *might* give us something? Moron.
 
I support Anti-spec, http://antispec.com/, as should every professional designer.

No. osCommerce is an antiquated piece of crap with bad architecture in its DNA and bad engineering running through every line of code. It needs to die, and you need to get a clue before spouting off where other people can read your opinions.

Sorry, I should have said. Chrome, Win7 64.
 
Just checked and still see that appear as viewport is reduced.

In terms of performance there's a lot you can optimise. You should be combining and minifying your css and scripts first off.
 
I ran a couple of tests and >50% load time is just loading CSS. You have 17 separate http requests for ~60Kb of css.
 
Scripts too. I'm seeing 11 requests totalling 223.7 kB, though this only accounts for 30% of load time.
 
Design-wise, it's looking good though you do have an issue with input boxes blowing out at lower res. You should set a max-width on the inputs. Personally, I also find navigation at the top to be a nuisance on small screens, as I want to see content first, not nav, but that's more of a usability issue than anything else.
 
I love the 'out of the box' ethos, it's one I am very much in favour of. Keep up the good work

I do this in htaccess, as recommended by O2. HTML5BP contains a snippet for this very purpose:
 

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Prevent mobile network providers from modifying your site # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # The following header prevents modification of your code over 3G on some # European providers. # This is the official 'bypass' suggested by O2 in the UK. # <IfModule mod_headers.c> # Header set Cache-Control "no-transform" # </IfModule>

My pleasure.
 
Mmm, kinda.
 
htaccess can be used to set behaviours of Apache, and with it you can do tons of stuff that are pretty much like magic. URL re-writes is just the tip of the iceberg.
 
The .htaccess file in HTML5BP is heavily commented, so just give that a good read through. Upload it to the root of your site and uncomment the parts you want to use. If you break something (500 err typically) go back a step.
 
Writing your own is a taller order. As you can see from the HTML5BP example the syntax is not exactly crystal clear!

Perch http://grabaperch.com/
 
Design however you want, static html or php, then sprinkle in some Perch magic; boom. CMS.

You seem to have nailed it now; working perfectly and looking great!
 
You've done a cracking job on the site (you should definitely be quoting higher for web design).

You all know about panabee.com right?

Your menu css contains margin-right: -135px

I wouldn't sweat it that <IE9 users will not see shadows, they are used to seeing ugly already. Personally, I would avoid the MS proprietary filters. They are a real performance killer and the IE audience will neither notice nor miss their absence.
 
http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/

I can thoroughly recommend Simplecart, http://simplecartjs.org/
 
Simple to set up, easy to style, light and fast as hell. Paypal (or any other gateway provider) will always get their pound of flesh, there's no escaping that.

The only way to keep it exactly the same on every browser and every screen size is by using an image. You shouldn't have to aim towards making your site look exactly the same, the design should provide good functionality regardless of minor aesthetic differences, any major ones that do affect functionality can be fixed accordingly to be minor.

Anyone here going to New Adventures in Web Design? http://2013.newadventuresconf.com/
 
I bagged my ticket already!

I see their CMS is a .NET job. If .NET is a requirement then maybe there isn't a capable FOSS solution currently. FOSS solutions tend to be built on FOSS platforms
I don't know about Wordpress, but I am guessing not as it wasn't intended as a full-blown CMS. By the time you have made Wordpress do all that it isn't Wordpress any longer. Joomla and Drupal, sure, of course.

Yes! 100% yes! So glad that someone gets it
 
This is why I use ems for setting my responsive breakpoints, the design needs to be tied to content.

I give an estimated total project cost, after a careful analyisis of the requirements, based on the number of hours experience has taught me these things take. Multiply estimated hours by my hourly rate of £90 = estimated project cost.
 
I track every second of billable work done, against each specifc task I have for the project, using Apollo. My clients can see what I have logged against each task and they are free to add new tasks for me, those these are of course often 'out of scope' of the original estimate and billed as extras.
 
This is the way most proffessional services are costed and delivered, why should web dev be any different? As long as your pricing is upfront and you notify a client well in advance of any anticipated project overruns everyone walks away happy.