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May 7th, 2003, 01:21 PM

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Physics Post

Hey all, I bought site works pro and this is what I made

http://www.physicspost.com

thanks for your feedback!

May 10th, 2003, 08:12 AM

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uh-oh!!!

http://www.devarticles.com/forum/sh...=&threadid=2042

here's the problem with using site templates.

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May 10th, 2003, 10:58 AM

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hmmm yeah, I'm trying to customize it a bit, I don't know much php though.

May 10th, 2003, 03:35 PM

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yeah, Im sure it doesn't require much php to edit the template.

Ive noticed that all the sites running under SiteWorksPro have the same layout, maybe a different color scheme. This is the reason I hate CMSs because the webmasters get lazy (in most occassions) and don't even design the site.

SiteWorksPro is a great script from what ive seen though, does it have a built in forum or do you need an external one?

May 10th, 2003, 05:12 PM

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no built in forum...

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don't even design the site.

Which is exactly why we get siteworkspro! We don;t have to. We focus on content.

May 10th, 2003, 06:07 PM

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yeah but design is just as important no matter what anyone says...people say Content is king but you need a design to display it.

May 10th, 2003, 07:06 PM

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Originally posted by Vince
yeah but design is just as important no matter what anyone says...people say Content is king but you need a design to display it.

but if the design is approved on one site you can use it everywhere

...the only problem is confusion (people confuse one site with another because they look alike) or not attractive enough (because it's all the same old **** again, boring

) .....

but looking at your site, it's all about content, I don't think anybody would care if it would look really new or the same as another site

May 10th, 2003, 08:21 PM

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Thanks for all your comments, I'm now starting to customize things a little more each day. I got some new colors and graphics up, tell me what you think. Thanks!

May 10th, 2003, 08:23 PM

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nice to see ur making ur site original, the actual default template isnt bad for a physics website though...

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May 13th, 2003, 01:47 AM

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Re: Physics Post

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Originally posted by dethfire
Hey all, I bought site works pro and this is what I made

http://www.physicspost.com

thanks for your feedback!

hI!
I'm working on a Norwegian site that uses SiteWorksPro as CMS. I'm looking for a script tha displays 'Highest Rated Articles' as you have on yours site. Is it posible to get a copy of that script? Or can you help me make one? My php skills is not good.

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May 14th, 2003, 01:27 AM

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here is how I did it:

Code:


<?php

$dbconnect = mysql_connect("****", "*****", "*****");
$database = mysql_select_db("physicspost", $dbconnect);

?>

<b>Top Rated Articles</b>
<br />

<?php

$result = mysql_query("SELECT pk_aId, aTitle, aRatingTotal FROM tbl_Articles ORDER BY aRatingTotal desc LIMIT 5");

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{ 

?>

<a href='articles.php?articleId=<?php echo $row["pk_aId"]; ?>'><?php echo $row["aTitle"]; ?></a><br />


<?php

}


?>

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May 14th, 2003, 02:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Vince
yeah, Im sure it doesn't require much php to edit the template.

Ive noticed that all the sites running under SiteWorksPro have the same layout, maybe a different color scheme. This is the reason I hate CMSs because the webmasters get lazy (in most occassions) and don't even design the site.

SiteWorksPro is a great script from what ive seen though, does it have a built in forum or do you need an external one?

The reason why SiteWorks doesnt include a forum is because 90% of our customers already have forums setup and it would be a problem trying to port the data from one database layout to another, plus there are plently of free forums out there.

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May 19th, 2003, 07:24 AM

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TANK YOU dethfire!

I'll working on the sitedesigne now, for the admin part to. I wil post you when I'm finish.

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