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Website Improvements thread

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:24 pm
by Chris Norrick
Apart from missing info in the Contact area, and not yet having a photo gallery upload function, what else would you guys or our visitors like to see on the webpage?

-Chris

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:41 pm
by Dwayne_Delaney
:idea: A simple way, perhaps with a form of some type, to input our favorite recipes into a database that could be accessed from the homepage.........just an idea.


Great job!

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:29 pm
by Chris Norrick
Good idea, I'll see if I can figure something out.

-Chris

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:42 pm
by Dwayne_Delaney
:idea: Check with Peter to see if he has softcopies of the newsletters that can be posted.

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:21 am
by Chris Norrick
yes, newsletters would be good! Looks like I still need to move over our avatars and finish up getting the Picture Gallery up and running. And I still need to look around for a database program for the recipes. Had a Boy Scout campout over the weekend, so I'm a little slow today... oh, I also registered this domain with Google. I'll put in some tags later so the web crawlers will start picking it up. And a redirect to the 'new site' will be going on the 'old site' soon.

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:13 pm
by Chris Norrick
OK, got the Gallery 2 MOD up and running (I think). There is now a little button up at the top of the message board. A little camera with Gallery 2 next to it. You can directly upload your photos here to a "members gallery". Not quite sure how to link those photos to posts. We'll just have to play with it. You should already have an account set up if you are a member on here. Let me know if it works or if you have problems, this is the first time I've used this program and it was a huge ordeal to integrate it into our message board so there may be some 'issues'.

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:00 pm
by Chris Norrick
You can now change your Username if you would prefer a common name like mine, Dwayne's and Justin's (makes it easier to figure out who everyone is). And you can add html to your signature line, as shown below.

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:00 pm
by mIKE AND jACKIE
i m so amazed at this and all you have done..honors to W E B M A S T E R

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:05 am
by JohnD
I have to agree w/ Mike & Jackie. Hail to the Webmaster!!!! I think the site is very well done. Being technologically challenged though, I tend to be easily impressed. A philosopher with a mug full of homebrew once said"In the land of the blind, a man with one eye can be a king."
:beer3 Thanks! You have done a great job on the website.

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:18 pm
by Chris Norrick
Thanks for the compliments guys!

I've started work on the recipe database, but it's a ways away from unveiling. I'll post when I get it working the way I want.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:16 pm
by Chris Norrick
Woo! You've asked for it and now I can almost deliver! A simple way to upload and display pictures in your posts!!!

The tricky part will be uninstalling that crappy Gallery 2 and putting the new one on. That may take a little work.

Anyway, uploading to your NEW personal gallery is very easy and then to insert pics into your message board post uses the very simple code of: [albumimg](insert picture number here)[/albumimg]. The gallery will even generate this code for you to just cut and paste! It makes thumbnails, has image editing like rotating and resizing, and "special" effects, and a slide show, etc.

I need some testers to give this thing a whirl. PM me if interested and I'll send you the link to the test site. You'll have to register on it, so don't get confused between it and the real site!

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:37 pm
by Chris Norrick
ok, testing is over, I like this system. A long post will follow on how to upload your own pics in no less than 22 (or so) steps. :lol: You may want to grab a beer for this lesson.

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:47 pm
by Kenny Lucas
Not a biggie, but a link back to the home page would be nice. Uplaoded some photos, it was easy enough my dog could have done it.

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:09 pm
by Chris Norrick
Got the link to the homepage up. And your pics are looking good! Did you build Brewtus or have it made?

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:05 pm
by Kenny Lucas
I built Brewtus myself over the course of about a year of gathering parts, about a hundred sketches and many nights being locked up in the barn with the welder. Of course it's still far from perfect.