Having issues designing my website any words of wisdom?

[Neal]

If you were just doing a sort of forums or something, I will help you for free.

If you are doing it for like a business or something, I would like some kind of compensation, weither it be for a snake or so.

Either or, let me know what you intend to do.

[cornball252]

I will keep you guys posted!

[Nate]

WordPress is definitely a great platform and can easily be converted to a Content Management System - while keeping its original purpose as a blog.

of course, it's all developed in PHP - so look at the themes that already exist and duplicate the default theme - and then customize it to fit your needs...that's what I'd do if it was my first time learning how it works.

You have PHP, HTML, and CSS all in the mix - not something a first timer wants to dive into. You can also look at some pre-existing themes for WP and just customize it to fit your needs.

I wouldn't use textedit or notepad or any of those default text editors. Neal - I don't know how you do it - but I would go blind looking at hundreds of lines of code with no color differentiation. I use TextMate (mac application) that separates elements into colors - so you don't go cross eyed

[Stewart_Reptiles]

If you want to build your website working with WordPress here is something that will help you easily create you own template to use with WordPress (or with Joomla) http://www.artisteer.com/?utm_source...tm_campaign=ls

[Neal]

WordPress is definitely a great platform and can easily be converted to a Content Management System - while keeping its original purpose as a blog.

of course, it's all developed in PHP - so look at the themes that already exist and duplicate the default theme - and then customize it to fit your needs...that's what I'd do if it was my first time learning how it works.

You have PHP, HTML, and CSS all in the mix - not something a first timer wants to dive into. You can also look at some pre-existing themes for WP and just customize it to fit your needs.

I wouldn't use textedit or notepad or any of those default text editors. Neal - I don't know how you do it - but I would go blind looking at hundreds of lines of code with no color differentiation. I use TextMate (mac application) that separates elements into colors - so you don't go cross eyed

I've been doing it like that for probably the last 6-7 years. First 3 I spent with front page & dreamweaver. It sometimes gets confusing because of everything being right there and not being color difference like in some of the html programs.

[Nate]

I've been doing it like that for probably the last 6-7 years. First 3 I spent with front page & dreamweaver. It sometimes gets confusing because of everything being right there and not being color difference like in some of the html programs.

You spent the first few years using Front Page and DW - and then switched to Notepad? that's kinda....a step backwards.

To each their own

[RichsBallPythons]

this is the code i use on html to have a image as a link as well.

<A HREF="your file name.html">
<IMG SRC="image name.jpg" ALT="ANYTHING GOES HERE" ISMAP
HEIGHT=600 WIDTH=600 align=middle>

</A>

I use wordpad for my website deisgns. Its what i know and what i love to do when im bored

[cornball252]

this is the code i use on html to have a image as a link as well.

<A HREF="your file name.html">
<IMG SRC="image name.jpg" ALT="ANYTHING GOES HERE" ISMAP
HEIGHT=600 WIDTH=600 align=middle>

</A>

I use wordpad for my website deisgns. Its what i know and what i love to do when im bored

so if I just choose a file name it will upload automatically from my pc? how does that work?

[Neal]

You spent the first few years using Front Page and DW - and then switched to Notepad? that's kinda....a step backwards.

To each their own

I don't really like the new editors, and the one I used way back when isn't available anymore, that's the only reason I switched to notepad, but I use what is called metapad(its transparent).

[RichsBallPythons]

that code has to be added to the body in the code. then you direct your .html in the place and the image and save it. once saved the server should update that page on the .com and you should see it.

<A HREF="welcome-richs-ball-pythons.html">
<IMG SRC="images/enter.jpg" ALT="Richs Ball Pythons!" ISMAP
HEIGHT=600 WIDTH=600 align=middle>

</A>
Above is what mine looks like to give you idea. just fill it in with your file names and be sure its in the body.