Guest Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Hi all ! Well it's been a while .... this is my first site for a couple of years ! How has everyone been keeping?! Y'know, for this site (it's for myself), I looked at some 'competitors' to osCommerce - even spent some time building a site around them, but despite all their bells and whistles, the core of good ol' osC was a much better base (IMHO) to build a store on - so there you go.... As I mentioned, it's been a while since I built a site in anger! As I post this, I know there are a TON of things still to do, I have a to-do list that just doesn't seem to be getting any smaller! Some Obvious things : There are only some #test# products on the site at the moment - most of the category links don't go anywhere! shared ssl , sometimes this works - but in this instance it doesn't ! so a 'proper' ssl cert is on its way I'm hoping to complete the site over the next week or so - I would Really appreciate any constructive feedback, first impressions, general advice, thoughts - so I'm not missing anything. I should point out that this site is for Lingerie and has (or will have) a general adult theme so if your under 18 or easily offended, please don't look at it. At the time of posting, only a few of the categories have any product - try Lingerie > Chemise (see if you can spot the obvious spelling mistake!) Anyways, I'll stop rabbiting on and give you the link will I? Visit My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burt Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I like it - other than the drop down menu which I like the dropdowns but don't like the tabs - make em sexier. Your dropdown doesn't appear to be carrying SID, so that's something you need to look at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hi Burt, Thanks for that - I totally agree that the tabs are a bit blocky. I'm looking to soften them up a bit and possibly make them rounded? It's a bit tricky though trying to achive a 'clean' design and still give the site some character - I am not a designer - I'm sure this kinda thing comes easy to other people.... The sid is an ongoing issue I've been having - all the links to the site will have the proper osC coded links (on my to-do list) . Obviously the prefered way to go is cookie based sessions rather than in the url - this isn't working out at the moment as I'm using a shared ssl, the plan is to stick to url sid's then switch over in the next couple of weeks to cookie based once a proper ssl is organised. BrianD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I really like the look of the front page. Did you use a template or did you do it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsayanng Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I really like he drop down menu too.. did you use a contribution for that? or is there a script somewhere around for it?? I would love to do something similar on my pet store website. I have been fighting with the layout of themain categories for a while.. this might really work!! Nice graphics, but you have a lot of work making the links actually work. A great place for newbies to start Road Map to oscommerce File Structure DO NOT PM ME FOR HELP. My time is valuable, unless i ask you to PM me, please dont. You will get better help if you post publicly. I am not as good at this as you think anyways! HOWEVER, you can visit my blog (go to my profile to see it) and post a question there, i will find time to get back and answer you Proud Memeber of the CODE BREAKERS CLUB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥FWR Media Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Well a lot of it doesn't work as yet (as you stated) .. but who cares! great job! Sort the config issue with persistent osCsid though because that will give you grief. Ultimate SEO Urls 5 PRO - Multi Language Modern, Powerful SEO Urls KissMT Dynamic SEO Meta & Canonical Header Tags KissER Error Handling and Debugging KissIT Image Thumbnailer Security Pro - Querystring protection against hackers ( a KISS contribution ) If you found my post useful please click the "Like This" button to the right. Please only PM me for paid work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooks Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I really like he drop down menu too.. did you use a contribution for that? or is there a script somewhere around for it?? I would love to do something similar on my pet store website. I have been fighting with the layout of themain categories for a while.. this might really work!! Nice graphics, but you have a lot of work making the links actually work. menu is css Lindsay, just a development of one of Stu menu's I would suspect. Sam Remember, What you think I ment may not be what I thought I ment when I said it. Contributions: Auto Backup your Database, Easy way Multi Images with Fancy Pop-ups, Easy way Products in columns with multi buy etc etc Disable any Category or Product, Easy way Secure & Improve your account pages et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Hi, sorry I took so long to come back. The site is all done in css, the menu also css , with hard coded links (thats why most don't work yet!) - it's a bit tricky getting everything to work, stay aligned and work in all the main browsers though! If anyone wants a bit of sample code to see the menu css, drop me a pm and I'll knock a sample up. Sort the config issue with persistent osCsid though because that will give you grief yep, thanks for that, it was one of my thoughts - although I suspect the problems should clear when I move to cookie sessions and a private ssl? but you have a lot of work making the links actually work yes, and this is only one line on the to-do list!!! Its all good fun though isn't it? BrianD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsayanng Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 oh yea.. theres nothing more fun that doing links in oscommerce.. it drives me CRAZY sometimes... I figured it was CSS and thought about stu's website, and i LOVE IT!! I will PM you.. Aside from that, GREAT JOB.. like i said.. i love the images and the use of giant images instead of people who use loads of text and such.. If you need help with linking, just post away.. A great place for newbies to start Road Map to oscommerce File Structure DO NOT PM ME FOR HELP. My time is valuable, unless i ask you to PM me, please dont. You will get better help if you post publicly. I am not as good at this as you think anyways! HOWEVER, you can visit my blog (go to my profile to see it) and post a question there, i will find time to get back and answer you Proud Memeber of the CODE BREAKERS CLUB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbonyYasmine Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 WOW!! your store looks great. I like the menus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Thanks everyone so far for the awesome reviews - it gives me a lot of confidence that I'm moving in the right direction. I'm slowly working towards getting the site ready for launch (or should that be lunch!) but there have been a couple of changes over the weekend - most obvious is the front page layout (I felt the first attempt was just too busy looking) I wonder, did anyone manage to try out the product image zoom - there aren't many test products on there with multiple images for the zoom feature : here's one though Test Product With Multiple Images I'd be really gratefull if a few good folks could give it a try and let me know how it worked for them. Thanks again to all for your feedback so far. BrianD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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