My site is up and running (sort of)

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  1. My site is up and running (sort of)

    Hi,

    I recently posted about a new concept I was working on for my site and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

    There are still a few bugs and errors, so be kind!

    I would like some feedback if at all possible?

    http://www.pcgamingblog.co.uk/

    Also the forums are now up, but it still needs styling, new buttons and categories adding!

    http://www.pcgamingblog.co.uk/forums

    Also a new Domain name is going to be purchased, as the current one is pretty lame.

    Thanks
    Danny
     
  2. Reag My name is an anagram for a reason

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    Looks nice, bit slow loading sometimes.
     
  3. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    Yeah I know working on this !
     
  4. shadiku nyoro~n

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    -snip-
     
  5. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    Some suggestions:


    • Move top menu to the red menu and/or simplify the options to single words.
    • Darken footer text and make link colour in the footer more contrasting.
    • Somehow make the clickable latest post title more obvious that it is a link.
    • Fix the search input box height - low hanging letters get cut off.
    • Show forum rules when clicking 'Forum' only once (cookies etc.)
    • Bigger margin and perhaps some kind of border between posts on the blog.
    • Remove "Continue Reading..." and place "... [More]" inline at the end of the post text.
     
  6. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    @Reag: Thanks you!

    @Shadiku: Again thank you for your kind comment.

    @Darky:

    Yeah that was an error on my part, well me being lazy, does it look any better now ?

    it looks fine for me, can I ask what browser your viewing the site on?

    Removing that later on... I didn't like it either, the "forums" link will take you straight to the forums.

    Was thinking of adding a simple border-bottom to each post on the homepage, will show you what it looks like later.

    Thanks everyone for the feedback, if anyone else has the time to view and has any suggestion please post.

    Dan
     
  7. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    A slightly modified Firefox 3.1b3 - stick the height up to 14px and it not only fits perfectly, but lines up with the same height as the search button :)
     
  8. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    Strange thats how I see it now :D

    Will change it anyway !
     
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    Might be a different behaviour for the 2px padding - some browsers put it inside the box, others outside. My Firefox happens to put it outside (seems like a strange way to do it :/)
     
  10. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    Done, yeah thats better!

    Thanks
     
  11. shadiku nyoro~n

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    -snip-
     
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    Yeah thats what Im doing now, Everytime I make a post, I am going to add an option where I add an image that is related to that post, so like you did above, a Bioshock related Image, if I posted a WOW post, a WOW image would appear and so on.....

    I did it on the concept image I posted, a few weeks back and on there at that time it was some character from WOW, its does look cool.

    Dan
     
  13. shadiku nyoro~n

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    -snip-
     
  14. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    About the domain, I know someone with a domain called "gamerscodex.com" which I think he no longer needs. I'm not sure if he's selling it/giving it away or not, but if you're interested in that domain I could ask em about it.
     
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    Thanks for the Heads up Dazed, I'll have a think about it!
     
  16. shadiku nyoro~n

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    -snip-
     
  17. Reag My name is an anagram for a reason

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    You and your metal gear references...
     
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  18. shadiku nyoro~n

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    -snip-
     
  19. Reag My name is an anagram for a reason

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    Well excuse me then Mr Bold text. :roll:
     
  20. Re: My site is up and running (sort of)

    I have now finished the code that allows me to post images to the "feature" section, let me know what you think?

    http://www.pcgamingblog.co.uk/category/news

    Also still messing around with certain things so if you spot an errors let me know!
     

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