Gazotto.com needs review

Discussion in 'Websites' started by Skinny, Dec 20, 2005.

  1. #1
    Check it out. (This used to be http://tech-guru.blogspot.com but I moved it to Gazotto.com)

    I'd like suggestions on how to make it less boring. I want to include contests and anything else would be great.

    Review design or content. (Content is in beta).

    Skinny
     
    Skinny, Dec 20, 2005 IP
  2. Sorror

    Sorror Active Member

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    I like it, simple and clean. It's a WordPress so there is no meta tags, add them yourself.

    I think that a top logo should be a little bigger, think about it.
     
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    The letter t is a bit strange ...

    The first time I saw it I thought taht you have put 4 letter "t" ...

    Why the section pages dont have information?
     
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  4. Skinny

    Skinny Peon

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    Yea about the pages. . .what am I supposed to put there. What is it used for?

    And how do I insert the meta tags? I didn't know you needed to do that.

    Skinny
     
    Skinny, Dec 21, 2005 IP
  5. Sorror

    Sorror Active Member

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    Just edit one of the template files (usually called Header Template).
     
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    SEbasic Peon

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    #6
    No that's not right - you need page-specific meta information (Well, you don't really need it but it helps on Yahoo!).
    Plenty of examples here...
    http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=meta+tags+plugin+wordpress
     
    SEbasic, Dec 21, 2005 IP
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    Sorror Active Member

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    Yes it is, You're talking about dynamic meta tags content, I don't.
     
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    No it's not - Meta tags are page specific, not site-wide.
     
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  9. Skinny

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    #9
    Simpsons:
    Guys, Guys . . you don't have to fight over me.
    No one's fighting over you!
    Oh then carry on.

    I adding a meta plugin. I think meta tags are page specific.

    Skinny
     
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    #10
    Looks like a fairly clean design for a blog type site. The Google ads are placed well. Not sure what resolution you optimized for, but the text is fairly large when testing on 800x600. Might want to take the text size down a tad.
     
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  11. Skinny

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    Okay I'll look into that. That is Wordpress' default. I haven't fooled around with it.

    Any other comments, anyone?

    Skinny
     
    Skinny, Dec 22, 2005 IP
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    twin Well-Known Member

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    #12
    hmmm, normal blog site, nothing special in my opinion
     
    twin, Dec 23, 2005 IP
  13. Skinny

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    #13
    What would in your opinion make it special . . .design? (this is not sarcastic)

    Skinny
     
    Skinny, Dec 23, 2005 IP
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    #14
    Ýou removed the links in the footer (to Wordpress and such)? That isn't nice...
     
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  15. Skinny

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    #15
    Why ... is that against TOS?

    I don't believe it is. It is my content after all.

    Skinny
     
    Skinny, Jan 7, 2006 IP
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    #16
    Site looks very clean. Only recommendations are a larger masthead and maybe a darker blue text for your smaller hyperlinks. Hard to read on a LCD screen (laptop). Besides that job well done.
     
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    #17
    It isn't against TOS. It's against politeness...
    If they ask you to keep the link, in return for such a great software, I think it's the least we could do.

    I also would prefer not to have the link, but I keep it, as a way of saying thanks.

    Try to ask something in the Codex forum, without the link in your blog... many opensource scripts won't give you support, if you don't show either. That's for some reason...

    So even if you don't need any support from them, I think it's the right way. Support Wordpress!

    But I think you can do whatever you want. I just wanted to recall this, to help you.
     
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    #18
    Just to remind you. The readme.html in the installation package says:

    System Recommendations
    * PHP version 4.1 or higher
    * MySQL version 3.23.23 or higher
    * ... and a link to http://wordpress.org on your site.

    Eheh :) No matter. It's your site, and I wish you good luck!
     
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    jay28 Well-Known Member

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    I like think it is nice and easy to read.
     
    jay28, Jan 8, 2006 IP