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Site is looking quite impressive if you have only just 'stumbled' across XOOPS as you put it .

I take it the site is being advertised kind of locally? The site would then make more sense to me as I can't really connect with it as a UK citizen obviously. Once I thought of myself being someone from that area the site grew on me. Still think maybe the first page is a little vague though and some emphasis should be put on exactly the reason for the site. People's attention span is practically zero and unless you hit them in the face with the reason for the site they might be too lazy to delve deeper.

I like the 'friendly' feel to the site and think that really should be exaggerated even more. Not sure how that could be achieved but your smiling face helps . Maybe more local news and related pictures as well?

Nice site and sure is developing well.

MKJ
My own developing site!

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Some jam-packed site you have there. Looks very entertaining. Pity I can't understand the lingo though!

Do pictures of girls draw people to the site? Just thinking aloud really for my own .

Site looked good to me and you sure have carried out a great deal of work. Well done. Hardest part is to have content that people really want to come back for. 'Heroin content' I have heard it refered too. For my own I am going to concentrate on a kind of 2nd site where scripts of all sorts are going to be shown along with forum/portal demos etc. Hope you have enough 'heroin content' on your site - sure looks like it has.

Regards

MKJ
My developing site!

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Hope I not breaking any laws with this conversion but I will make sure all relevant documents and disclaimers are in place - honestly!

Went to install the Coppermine Gallery into my site and realized that it was constructed in a very similar fashion - template wise - to Xoops. Really liked the fresh look of the 'Fruity' template and converted it last night to accept all the XOOPS modules. Also converted one of my menus to be the same as the Coppermine as well. Very easy to do really. Hardly any issues with regard to Firefox and Opera too which is a nice bonus. Can now go from my main site to the Coppermine Gallery very smoothly when both are using the same theme.

You can take a look here: My site

I keep changing my site often so who knows how long this look will be up. Should think a while though because I have to work through my whole site adding banners to each section.

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Bit of an odd problem. Seems that whichever is my default style the rest of the themes read the same style.css file? Anyone know why this is?

Cheers

MKJ
My site

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It is a start for sure. Some great information for budding car nitro users etc. Few points though. You have one of the most popular subject matters - cars. I think you need to start showing a lot of pictures of them even on the first page. The site will come to life if you start doing that I am sure. Just seems a little flat now.

There are scripts that allow uploading of images from visitors. A lot of car owners love to show off their pride and joy so if you can get them involved in a gallery or something then the site will have added interest.

Be interesting to see the site again in the future if you stick at it.

Regards

MKJ
My ever changing site!

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Neat introduction on the site. At least at first then ofcourse it was repeating itself - the flash screen I mean. I played the sound file then and that sure set the scene for the site even more so than the video. Maybe the sound could be made to kick in on opening the site? Makes the site come alive really when the sound started and really drew attention to the fact that you are advertising dancing etc.

Although the flash intro seems really impressive at first it did cause me a bit of eye strain when I looked at it a few times. The zooming was causing it.

Still the site is becoming very dynamic and attractive in my opinion and just needs adjusting a little.

Regards

MKJ
My constantly changing site!

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Thought to drop a line on the way I just installed a new tree-type menu system. I have installed it so that it expands and contracts without distorting the site at all. How I did this was to use a menu that expands and contracts on each link and then customized it with icons from another XP tree menu. It is not a true expanding tree menu and I prefer it like this so it doesn't keep getting larger and larger when you click a new link. The fairly interesting bit is that I have installed the menu through an iframe. The menu isn't a part of XOOPS at all and resides in a different directory. By hiding the frame borders the menu looks like it is a part of the site. Seems to work perfectly though I have yet to make the mouse over show a different colour on the closed links.

Was very easy to put the links into this type of menu and also to customise it. All the java activated popups work a treat too.

Menu was acquired from here

One other problem I have solved that might be of interest was to create a self refreshing online counter that doesn't click. I combined a few scripts to get it to work and it works a treat now.

You can see both working on the left menu here.

I have only just installed the new silver XOOPS theme and have a great deal of work getting everything back uniform again. Lots to do but I wouldn't have it any other way.

If anyone is interested in any of this just contact me on the above link.

Regards

Bulls

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Nice little site you have developing there. As for speed I found it very fast to load. Neat and tidy and everything easy to hand. Looks quite sweet too. With the subject matter being cars you can no-doubt get it to look amazing.

Regards

MKJ
My site

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Not sure why you have lost the right block. Not looked at the coding yet. But the new updated Warcraft theme from the same guy is out now and is a vast improvement over the one you are using. Same layout but enhanced graphics etc. Shouldn't be hard to work out why the right block is not showing as I have just ripped the same theme apart and done all sorts to it. Infact just stuck it on mysite instead of the Ploink one I had before. I get bored with site looks and constantly change them for something to do . The design is a bit of a pig on 800 x 600 though. I have oversized it on that resolution otherwise the bulky boxes rob too much from the center.

You can take a look at my slightly adjusted theme here:

My site

I think the guy is very talented and I love these type of themes. I still have quite a bit of adjusting with regard to fonts etc but am looking forward to matching the theme to modified phpbb2 forums. Should look impressive for sure.

Will analyze your code and try and pinpoint the problem for you.

Regards

MKJ

Edit - just tried the theme you are using alongside the new upgraded theme. Warcraft 2 loads the right hand block whereas the one you are using doesn't. If you ask me not worth the bother strugling with it. Just install the new theme and I should think everything will be fine in no-time!

Vast improvement. Amazing what a small adjustment can do. Livened up the site a great deal.

MKJ

My site