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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2020 21:46:26 GMT
Me and the guy I run the Stoke discord with have started some brainstorming on an idea of mine. I've bought a domain name and my idea is for it to be a website that showcases the talents of our community. I'd like it to be a place where people can promote or get feedback on their videos, streams, music, art, writing etc.
I feel like there's a lot of undiscovered talent within our footballing community and also the whole of Stoke-On-Trent in general.
I'm looking for people who know about web design as I'd either like to learn about it or have someone design it for us (paid of course).
Let me know what you guys think about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2020 21:51:24 GMT
Hi Rob,
Sign up to freecodecamp.
You can complete their certification courses and they take you from basic html to javascript through CSS.
It's a really good set of courses.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2020 12:25:12 GMT
Hi Rob, Sign up to freecodecamp. You can complete their certification courses and they take you from basic html to javascript through CSS. It's a really good set of courses. Awesome, thanks a lot |
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Post by nonameface on Jul 15, 2020 12:25:57 GMT
Fair play Rob, good idea.
Very few people code websites from scratch, this includes professional web programmers. Instead the majority use templates because there can be so much to program for little benefit. Even the basic offerings from companies like GoDaddy are pretty decent for the majority of people. Have you looked at their webbuilder?
If you are interested in getting a feel for html etc the free websites mentioned are useful. I've used codeacademy in the past.
If you were serious about doing it yourself and not use something like GoDaddy webbuilder, then Adobe Dreamweaver would be an option (free trial) for c£20pm.
I've used codeacademy in the past
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 15, 2020 14:43:54 GMT
It's a good idea, but that'll be a tough website to build from scratch with everything you'd have to take into account (especially if coding by hand). It sounds like some sort of customisable forum and/or portfolio software would be the best option to me. Have you seen any websites you'd like to emulate? Feel free to send them over and I may be able to help with better suggestions. I still code by hand on the rare occasion I create a website, as I hate all the crap that comes with templates (unnecessary code that slows websites down, awkward to customise how I want and remove stuff I don't want). But for a general website, WordPress might be the best bet. I'd recommend a lightweight template (less of the crap I mentioned) e.g. wp-rocket.me/blog/the-10-fastest-free-wordpress-themes-in-2019/ - but it depends how you want the site to work. The reason I suggested forum software is its easy for people to register and upload content (such as adding an image or embedding a YouTube video) and easy for people to comment. They generally have some sort of spam protection and have security covered too. There may be templates that exist for exactly what you want to do. My background, so you know where I'm coming from: I used to be a web developer and designer and now work mostly on website migrations, technical SEO and website usability (so when I mention "all the crap," I have a lower tolerance than most for those kind of things). You want any website like this to be fast and user-friendly though, otherwise people won't use it. |
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Post by datguy on Jul 15, 2020 14:46:54 GMT
Jump on Wordpress for your website.
Straightforward once you know your way around.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2020 17:02:19 GMT
Thank you for all the feedback, really appreciate it
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Post by chigstoke on Jul 16, 2020 17:13:29 GMT
Vadiation pretty much hits the nail smack bang on the head here Rob. There are lots of things that you must watch out for and do well in order to make the web page experience more tolerable for users. Desktop loading speed, mobile loading speed (Google love this one), SEO, correct and accurate landing pages etc... it can be hell of a job but the end results are what make it worth it.
I’d also say Wordpress. We run it at work and it’s phenomenally easy to use once you get a good template going. You’ll have to fork out for some, but you can get some fantastic free ones too.
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