Hey just letting the community here know that I have launched a new website, my first big one anyway! BetaTestingZone The main purpose of it is to collect all of the beta testing information and put it in one easily accessible website/community. Since I couldn't fine a website like it, I thought I may as well give it a go and make it myself. I hope you all like it and support its growth. Thanks!
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It's borderline, and it is very much related to this community. He's not selling a product, he's just offering a service to showcase the various beta testing apps in the web world. Unless you're a moderator, don't play one.
I think it's a great idea. You probably have quite the job ahead of you keeping track of all of them too! Not if you make it a user submitted I guess though. I think it's a good idea.
Hey thanks, Im glad you like it, I intend it to be user submitted but I need traffic first. Any suggestions? Would you like to help?
Hi 
Not trying to be harsh, but the design is definitely not to my taste. It's all very boxy and the background image is a bit garish.
Just my opinion though. Sorry.
/Doug
Not trying to be harsh, but the design is definitely not to my taste. It's all very boxy and the background image is a bit garish.
Just my opinion though. Sorry.
/Doug
If that was directed at me, then an obvious first try would be to make it less boxy, so try looking at nice layouts on the internet and then try and emulate one or come up with a new one, and find a nicer background image.
As I said, you don't have to, just my opinion It just lacks any design. I'm a designer, so that's my gripe with your site.
Although, on closer inspection, your code doesn't validate:
HTML
CSS
Follow the tips on those sites to start producing standardised code & check back if you need help.
As I said, you don't have to, just my opinion
It just lacks any design. I'm a designer, so that's my gripe with your site.Although, on closer inspection, your code doesn't validate:
HTML
CSS
Follow the tips on those sites to start producing standardised code & check back if you need help.
Most of the errors are caused by <br /> which shouldn't because in the W3C tutorial they say use <br /> to future proof rather than <br>
Anyway, I've tried it in all main browsers and it renders properly.
Anyway, I've tried it in all main browsers and it renders properly.
Well, where you have:
Code:
<u>General Software</u>
<br />
<br />
<u>Games</u>
<br />
<br />
<u>Jobs</u>
<br />
<br />
<u>Other</u>
<br />
<br />Could be replaced with:
and then in the CSS file:
There is the code:
HTML:
<center><b><u>Latest Discussions</u></b></center>
<br />
<ul>
<u>General</u>
<br />
<?php
// How Many Topics you want to display?
$topicnumber = 3;
// Change this to your phpBB path
$urlPath = "/forum";
// Database Configuration (Where your phpBB config.php file is located)
include 'forum/config.php';
$table_topics = $table_prefix. "topics";
$table_forums = $table_prefix. "forums";
$table_posts = $table_prefix. "posts";
$table_users = $table_prefix. "users";
$link = mysql_connect("$dbhost", "$dbuser", "$dbpasswd") or die("Could not connect");
mysql_select_db("$dbname") or die("Could not select database");
$query = "SELECT t.topic_id, t.topic_title, t.topic_last_post_id, t.forum_id, p.post_id, p.poster_id, p.post_time, u.user_id, u.username
FROM $table_topics t, $table_forums f, $table_posts p, $table_users u
WHERE t.topic_id = p.topic_id AND
t.forum_id = 9 AND
f.forum_id = t.forum_id AND
t.topic_status <> 2 AND
p.post_id = t.topic_last_post_id AND
p.poster_id = u.user_id
ORDER BY p.post_id DESC LIMIT $topicnumber";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("Query failed");
print "";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
echo "<a href=\"$urlPath/viewtopic.php?f=$row[forum_id]&t=$row[topic_id]&p=$row[post_id]#p$row[post_id]\" TARGET=\"_blank\">" .$row["topic_title"] ."</a><br />";
}
print "";
mysql_free_result($result);
mysql_close($link);
?>Try something like this
It'll obviously need styles applying to it afterwards, but just make sure it all works properly first
PHP:
<h4>Latest Discussions</h4>
<ul>
<li>General<ul>
<?php
// How Many Topics you want to display?
$topicnumber = 3;
// Change this to your phpBB path
$urlPath = "/forum";
// Database Configuration (Where your phpBB config.php file is located)
include 'forum/config.php';
$table_topics = $table_prefix. "topics";
$table_forums = $table_prefix. "forums";
$table_posts = $table_prefix. "posts";
$table_users = $table_prefix. "users";
$link = mysql_connect("$dbhost", "$dbuser", "$dbpasswd") or die("Could not connect");
mysql_select_db("$dbname") or die("Could not select database");
$query = "SELECT t.topic_id, t.topic_title, t.topic_last_post_id, t.forum_id, p.post_id, p.poster_id, p.post_time, u.user_id, u.username
FROM $table_topics t, $table_forums f, $table_posts p, $table_users u
WHERE t.topic_id = p.topic_id AND
t.forum_id = 9 AND
f.forum_id = t.forum_id AND
t.topic_status <> 2 AND
p.post_id = t.topic_last_post_id AND
p.poster_id = u.user_id
ORDER BY p.post_id DESC LIMIT $topicnumber";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die("Query failed");
print "";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
echo "<li><a href=\"$urlPath/viewtopic.php?f=$row[forum_id]&t=$row[topic_id]&p=$row[post_id]#p$row[post_id]\" TARGET=\"_blank\">" .$row["topic_title"] ."</a></li>\n";
}
print "";
mysql_free_result($result);
mysql_close($link);
?>
</ul></li>
<li>Games</li>
<li>Jobs</li>
<li>Other</li>
</ul>It'll obviously need styles applying to it afterwards, but just make sure it all works properly first
Ok, ill try and do a redesign of the code sometime, why does it need to be valid anyway? It displays correctly on the main browsers. Also I need help getting the community started, any ideas? Thanks for the help with the coding
Having your code validate better ensures that your site will look correct in current browsers as well as future ones. Often browsers render invalid code correctly because they're trying to be helpful, but there's no guarantee they will tomorrow. If you understand why your code is invalid and have reasons for it, then that's your choice. Google does this with their pages. Their desire with their home page for instance has several validation issues because they are attempting to keep the file size as small as possible because that page is loaded millions of times a day and a single byte adds up quickly for them.
get rid of the opacity, it looks really bad, and its not valid css at this point. the background image is incredibly ugly. what's wrong with a solid colour? I think the logo needs work as well. The biggest thing I see overall, however, is that the whole design is very cramped. It doesnt appear that you have used any padding anywhere n your design. I would heavily recommend it. The way the text runs right up to the border just makes it more difficult and annoying to read.
Just trying to help. If you have any questions about any of this, ask away.
Just trying to help. If you have any questions about any of this, ask away.
Opacity is an actual standard CSS property and does validate. The OP is also using the filter technique to get IE to do the opacity, but both techniques are fine.