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Some time ago I asked for advice on creating a web site. I was advised to use 'Wordpress' which I downloaded, but had difficulty in getting 'a handle on'. I'd previously created simple web pages 'by hand', but was completely unfamiliar with the concept of a CMS.
I subsequently came across 'Joomla' which I stuck with and managed to get a site up and running. It was a very great help that I initially created the site locally on my home computer, using 'Turnkey Joomla' running in a virtual machine ('VirtualBox'). When I was satisfied that the local site was in a reasonable state to publish, I uploaded it to a hosting site.
It's still a bit rough at the moment, and I'm not sure that all the features that work on my home machine will work on others. I'd be grateful if experienced web designers/administrators could cast an expert eye over the site and let me know if it works OK - specifically the following:
1) Are the image windows the right size? I've made the larger images 1000 pix wide, but am concerned that some laptops may not display them without a lot of scrolling.
2) Do the pages load fast enough? The banner is a biggish GIF and I'm concerned that it may slow page loading. I've noticed that with the Google Chrome browser, the GIF banner runs just once - when the front page loads. With IE, Opera and Firefox the GIF runs every time a new page is selected or refreshed. Would IE, Opera and Firefox users find this irritating? (I must do something about the water in the banner - it doesn't look right!)
3) Image display starts as an automated slide show. I feel that this may be an irritation and that it would be better if it didn't. The 'gallery plugin' has a variety of slide show options - maybe I should use a more straightforward one.
I'd also be grateful for any other comments regarding the site. P.M. me if you feel it's more appropriate, but public comments may help others that are also considering creating a web site
The site URL is:
Jim
I subsequently came across 'Joomla' which I stuck with and managed to get a site up and running. It was a very great help that I initially created the site locally on my home computer, using 'Turnkey Joomla' running in a virtual machine ('VirtualBox'). When I was satisfied that the local site was in a reasonable state to publish, I uploaded it to a hosting site.
It's still a bit rough at the moment, and I'm not sure that all the features that work on my home machine will work on others. I'd be grateful if experienced web designers/administrators could cast an expert eye over the site and let me know if it works OK - specifically the following:
1) Are the image windows the right size? I've made the larger images 1000 pix wide, but am concerned that some laptops may not display them without a lot of scrolling.
2) Do the pages load fast enough? The banner is a biggish GIF and I'm concerned that it may slow page loading. I've noticed that with the Google Chrome browser, the GIF banner runs just once - when the front page loads. With IE, Opera and Firefox the GIF runs every time a new page is selected or refreshed. Would IE, Opera and Firefox users find this irritating? (I must do something about the water in the banner - it doesn't look right!)
3) Image display starts as an automated slide show. I feel that this may be an irritation and that it would be better if it didn't. The 'gallery plugin' has a variety of slide show options - maybe I should use a more straightforward one.
I'd also be grateful for any other comments regarding the site. P.M. me if you feel it's more appropriate, but public comments may help others that are also considering creating a web site
The site URL is:
Jim
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