risingtekniq
09 Jan 2011, 12:44 AM
Hello, I'm relatively new to the world of web development and design and I need just a tad bit of help. I'd like to create a website that I guess would be similar to a CMS. The best example that I can find would be this (http://www.enchantedhogwarts.net/index.php). I want a navigation panel on either side, with links leading to either regular, simple info pages, rules pages, etc. and others that link to specific forum categories. I would like to start the the PHP Forum base provided here (http://phpsquad.net/index.php?act=sources#), but I'm having a bit of a trouble. The reason I'm choosing to start with a custom forum in the first place is that this one was created by another developer, who doesn't happen to be perfect, professional, or 100% accurate. My goal in this project is to learn things along the way, fix already made errors (if any), and just all around have a good time making it.
The only issue with this base is that it has things that already contradict my current idea, and I don't really know how to get rid of them. I'd like to start with a news system in the center and navigation bars on the left side. The navigation bar would include the "welcome back, *USER*, login, register, etc things that are all at the top of the PHP Forum base. I then want to get rid of the part of the code that displays the name and link of the forum category/subcategory. I'm really just confused on the layout of the page itself. Once there is a navigation bar on the left side along with a news system in the center (which I can make/add on my own), I think I'll be able to continue on my own from there.
Is there anybody that can help me with this?
The only issue with this base is that it has things that already contradict my current idea, and I don't really know how to get rid of them. I'd like to start with a news system in the center and navigation bars on the left side. The navigation bar would include the "welcome back, *USER*, login, register, etc things that are all at the top of the PHP Forum base. I then want to get rid of the part of the code that displays the name and link of the forum category/subcategory. I'm really just confused on the layout of the page itself. Once there is a navigation bar on the left side along with a news system in the center (which I can make/add on my own), I think I'll be able to continue on my own from there.
Is there anybody that can help me with this?