Posted on Mar 30, 2012 by Ben Williams
Drop down Navigation is usually something that I'll avoid if I can. Why? Well, there are many different types available, different options, they aren't always necessary (they get overused as a feature of the site when it isn't really required), etc. If I can, I'll build a site where the navigation is good enough to not require it. I can understand the need on certain types of site. Amazon and Play for example need to make use of drop down menus. They have many sections or categories, which are then split down into many other sub sections or categories. With so many levels, you want your users to be able to quickly be able to get to the section that they want, that's just good usability. Y… read the rest »
Posted on Mar 18, 2012 by Ben Williams
Made a slight change to the PT blog section. At the moment I'm working on a full CMS for general use which I will be looking to add progress reports on soon. One of the first parts I added was the ability to save blog entries as a draft so that you can finish of what you're doing later on and no one would know. Now this is added the the PT Blog/Admin which can be founf in my portfolio.
It's a simple change, but a useful one. The blog listing now also shows you the status of the entry so that you can see which ones you've started and not finished. If someone tries to view a draft article by way of the URL, they get a blog entry not found message (this … read the rest »
Posted on Jan 21, 2012 by Ben Williams
In a rush many, many months ago, I created a site called comicbooknews.co.uk which as you can tell by the URL, is dedicated to telling news about comic related things. Finally, after having a long Christmas I have redesigned the site to look like it should have done in the first place. Not only does this site make use of the Price Tapestry framework (why not? I figured I should let people know and buy from some great online stores and fulfill their geekiness), but it also makes full use of the admin/blog that I created to be ingregrated into the Price Tapestry framework.
I've taken it even further though, and once I've finished, these c… read the rest »
Posted on Nov 15, 2011 by Ben Williams
The first version of my Price Tapestry blog is now up and part of my portfolio. It's still in it's early stages and I already have a small list of improvements and add ons to make, hence giving it a version. All future updates will be free of charge to anyone who has purchased a version of this software so as I improve the software you can easily update and enjoy the improvements if you wish.
With Price Tapestry now being able to be intergrated with WordPress, it got me thinking all people want is a blog system. So why not create one that works with Price Tapestry instead of having to intergrate the framework into another CMS.
The main part of this is t… read the rest »