my new website..wethinkalike.com
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- kbrown3074
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my new website..wethinkalike.com
Hey guys..how's it going? It's been some time since I have posted on the boards. I am in the middle of creating a website and would like to get some feedback from the experts. I have a forum, gallery and chat on the site so far. Feel free to check it out and give me feedback..yes bad feedback is good too. Before I get the 'it looks like crap' remarks..it is very,very simplistic at this point
http://www.wethinkalike.com/index.php
http://www.wethinkalike.com/index.php
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- kbrown3074
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It is very simplistic... I'll agree with that.
First of all, it's invalid HTML. Much of these errors could be fixed if you fixed your title tag
Also, there is no attribute "description" for meta tags. I think you're looking for "content" (and always quote your attributes)
Your html open tag is written for XHTML, but you're using an HTML doctype
Lose the xml:lang and xmls attributes or switch to xhtml
On your link tag, you do not need to close it. HTML does this internally. You only need to do that in XHTML. It should also be in between your head tags.
It would be more semantically correct if you used an h1 tag here instead of a div:
And then H2 for this one
And then a p tag here
Your CSS doesn't validate either.
Offwhite (at least in my browser) is not a color. What browser do you use? If you use firefox, you can easily choose a hex color with the colorzilla extension. It allows you to select a color on anything you can open in the browser (like the eyedropper in photoshop). Then you simply paste it's hex code into your CSS file. It's a lot more reliable than depending on the browser to choose the right color when you tell it "color: brown". The brown my browser is showing looks more like dark red to me.
This is not correct
This is how it should be written
OK, now that all the validation stuff is out of the way...
The design leaves a lot to be desired. There isn't a whole lot of visual interest. I realize it's under construction, but why do you even provide links if the pages are under construction? Just comment those out until there's content there.
On a positive note. I love the little guy with nails through him!

First of all, it's invalid HTML. Much of these errors could be fixed if you fixed your title tag
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<head><title>Wethinkalike.com - Currently Under Construction<title/>Code: Select all
<meta name=keywords description="Wethinkalike.com is a place for people of similiar interests to gather and discuss topics they can relate to.">Code: Select all
# <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">Code: Select all
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"/>Code: Select all
<div id="header">
Wethinkalike.com
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<div id="subhead">
Where you go to meet others with similiar interests
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<div id="subhead2">
SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION...PLEASE COME BACK SOON
</div>Offwhite (at least in my browser) is not a color. What browser do you use? If you use firefox, you can easily choose a hex color with the colorzilla extension. It allows you to select a color on anything you can open in the browser (like the eyedropper in photoshop). Then you simply paste it's hex code into your CSS file. It's a lot more reliable than depending on the browser to choose the right color when you tell it "color: brown". The brown my browser is showing looks more like dark red to me.
This is not correct
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#leftref a { .align:left; .active background:white; color:gold; .link background:white; color:brown; .hover background:brown; color:white; }
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#leftref a { text-align: left; }
#leftref a:link, #leftref a:visited { background:white; color:brown; }
#leftref a:hover { background:brown; color:white; }
#leftref a:active { background:white; color:gold; }The design leaves a lot to be desired. There isn't a whole lot of visual interest. I realize it's under construction, but why do you even provide links if the pages are under construction? Just comment those out until there's content there.
On a positive note. I love the little guy with nails through him!
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While the target attribute is deprecated, I can make an argument for it. Clients do not understand why it is deprecated. They also don't care. They just don't want people clicking on a link for an ad (or any other external link) and having their user taken away from their site. We know how to open a link in a new window, but most people don't. Most people still think they have to double click links
When you're building a website for a client, sometimes you have to bite your lip and just do what they want.
Also, the target attribute is still available in both transitional and frameset doctypes if I recall correctly. So, if you need it, simply use a less restrictive doctype. That's what they're there for. If you MUST use a strict doctype, you can still open a link in a new window like so:
But in your case, kbrown... there is really no good reason to open your forums in a new window. Just because it's a forum doesn't mean it's not part of your site. I'd open it in the same window. I'm always annoyed when websites do that.
(jeeze, what has this community turned me into...
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Also, the target attribute is still available in both transitional and frameset doctypes if I recall correctly. So, if you need it, simply use a less restrictive doctype. That's what they're there for. If you MUST use a strict doctype, you can still open a link in a new window like so:
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<a href="#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">Some link</a>(jeeze, what has this community turned me into...
Don't worry kbrown, you're doing great!yea I know it has a very,very long way to get to be something..I appreciate the help as this is my first step in creating a website
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The Ninja Space Goat wrote:Most people still think they have to double click linksWhen you're building a website for a client, sometimes you have to bite your lip and just do what they want.
Yeah, I assumed they deprecated the attribute to be replaced with JavaScript, so users who disabled JavaScript wouldn't have to deal with it if they didn't want to.The Ninja Space Goat wrote:Code: Select all
<a href="#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">Some link</a>
BTW kbrown, cool domain name. :-p
- kbrown3074
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Thanks guys..I appreciate the help AND criticism! BTW...I just added a phpizabi to my page. Next task is to modify that to make it my own!!
If anyone is a graphic designer that could create me a graphic to put on my page it would be great. I wouldn't be able to pay ya but I would give you props on the site for creating it!
If anyone is a graphic designer that could create me a graphic to put on my page it would be great. I wouldn't be able to pay ya but I would give you props on the site for creating it!
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