Comics UK - Version 2 (Finally)
Posted: 09 Oct 2011, 22:53
Hi everyone,
Tonight @ about 23:00 GMT I will be upgrading Comics UK to phase 1 of the ever-so-long-overdue Version 2 . This should not affect the Forum.
This upgrade has pleasantly coincided with me starting a brand new job on the 10th October (tomorrow) as a (49 year old) Junior Web Developer
So I am very excited on two fronts right now. On the Version 2 front I would have liked to had an extra week to compose a Site Guide section and also give it a thorough testing. I've also only managed to upload titles from A-R in the Gallery section.
But alas, I feel that the new job will take over my life for a while, so although I've tested Version 2 as best I can, I know that the worst kind of website tester is the person that developed it! Because they test it in the way that they would like it to be used and not the way that it actually gets used.
So here it is. Phase 1 has been completely rebuilt from the ground up using PHP5, MySQL, AJAX, JQuery and CSS3 (for you techies out there). Phase 1 is the smallest of the phases and will consist of displaying over 3500 Annual covers (that's nearly 1000 more new or improved covers from Version 1); over 1200 Gallery images (50% up and I am still uploading from the letter 'S'); There are also over 800 Specials, many of which are larger or newer then V1.
OTHER SECTIONS
Other sections include the Loading Bay which allows you to upload images to the Comics UK server of missing or better covers from the sections mentioned above. The risk here, of course, is that it is currently open to abuse. At the moment, the website hasn't got a Members section (apart from the Forum, of course), but that will be coming very soon. It's just a case of trying to synch the Version 2 membership details with the Forum details. If abuse does prevail, This section will be removed until after the Member section goes live.
You will also be able to Add Details about a cover by filling out a text box and pressing the send button. I will receive these details in the form of an Email and will add these details to the database, accordingly.
The Links, Welcome and Feedback sections are as you would expect.
I have been working in cahoots with my youngest son on this version, who is responsible for the style of the site. We hope you like it.
Al
Tonight @ about 23:00 GMT I will be upgrading Comics UK to phase 1 of the ever-so-long-overdue Version 2 . This should not affect the Forum.
This upgrade has pleasantly coincided with me starting a brand new job on the 10th October (tomorrow) as a (49 year old) Junior Web Developer
So I am very excited on two fronts right now. On the Version 2 front I would have liked to had an extra week to compose a Site Guide section and also give it a thorough testing. I've also only managed to upload titles from A-R in the Gallery section.
But alas, I feel that the new job will take over my life for a while, so although I've tested Version 2 as best I can, I know that the worst kind of website tester is the person that developed it! Because they test it in the way that they would like it to be used and not the way that it actually gets used.
So here it is. Phase 1 has been completely rebuilt from the ground up using PHP5, MySQL, AJAX, JQuery and CSS3 (for you techies out there). Phase 1 is the smallest of the phases and will consist of displaying over 3500 Annual covers (that's nearly 1000 more new or improved covers from Version 1); over 1200 Gallery images (50% up and I am still uploading from the letter 'S'); There are also over 800 Specials, many of which are larger or newer then V1.
OTHER SECTIONS
Other sections include the Loading Bay which allows you to upload images to the Comics UK server of missing or better covers from the sections mentioned above. The risk here, of course, is that it is currently open to abuse. At the moment, the website hasn't got a Members section (apart from the Forum, of course), but that will be coming very soon. It's just a case of trying to synch the Version 2 membership details with the Forum details. If abuse does prevail, This section will be removed until after the Member section goes live.
You will also be able to Add Details about a cover by filling out a text box and pressing the send button. I will receive these details in the form of an Email and will add these details to the database, accordingly.
The Links, Welcome and Feedback sections are as you would expect.
I have been working in cahoots with my youngest son on this version, who is responsible for the style of the site. We hope you like it.
Al