Biorust Refresh
Hey peeps! As you may have noticed, I am currently giving Biorust a bit of an overhaul prior to the introduction of subscription services in 2009. The main aim of these improvements is to allow core features to stand out better, and enable more effective use of our resources. In the next two weeks I'm hoping that I can:
1. Further refine blog listings on the main Biorust index page. At the moment the HTML is dynamically generated each time, but I could easily code a 2 minute cron-job, which would reduce server load greatly without sacrificing functionality. - COMPLETE
2. Redesign the main site menu so that it has two levels of tabs. Search will vanish into its own page, but the payoff will be one-click access to blogs, the wiki, and the upcoming members section. - COMPLETE
3. Look for better ways to integrate the gallery into the forums software. They are two independant script libraries sharing a common database, but I don't want this to be obvious. A few tweaks should make things more seamless. - COMPLETE
4. Update the vbwiki software and bring the wiki back into life. Although it didn't really take off last time, I put a lot of work into it and there's plenty of content in there for people to enjoy. - COMPLETE
5. Begin work on the subsciption model. We'll need an info page to explain the differences between 'standard' free membership and 'premium' paid subscriptions, and that might need a lot of work. I'm wondering if we need a mascot? - COMPLETE
Anyway, I've got plenty of time off in the run up to the winter holidays, so it'll be interesting to see how far I get before 2009. See you all soon, and if I don't write an update in the next 3 weeks, I hope you all have a happy new year!
1. Further refine blog listings on the main Biorust index page. At the moment the HTML is dynamically generated each time, but I could easily code a 2 minute cron-job, which would reduce server load greatly without sacrificing functionality. - COMPLETE
2. Redesign the main site menu so that it has two levels of tabs. Search will vanish into its own page, but the payoff will be one-click access to blogs, the wiki, and the upcoming members section. - COMPLETE
3. Look for better ways to integrate the gallery into the forums software. They are two independant script libraries sharing a common database, but I don't want this to be obvious. A few tweaks should make things more seamless. - COMPLETE
4. Update the vbwiki software and bring the wiki back into life. Although it didn't really take off last time, I put a lot of work into it and there's plenty of content in there for people to enjoy. - COMPLETE
5. Begin work on the subsciption model. We'll need an info page to explain the differences between 'standard' free membership and 'premium' paid subscriptions, and that might need a lot of work. I'm wondering if we need a mascot? - COMPLETE
Anyway, I've got plenty of time off in the run up to the winter holidays, so it'll be interesting to see how far I get before 2009. See you all soon, and if I don't write an update in the next 3 weeks, I hope you all have a happy new year!
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thanks for the update mog! and as far as i feel, I think a tiger would make a dandy mascot.Posted 12-10-2008 at 08:44 PM by supertackyman
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Sounds great! Wait, we have a wiki?
And yeah, a tiger would be cool if you went through with it; though I'm partial to dragons myself. Furry, anthro, or normal, do you think?Posted 12-14-2008 at 01:47 AM by Culann
Updated 12-14-2008 at 01:57 AM by Culann (thought of something else to say)
