cheers Lori :) I took a quick look at the cu.naturalhome mag site and I can't say for certain, but it looks like a joomla site to me (from the look/feel/menus/sections & the view html source). I'm not sure of joomla's themes - it could be a modified standard one or they could have made their own new one.
the beauty of systems like joomla /drupal et al is that u can build the site yourself. and u can get something up & running pretty quickly. basically u install the software, create the database tables using the scripts they give u. u download the scripts then upload to your webserver space. you just need a database eg mysql & the login details (your host will give these to you) - most hosting packages include databases or have them available for a fee. then add 'modules' (drupal) / 'addons' (joomla) that give u extra features on the site. I haven't used joomla for a while, so can't remember which modules come as default. but the cu mag site looks like it's got modules such as gallery & spotlight (the video on frontpage). many of the other features like comments, bulletin boards, event listings etc may come as default or be addon modules which u can plugin. (which basically means to upload the code files and enable the module/addon in your admin page, then configure it's options if it has any also from your admin page) there's usually a few default 'themes' (drupal) / 'templates' (joomla) which u can try - these change the way the site looks (eg some might be different css themes). u can always customise these & make your own to make your site look different to the default joomla sites. (u can write your own modules also & customise existing ones if u need something different for your site) the hardest part is usually deciding on which modules to use and how you want the site to be used and look. u might try posting in one of the joomla site forums as that's usually where the people building joomla sites will hang out. there's often calls for help in building sites. if someone else does it for you they may require payment. eg, here's one for non-profit organisations. http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,153.0.html there's a few joomla books also (listed on their site) and online documentation etc. as a suggestion, take a look through the Free Addons page ( http://www.joomla.org/content/blogcategory/20/37/) and the Commercial Addons page (http://www.joomla.org/content/blogcategory/22/38/) (both available from the News page via menus/sidebar) and see what sort of features you'd want to add. because the clearer you can be in specifying what u want, the easier it'll be for someone to help u build it. similarly look at the Templates pages for ideas on how the site will look / be arranged. joomla powered sites : examples http://www.joomla.org/content/blogcategory/35/69/ --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "greentvgirl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kath, my head is now spinning which actually is a good thing! Your > > reply along with others is incredible! People helping people. What a > > concept! Not joking as there are many small thinkers here on the > > Chesapeake Bay. > > With much appreciation, > > > > Lori > > PS: Do you know anyone that could build a site like the one I > > mentioned at http://cu.naturalhomemagazine.com/ > > > -- http://www.aliak.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
