help with web design

moshe770 · 10-27-2009, 02:28 PM

I am not so professional so if I'm not using the right terminology or posting in the correct forum please forgive me. Thanks in advance to whoever offers help.

I need to build website for a friend's company. He needs a simple informational website, it doesn't need shopping cart/checkout or anything complicated. The main purpose is to list products that they manufacture for customers to view. Afterward they order via telephone/fax.

Where it gets complicated is that of course the business owner will need to update the site. I need a program where he can log in with username/password, obviously something secure. Preferably the admin should be able to create new users. The main function is to add products. There will be a menu on the side of the website linking to a separate page for each product category (they have a lot of products). The trick is that he wants to be able to edit the order of how the products appear (i.e. not necessarily should they be in order of newest/oldest or a-z).
He also wants to have the ability to change the order of the product categories on the main menu.

The other questions I have should be fairly easy. How do I create forms and leave control to him of where they are sent to (in others words he can change the e-mail address).

How can I install an efficient product search engine for the page (not those cheap kinds that bring you to a new, different-looking site for the results).

I would also like to create a nice flash banner for eye-candy. Does anyone know of a good site where I can do this easily for cheap or free?

I would like to note that I am not a programmer. I know html and css, and I have enough brains to learn new tricks with a little playing around. What I need to know is where I can find already-existing software that can do these functions, and how do I upload/install it. Thanks again in advance for any help.

aurelius2000 · 10-27-2009, 02:36 PM

Try Joomla. Its easy to use and has everything you need.

Here is a site for you to get started. Just go to tutorials and learn how to install it first.

http://www.joomlatutorials.com/

jedaprick · 10-27-2009, 04:14 PM

HEY MAN IVE BEEN USING THESE website to make free website i can easily edit it and they do look very professional

i forward my domain name to my other site so its more professional

I recommenced you to check out these free website builders even buy one of the packages its worth it definitely These are my 4 Favorite website builders and there free and come with really sharp looking templates

http://WWW.WEBS.COM

http://www.webstarts.com/

http://www.weebly.com/

http://www.yola.com/

if yaa want check out the website i created for myself using just one of the thousand templetes they got www.jedaprin.com

Best regards jedaprick

nathan_s · 11-02-2009, 07:35 AM

What you need is a website with a Content Management System like Joomla or DLE. There are a lot of templates for them too so you can choose the one that's fits better. Just google for Joomla or DLE(DLE is mostly for blogging but you can make a fine website too and i simply like their CMS) templates and you'll get there.

10-27-2009, 02:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
moshe770 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	help with web design I am not so professional so if I'm not using the right terminology or posting in the correct forum please forgive me. Thanks in advance to whoever offers help. I need to build website for a friend's company. He needs a simple informational website, it doesn't need shopping cart/checkout or anything complicated. The main purpose is to list products that they manufacture for customers to view. Afterward they order via telephone/fax. Where it gets complicated is that of course the business owner will need to update the site. I need a program where he can log in with username/password, obviously something secure. Preferably the admin should be able to create new users. The main function is to add products. There will be a menu on the side of the website linking to a separate page for each product category (they have a lot of products). The trick is that he wants to be able to edit the order of how the products appear (i.e. not necessarily should they be in order of newest/oldest or a-z). He also wants to have the ability to change the order of the product categories on the main menu. The other questions I have should be fairly easy. How do I create forms and leave control to him of where they are sent to (in others words he can change the e-mail address). How can I install an efficient product search engine for the page (not those cheap kinds that bring you to a new, different-looking site for the results). I would also like to create a nice flash banner for eye-candy. Does anyone know of a good site where I can do this easily for cheap or free? I would like to note that I am not a programmer. I know html and css, and I have enough brains to learn new tricks with a little playing around. What I need to know is where I can find already-existing software that can do these functions, and how do I upload/install it. Thanks again in advance for any help.

10-27-2009, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
aurelius2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 199 OS: Windows XP SP3/Windows Vista SP2	Re: help with web design Try Joomla. Its easy to use and has everything you need. Here is a site for you to get started. Just go to tutorials and learn how to install it first. http://www.joomlatutorials.com/

10-27-2009, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
jedaprick Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 8 OS: vista ultimate	Re: help with web design HEY MAN IVE BEEN USING THESE website to make free website i can easily edit it and they do look very professional i forward my domain name to my other site so its more professional I recommenced you to check out these free website builders even buy one of the packages its worth it definitely These are my 4 Favorite website builders and there free and come with really sharp looking templates http://WWW.WEBS.COM http://www.webstarts.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.yola.com/ if yaa want check out the website i created for myself using just one of the thousand templetes they got www.jedaprin.com Best regards jedaprick

11-02-2009, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
nathan_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: help with web design What you need is a website with a Content Management System like Joomla or DLE. There are a lot of templates for them too so you can choose the one that's fits better. Just google for Joomla or DLE(DLE is mostly for blogging but you can make a fine website too and i simply like their CMS) templates and you'll get there.