stubarny Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hi All, I'm very comfortable with PHP/MYSQL programming but my websites look very basic visually (e.g. like craigslist.org). What is the best way to apply a good website graphical design? I've noticed a lot of nice looking wordpress websites but I would prefer to have complete control over the PHP/SQL database. Any ideas? Thanks, Stu Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Sites that sell templates (such as http://themeforest.net/) usually have plain ol' HTML templates that are easy to implement. Though really you can use templates made for Wordpress, Drupal, etc as well. You'd just have to either figure out the HTML structure and re-code the layout, or just pick out the CMS stuff. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1412134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKunKbad Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Learn HTML and CSS. Learn JavaScript. If you learn these things you can make your site look good. This is the front end. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1417833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidannis Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) http://oswd.org has open source web designs but it seems it is no longer being updated. Not as nice as the themeforest themes, but they are free. Edited March 11, 2013 by davidannis Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1417892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Learn HTML and CSS. Learn JavaScript. If you learn these things you can make your site look good.pfff. There is a big difference between knowing HTML and CSS and being able to design. They are different things all together. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1417920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomanny Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) I would recommend checking out Zurb Foundation or Boostrap, assuming you know, or are willing to learn, HTML + CSS (you should totally learn Javascript too!). - W Edited March 12, 2013 by yomanny Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1418153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyCash Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Learn HTML and CSS. Learn JavaScript. If you learn these things you can make your site look good. This is the front end. I agree with you Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1418305 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargateSteve Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I would also like to suggest Bootstrap. I have been creating sites for 14 years now and even I now generally use Bootstrap as my starting framework. Even with its basic styling there is enough there to make a reasonable looking site. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1420568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
annaharris Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think you haven't used any CSS or javascripts in your website. Using these scripts you can create various designs of your choice. You can also go for vivid templates from wordpress or drupal providing your website a better look and feel. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/274420-making-a-raw-php-site-look-professional/#findComment-1422256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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