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YOU got to be kidding me! The site you just recommended is just as bad as this one. I love simple stuff, but you can't make it as simple and easy that it lacks some edge in nice pictures or logos. You pretty much have all colors here and there, and think its awesome. I want some eye flashing appealing images!!!

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Why should I put more images? The site is about coding, not flashy graphics. This isn't a PhotoShop site, or graphic design site, it is a coding site. The more images that are added, the more distracting it will be. There is already 16 graphics on every page. How are you going to get more out of the codes if I add graphics?

 

If you would like more graphics, don't just say add more graphics, explain where, and what too.

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What exactly is the "Snippets Tags" sections based on?

This is the function I use to determine the font size:

function fontSize($voteTotal,$views){
$points = $voteTotal;
if($points<1){
	$size = 11;
}else{
	$size = ($points * $views) / 4;
}
if($size > 40){
	$size = 40;
}
if($size < {
	$size = 8;
}
return 'font-size:'.$size.'px';
}

 

Basically all it does is check how many times the page has been viewed, and multiplied it by the total number of votes and then divided it by 4. The rest you probably can understand.  Is this a good way of doing it or should I try another way?

 

On my web host's site, there is a site of the month section where you can rate peoples sites, so far it is at a 7.2 out of 10 with 18 votes! -- F.Y.I

johjoy: "lots of PHP sites already, but this one is simpler to navigate, not a bad idea at all."

ricmil4: "As a php user I just had to vote for this one :)"

jcroes: "i love it - i put it on my bookmarks bar! Holy crap!"

duvy: "the layout is plain, but i never get enough snippets!"

davall2: "Extremely useful"

saitti: "ok"

farfar1: "Awesome"

pautom: "not bad - easy to navigate but a bit simple"

akameh1: "Nice snippets, but need to be better organised"

aszabo: "good site"

davpac4: "Great layout and navigation, but a lot of content is missing. The index letters at the top should only display when there are snippets in that specific location. Snippet examples should be loaded into the page featuring the code (if possible)."

karkya: "Nice site. i would make the header shorter to move the content up."

snuff: "Not a very attractive site, but a useful one""

oztripping: "Useful, so gets my vote"

rpr91: "very very good! "

garflo: "good"

morning: "Nice design, but more important very useful"

dbeilhartz: "not bad"

 

yeah, to me it all looks the same. What exactly did you change?

The purple section? I don't know how you saw it last though.

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OK, I was just wondering what determined the size... and it is the number of views. Are you going to apply a limit onto it so that only snippets with a certain number of views are on there, instead of every single snippet? (Sorry, I am just finding the tag cloud rather distracting...)

 

Also, the voting system is a bit wierd. Smaller icons (preferably stars) would be better.

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What exactly is the "Snippets Tags" sections based on?

This is the function I use to determine the font size:

function fontSize($voteTotal,$views){
$points = $voteTotal;
if($points<1){
	$size = 11;
}else{
	$size = ($points * $views) / 4;
}
if($size > 40){
	$size = 40;
}
if($size < {
	$size = 8;
}
return 'font-size:'.$size.'px';
}

 

Basically all it does is check how many times the page has been viewed, and multiplied it by the total number of votes and then divided it by 4. The rest you probably can understand.  Is this a good way of doing it or should I try another way?

 

 

This is probably the stupidest thing I ever heard of. It is jumbled up text with a maze of different font sizes. Its a good idea but def. something that makes me want to you give a 1.0 out of 10 - F.Y.I

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Don't use a tag cloud. Instead use a section for the the most popular pages. The most popular page would be on top, just like the most popular page would have the largest font in the tag cloud. Or you can base it on user interactivity. Such as voting. The top voted scripts would be posted on the homepage. I just don't like tag clouds. You are better off deleting the tag cloud, or replacing it with what I have mentioned.

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i must say though, i'm pretty impressed with the direction things are going generally. When this topic first started, the site was pretty lame and bare, and now it's taking form (both functionally and visually) quite well.

 

there are still issues of too much space up top (notably the header area and 2 grey panels) that need to be sorted out, as the rest of the site is taking a 'busy' form. also just the fact that on one hand you're using gradients, and the other hand it's plain unstyled 2D. try:

 

1, replace the text in the red panel (About Snippets) with "Welcome, PHP Code Snippets", and get rid of the "Welcome, PHP Code Snippets" from under the logo. This'll gain a nice bit of real estate to pull your main content up a bit.

2, drop the size of the logo area a bit, maybe to about 60-75% of what it is now. as with my first point, this will bring your content up a bit and leave less whitespace next to it to fill.

3, under "New snippets", there's a huge chunk of space. If you reduced the size of the blue "popular snippets" panel to 15 items instead of 20, this would even things out a bit.

 

either way, it's getting better.

well done so far.

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