randalusa Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 I have an old site, a forum that is combined with matchmaking features. Because they are integrated, simply grabbing a ready-made forum program would fail to function without extensive under the hood modifications by someone with a lot of skill. In order to bring the site a little further out of the last century, I would like to at least add a counter that shows how many times each member has posted in the forum. After studying php for long enough to feel embarrassed about my lack of ability to write my own code yet, I have decided to reach out and seek help for a few modifications, at least the one listed above. It is a fairly easy guess that a new column will be needed in what is currently called the MAIN table (list of users), then perhaps the show thread table, if there is one. Maybe an IF statement in the php code also. Probably less than half an hour worth of work on three pages. Is there a way to get help here (volunteer or a bargain rate), or should one perhaps hire a programmer from India or another cheap outlet? Upon taking over the site a couple years ago, I did hire the original designer to get a few things done. The price multiplied at his rate way too quickly though, leaving about another 20 improvements on the list. There isn't enough income generated to justify anything other than very modest outlays. At any rate, it seems imperative to at least get the forum post count so people can gauge how new someone is. Advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfreaks Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 post this in the freelancing forum? were not going to help you unless you have a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalusa Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Freelancer forum is for hiring people. I was asking for advice, a solution that might be offered free by an experienced programmer in a few minutes. Aside from that, advice about the correct manner of hiring help if so needed. That means asking the question here first, then perhaps ending up in the freelancer forum after receving a few replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfreaks Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 lol im sure your thread will be moved to the freelance forum we only help people who paste code. we do not develop code for people, you will need to hit topic solved and ask this in the freelance forum. or im sure it will be eventually moved for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalusa Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Okay. I will hit solved. But first maybe you could tell me if there is a forum or site where code might be written rather than pasted first and corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfreaks Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 freelance forum? i believe i have said this on two or three ocassions now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalusa Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 Evidently I am either lacking information or failing to communicate well. The freelance forum by my understanding is for people looking to hire or sell programming services. I am looking for help (maybe free) learning how to write a script. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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