Thinking About "Upgrading" The Site

Post by **racketboy** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:44 pm

I'm getting tired of waiting for Google to get their butt in gear and get me moved to the new Blogger version and/or working out their bugs.

I'm in talks with a programmer to convert the existing blog to the WordPress platform for more power, flexibility, and customization.

I will probably cost me a $200-$300 for a full remake.

It may be the first step in modernizing the site a bit.

Down the line I may tie together and enhance other parts of the site as well.

What do you think?

Another question is, do you like the overall design of the site or does it need a refresh?

Post by **Mozgus** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:19 am

Seems fine to me.

Post by **Svovl** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:51 am

Sounds good!
Although I hope you keep it somewhat near the current layout which is really cool.
I think actually there are wordpress plugins for reviews for instance.

Post by **neohx_7** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:48 am

Its not a bad design at all. Remember its more about quality content than a bunch of crap on your page.

Post by **racketboy** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:42 pm

neohx_7 wrote:Its not a bad design at all. Remember its more about quality content than a bunch of crap on your page.

Yeah the overall design won't be changing, but I need to add better navigation like categories, tags, and such, so it's easier for new readers to find what they are looking for.

Just a higher level of polish.

Also, eventually, I hope to have a new front page that dynamically brings in the latest content from the blog, forums, and whatever else.

Post by **ImportBoy** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:08 pm

Site seems fine as it is. I would just suggest mabey having sections for articles on specific topics.

Post by **vbt** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:32 pm

The site is good actually maybe the problem is on your side to update it easily with a good CMS tool for instance.

Post by **racketboy** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:31 pm

vbt wrote:The site is good actually maybe the problem is on your side to update it easily with a good CMS tool for instance.

You mean, not Wordpress? Are you thinking more like Drupal or something?

Post by **retrogamer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:21 pm

The only thing that I dislike about the forums is the blue on black color scheme which makes it very difficult to read. Otherwise great job on everything else

Post by **DCAllAmerican** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:53 am

Love the way your blog looks; no need to change it.