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[mildside Friend mildsideJoin date: April 2007Posts: 16Downloads:2Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#126486

A very basic site for my wife, used Fagus.

emmasidney.com

[mfcphil Friend mfcphilJoin date: September 2007Posts: 2866Downloads:3Uploads:218 Thanks: 211 Thanked: 388 times in 133 posts]

#241821

A very good use of the Fagus Template your wife should be very pleased

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#241859

It is very nice . . . .

Since it’s for a singer, this is one of the few times I might recommend adding some audio clips as the site opens of your wife’s songs – with the option to turn it off (if the viewer so wishes). I dunno, just seems that someone logging on to a singer’s website should almost expect (and/or want) to hear the singer’s voice right off the bat.

Just my two cents . . . the site looks very very nice.

I like the overall simplicity of it – but with enough functionality to make it work well.

TOM

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#241864

Already has audio clips but agree would be nice to hear on the opening page

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#241910

Great Job! I am sure your wife loves it. 🙂

[kallan Friend kallanJoin date: August 2006Posts: 349Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 22 Thanked: 35 times in 1 posts]

#242076

Very nice site. Only thing i would suggest is to put what country she’s in somewhere, went to the gig guide and it didn’t say their either.

Well done.

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[mildside Friend mildsideJoin date: April 2007Posts: 16Downloads:2Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#242082

<em>@kallan 44293 wrote:</em><blockquote>Very nice site. Only thing i would suggest is to put what country she’s in somewhere, went to the gig guide and it didn’t say their either.

Well done.</blockquote>

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve added some text to the homepage, but my wife is the word-smith, so I’ll get her so fix it properly later.

[steve z Friend steve zJoin date: December 2005Posts: 13Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 3 times in 2 posts]

#242150

Hello. Nice looking website and great voice! 😀

I have a few comments for your consideration…

1. I disagree with music starting at the opening of a website. To me it is annoying and unwanted. I would rather choose to press play to hear some music.
2. Home Page: Make use of the module positions — perhaps an image with a link to the music page, a link to a myspace page, abbreviated list of upcoming gigs,…
3. News: I am more of a fan of having articles listed one in a row, but totally personal preference
4. Gigs: Consider using a component such as Gig Calendar or EventList. Gig Calendar CSS can be changed and modules for adding upcoming gigs to your home page. An example can be seen on http://www.mosickmusic.com (a friend’s website that I need to update now that I have learned more about Joomla and have access to great Joomlart templates!)
5. Recordings: Nice use of the mp3 player and great CD cover! If the CD is for sale, perhaps setting up a CDBaby account and putting a link on the site to your CDBaby account. To me this is easier than virtuemart, which is also a good example.
6. About: Why have the “read more” link. Put everything on the About page.
7. Photos: Looks like you are using SmoothGallery + Lightbox Joomla Mambot Ajax. This is a great looking module, but takes a bit of a long time too load all the pictures. Can the picture sizes be reduced? Another suggestion for a great photo gallery is SlideShowPro. The is a Joomla module or it can be “wrapped” into a website. SlideShowPro.net required purchase, but a nice slide show.

SlideShowPro for Joomla
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,2135/Itemid,35/
http://www.slideshowpro.net

Eventslist
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,99/Itemid,35/

CD Baby
http://cdbaby.com/

Cheers,
Steve Z

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