Website Review and Suggestions

**neener** · 05-19-2008, 07:43 AM

http://twilight-fans.com

Thanks in advance.

Ah, and.. my hits? If it makes a difference?

http://extremetracking.com/open?login=twili

**VOID Pheonix** · 05-19-2008, 05:44 PM

First impression: Hey, this is different. Hmm, header graphic unusual for me. Looks rather like a soap or movie site. Think I'll browse it a bit...

The graphic visible at the bottom, followed by the code box, confirmed my impression of a dedicated fan site. Though I have no idea what "Twilight" is all about, I can see the appeal of the graphics and layouts. The future belongs to the youth of the world. I believe with more talent and style such as yours that the future is in good hands.

One note: anyone drilling into your site will need a navlink back to the home page.

**TheGeekyOne** · 05-19-2008, 10:24 PM

The site for me is okay. I dont like the way its set up with flashing glitters from the first post flashing in my face.

**VOID Pheonix** · 05-19-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGeekyOne

The site for me is okay. I dont like the way its set up with flashing glitters from the first post flashing in my face.

This is a teen site (I drilled into it.) and for them it might be just the ticket.

Speaking of teen sites neener, have you tried piczo? They may or may not suit your needs but, you might find more favorable reviews there. I have it Blinklisted just in case a savvy teen takes a look around my social bookmarks.

**arcel** · 05-20-2008, 04:49 AM

i really like it... the header is very teenager-ish with drama of some sort...
the glitters is so-so... i guess...

**neener** · 05-20-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by VOID Pheonix

First impression: Hey, this is different. Hmm, header graphic unusual for me. Looks rather like a soap or movie site. Think I'll browse it a bit...

The graphic visible at the bottom, followed by the code box, confirmed my impression of a dedicated fan site. Though I have no idea what "Twilight" is all about, I can see the appeal of the graphics and layouts. The future belongs to the youth of the world. I believe with more talent and style such as yours that the future is in good hands.

One note: anyone drilling into your site will need a navlink back to the home page.

Thanks, that was very helpful!

And also, ah yes, the "homepage" link. Since Wordpress doesn't add a link to the homepage, and I have serious problems manually editing Wordpress, I'm actually waiting for a reply from a friend who i sent my header to.

Quote:

Speaking of teen sites neener, have you tried piczo? They may or may not suit your needs but, you might find more favorable reviews there. I have it Blinklisted just in case a savvy teen takes a look around my social bookmarks.

Oh, thanks for the idea. I never considered that. When i think piczo, i automatically think of stolen graphics slabbed onto a horizontally scrolling page. Oh god, headache! Haha. But that's a good idea. Thank you.

@GeekyBoy & Arcel
Thanks, and i totally getcha, but i think i'll keep 'em. All the Twilight Fans on myspace love the flashy graphics.

And of course i need to please my targeted audience.

<3

**journey08** · 05-20-2008, 06:44 AM

The site looks nice. I personally like the design of the header. I find it eye-catchy for having a nice concept. One thing I don't like is the glittering effects.

**neener** · 05-20-2008, 07:25 AM

^Hahahaha, okay. That was mainly directed at Myspace Twilight Fans.

**johnlloyd** · 05-20-2008, 07:31 AM

I think the site appearance is really good, header image is eye catchy, the only thing that i noticed is the free space on the right side, I think some ads or small banner will help just to fill up the free space....but overall the site is nice!

**VOID Pheonix** · 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by neener

And also, ah yes, the "homepage" link. Since Wordpress doesn't add a link to the homepage, and I have serious problems manually editing Wordpress, I'm actually waiting for a reply from a friend who i sent my header to.<3

Editing Bravehost may be similar enough for this issue. From the visual editor, copy and paste a link from your navbar to your navbar. This will apply the proper formating to the link. Within the HTML editor search the beginning of the code for the navbar code lines. They will all look identical except for the anchor and name. Two of them will be EXACLY alike, substitute the the location information from your page/file list for the home page.This will probably be called "something".index.html. Save the changes and presto, you are linked. On Bravehost this has to be repeated on every page because it is a manual reconfiguration of individual pages. When I import a page it has to be added this way since their is no existing link. The bottom line is that the index is contained within the home page and must remain named .index in order for the site to function.

If your friend has WordPress experience, I would wait for verification.

**neener** · 05-20-2008, 10:45 AM

I kind of... cheated. With a redirect template someone on the wordpress forums offered.
http://www.ivovic.net/2008/05/20/tur...ge-into-a-link

**VOID Pheonix** · 05-20-2008, 11:16 AM

I knew there was an easier way. The link has been bookmarked for future reference. Thanks for the tip, this will be checked for mod to Bravehost because the long way is quite tedious and prone to error.

**peterlh35** · 05-20-2008, 12:46 PM

your site is good. but how come there is a box of codes in the middle of that site?

**neener** · 05-21-2008, 07:23 AM

Lol, cool.

Peterlh35... eh? The glitters & codes? It was meant to be a "preview" of the new updates.

**Mviner04** · 05-21-2008, 03:58 PM

Header is interesting. Nice effect.

The navigation is too hard to find for me. Would like to see it set off a bit more. I understand it's a blog site, but it seems to get lost in the mix.

**neener** · 05-22-2008, 05:22 AM

^I'm not very sure what you mean by "set off"?

**VOID Pheonix** · 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mviner04

Header is interesting. Nice effect.

The navigation is too hard to find for me. Would like to see it set off a bit more. I understand it's a blog site, but it seems to get lost in the mix.

Hard to find? How much more "set off" could it be? How much easier to find? Naturally, I knew right where to look, and did so to find your "Home" link exactly where I expected to find it. I'm still subscribed for the comments; entertaining stuff there. Very happy your target audience approves of the glitter and flash, after all somebody has to appreciate and utilize your coding finesse.

**Mviner04** · 05-22-2008, 10:12 AM

"Set off" as in, it's a plain text navigation, same color as all the other links, located in a flat list. Something simple such as a different color heading, maybe a different list style than everything else. The non-technical user is going to look at the site, see a bunch of text, be intimidated, and leave.

Be offended if you like, this forum is for opinion's and that is mine. As well, my opinion, nor anyone else's is the gospel so do with it what you wish.....

**Fenwolf** · 05-23-2008, 10:14 AM

All in all I liked it. It was easy to use and get around. You have a great site here. If it was me though I would change the way the navigation links are done and place them a bit nearer the top and clean up the home page to give more detail about Twilight. They are great books and the movie due out DEC. looks good to me.

**neener** · 05-25-2008, 06:33 AM

@Void Phoenix: Yeah, they love it.

LOL.

Well, thank you for taking the time to state your opinion then, Mviner.

@Fenwolf: So you think I should move the Navigation above the Poll?
And yeah, i'm really excited to see the movie myself. :P But Stephenie Meyer's non-Twilight book was actually a lot better, imo. "The Host". I'll probably add some content related to that, lol- My visitors like anything Twilight/ Meyer related.