Website Review and Suggestions

**martian2k4** · 08-18-2005, 01:38 PM

Hey all, Just finished skining DevForums. Please tell me what you think

http://www.devforums.co.uk/index.php?

Also please let me know what I can do to improve it!

Thanks

**praveen** · 08-20-2005, 01:37 PM

ok. nice colors.
but the ad looks a lil outta place.

either u can ave it on the top or assign a background color to it.. otherwise looks alrite to me.

**starcfo** · 08-21-2005, 06:27 PM

Nothing at all special about that makes it stand out to me..

**ynned** · 08-24-2005, 11:52 AM

Pretty basic... nothing that really sets it apart. Not bad, though. I agree about the ads... they blend in to the background, which isn't a good thing for an ad. They should be moved to the top, and given a different background color so that they stand out and grab attention. Also, I'd prefer multiple skin options for the forum. That's just my personal preference, though.

7/10

**Cagedweb** · 08-24-2005, 12:03 PM

Yeah I would say skin it maybe your own design. Also the add is right in front of your face when you get to the site, plus it has a spelling mistake. There is nothing that hits me in the face and says its a web design discussion forum.

**Byzantium** · 08-25-2005, 10:11 AM

Looks good - uncluttered and easy to read. There seems to be an excessive amount of space used up at the top though - with banners, ads etc - to the extent that you don't actually see any of the actual forum on a 1024 x 768 screen, without scrolling down. Suggest you lose something from the top or compress it...

Need to brand it a bit better - as per previous post - nothing really shouts at you what the forum is all about.

If you're running a discussion forum though, you really should spell discussion correctly... (not disscussion). It's repeatedly misspelt.

You've got a good domain name going for you though and most webmasters aren't going to give a toss about how it looks so long as there is good info in there - and you seem to be making some headway in pulling in the punters so you can get the critical mass you need to make a forum work.

Good Luck!

**dougadam** · 08-25-2005, 04:33 PM

I feel you should have border around your ads by Google