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Lenardo · 01-14-2005, 08:44 AM

Zarcath's site (which i host)(http://transcendence.ofwarcraft.net) uses Mambo(http://www.mamboserver.com/) 4.5.1a a php based Content Management System that is pretty easy to use(i mean I was able to get it up and running...if I can do it, someone with a modicum of knowledge can have a field day) & setup and VERY versitile on what it can do/provide.

personally i really like it.

so far he has an events calendar capability, etc..(www.mamboforge.net) has a ton of modules and components for another site i run i added in everquest 2's javascript newsfeed as a module (took all of a minute to do) to that site (www.brawlers-pit.com)

zarc is trying wowrankings for his guild roster so i added a wrapper integration with the roster of the guild so that with one click on the menu the content portion of the page changes to wowrankings and shows the guild page.
irc style chat room cabability(not on his site yet he hasn't asked for it)
you can have phpbb integration into the site -i choose to go with stand alone forums)
ventrilo server status monitor(again he has not asked for this yet)
etc
forms and database manipulations (not on his site yet but i am doing it for MY guild and since both use Mambo...)
a Variety(few hundred) of free templates(and alot of not free) to use(both table and tableless formats) (i used the subblack template for both the forums and the site) and it is not hard to make

inside of mambo i am making a raid loot entry DB section...

if you have permission to use the db entry form..

drop down selection list of month day year, your roster , the zone the item was acquired in. the mob selection will alter depending on the zone you selected (so the mobs will be zone specific) and the loot table will be the known loot of of said mob, so loot will be mob specific as well

for mobs i am going with "named" only in the list and a "generic mob tag" for anything off of "yard trash"

i am still debating as to whether or not to just toss in EVERY known item in the game for selecting or have just text entry for the random green stuff that drops... text entry would be the easiest way to do it, but i think it might be cool to have all the items(names only at this time eventually i might add linkage to item picture/stats) at your fingertips with one click of the mouse...

to keep the roster up todate with people who quit and people who join would take a minute to add
0;name to the list since people occasionally sign up for sites and or change their character main.

if i wanted too i could have it do name by registered users of the site..

01-14-2005, 08:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lenardo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,321 -11 Internets	Zarcath's site (which i host)(http://transcendence.ofwarcraft.net) uses Mambo(http://www.mamboserver.com/) 4.5.1a a php based Content Management System that is pretty easy to use(i mean I was able to get it up and running...if I can do it, someone with a modicum of knowledge can have a field day) & setup and VERY versitile on what it can do/provide. personally i really like it. so far he has an events calendar capability, etc..(www.mamboforge.net) has a ton of modules and components for another site i run i added in everquest 2's javascript newsfeed as a module (took all of a minute to do) to that site (www.brawlers-pit.com) zarc is trying wowrankings for his guild roster so i added a wrapper integration with the roster of the guild so that with one click on the menu the content portion of the page changes to wowrankings and shows the guild page. irc style chat room cabability(not on his site yet he hasn't asked for it) you can have phpbb integration into the site -i choose to go with stand alone forums) ventrilo server status monitor(again he has not asked for this yet) etc forms and database manipulations (not on his site yet but i am doing it for MY guild and since both use Mambo...) a Variety(few hundred) of free templates(and alot of not free) to use(both table and tableless formats) (i used the subblack template for both the forums and the site) and it is not hard to make inside of mambo i am making a raid loot entry DB section... if you have permission to use the db entry form.. drop down selection list of month day year, your roster , the zone the item was acquired in. the mob selection will alter depending on the zone you selected (so the mobs will be zone specific) and the loot table will be the known loot of of said mob, so loot will be mob specific as well for mobs i am going with "named" only in the list and a "generic mob tag" for anything off of "yard trash" i am still debating as to whether or not to just toss in EVERY known item in the game for selecting or have just text entry for the random green stuff that drops... text entry would be the easiest way to do it, but i think it might be cool to have all the items(names only at this time eventually i might add linkage to item picture/stats) at your fingertips with one click of the mouse... to keep the roster up todate with people who quit and people who join would take a minute to add 0;name to the list since people occasionally sign up for sites and or change their character main. if i wanted too i could have it do name by registered users of the site..