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Old 07-10-2006, 02:23 PM   #1
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Hello friends,

check this topic if you want to find out what I'm up to. I'll be posting everything I do to the site here; bug fixes, improvements, and other updates.

What's Smoo doing next? Updated May 3, 2007
Something fun, I promise!

Updates:
May 3, 2007:
-did some behind-the-scenes code-cleaning.
-added the "Did you know?" tip feature at the top of pages

April 30, 2007:
-updated the blue and purple themes with a new logo and other cosmetic changes
-implemented a clever code hack to thwart spammers. This change will make things way easier on SnuggleHam, who had to deal with 10+ spam accounts being created every day
-fixed minor image/link problems in the info section

February 28, 2007:
-updated the forum software to its latest version

Updates:
February 11, 2007:
-fixed the contact form so that it works again. It had the settings from the old host.

February 10, 2007:
-changed the formatting of the article listings so that they look super cool and have neat little icons

February 7, 2007:
-added a "go to page" thing to the profiles. It lets you go directly to a particular page while also seeing the total number of pages of profiles.
-added an administrator-only feature to clean up profiles for non-existing users, thus eliminating the "duplicate profile" bug... er, feature.

February 5, 2007:
-improved some site graphics and the logo for the green theme
-added the ability to put a special image on profiles of those users who have donated to Hamster Central
-fixed some links that were going to the wrong places. Oops!

February 1, 2007:
-moved the site to the new web host. Whew!

January 12, 2007:
-added a contact form
-changed the appearance of fieldsets and their legends (the box thingies that surround stuff!)
-added information about donating to HC
-made some things left-aligned
-fixed the non-centered logo on forum pages in Internet Explorer
-updated the index page with links to things like the contact form, HC calendar download, and donation information

January 7, 2007:
-fixed some bugs in the hamstery feature
-removed the side advertisement from the main page
-widened the appearance of the site
-divided the profiles page for easier viewing
-updated the articleswith categorized browsing and text previews

September 7, 2006:
-added the brand new Themes feature and three brand new color schemes!
-fixed a few minor display errors associated with the update

August 9, 2006:
-fixed the profiles so that PHP and HTML tags are removed
-added a search option on the forum that I had for some strange reason removed
-updated a function so that the index page's "latest posts" area only shows a topic one time (don't ask; it's too complicated for my brain)

July 21, 2006:
-fixed some Internet Exploder related display problems, such as the search bar and forum contents being left-aligned as well as some things on the index page overlapping each other.

July 16, 2006:
-the user selected as the featured profile of the week will get an icon and some text on their profile indicating that they were chosen. Congratulations to matinee_92 for the selection and on having a nicely completed profile!

July 14, 2006:
-fixed the index page so that it accurately shows the last profile created
-fixed the profiles page so the avatars/links/user names show in a nice little table with rows, and so that only users who have entered information into their profile show up on the page

July 12, 2006:
-fixed the copyright/terms links in the forum footer
-fixed an bug which caused an error to be displayed in IE
-fixed a problem which prevented the approval of classified ads
-added the user's location after classified titles
-added a link to the hamstery information beneath the hamstery list
-added counter to front page

July 11, 2006: fixed a bug which allowed unapproved articles to appear in the "random featured article" area on the index page.

July 10, 2006: the beginning of the new Hamster Central; the entire site was updated with a brand new design and all new features.
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Old 07-11-2006, 04:24 AM   #2
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Looks great Smoo - green is unfortunately one of my least liked colours but I will survive
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Old 07-11-2006, 08:26 AM   #3
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Can I ask also, why is the page more narrow/condensed? I was used to seeing a full width page!
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Old 07-11-2006, 03:21 PM   #4
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Hello again,

Babyboos: One of the features I have in mind for HC is to add more template/style options so that you can view the site in some hues that you'd prefer. I was thinking of taking the same basic idea and translating it into different colors, so that you would see shades of blue or some other color. What kind of colors would you like to see?

Racinghamster: When developing the new Hamster Central, SnuggleHam (Candace, the admin) and I agreed to make the site around 800 pixels wide so that people with lower resolutions could view the site without any problems. If you would like the side to be wider, perhaps I could incorporate that idea into the design feature that I mentioned above. What do you think?

Thank you for your comments!
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Hi Smoo. No it`s fine. I can understand that some users may prefer the new style! I guess I`m just used to viewing a whole screen, rather than having the marginal gaps down each side! The nice large text is good too for people like me who have to wear glasses to use a computer.
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Old 07-12-2006, 03:28 AM   #6
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I am afraid I am your usual clique girl smoo in that I like purple/lilac/lavender shades. I would say my other favoured colours for the forum would be blue, pink, or yellow, and hey if you could add some sequins to the forum options... :P
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Old 09-07-2006, 10:48 AM   #7
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Well, here we are on September the 7th and the Lavendar color theme is here! I really meant it when I said I wanted HC to be the best it can and that I welcomed suggestions from everyone!
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Old 02-05-2007, 01:17 PM   #8
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Just updating this thread so people will be aware that I made some more changes. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to update the thread's date when I edit my first post.
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Old 02-06-2007, 01:46 AM   #9
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Hey smoo - you want to have a word with smoo about that - he's the fix it man :-P
HC - looking good....
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Old 02-07-2007, 01:03 PM   #10
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Silly! But yes, I may have to think about that...
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