SiCkShOt Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 How do you guys make your WHMCS built into your webpages I would really like to know how to do that. I'm a little new at the coding. I use HTML and Preferable edit with Microsoft FrontPage 2003 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minadreapta Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 How do you guys make your WHMCS built into your webpages I would really like to know how to do that. I'm a little new at the coding. I use HTML and Preferable edit with Microsoft FrontPage 2003 forget about FP 2003, it's like you're trying to build a ferrari with a hammer and some pliers.. try something else... like adobe dreamweaver, formerly known as macromedia dreamweaver. once you get over the learning curve you'll forget you've ever used FP... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkShOt Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 lol maybe i dont think i can run it though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Dreamweaver is just as crippling as Frontpage. If you're not that experienced with HTML, why not look around at some free CSS/XHTML templates, and mess around with them. Break it, and then look for what you took out so you can see what it does. You'll be able to learn first hand how to control your styles through CSS, and code your own website without having to rely on bloating, and crippling software that just bloats your coding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddg8176 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 A great site for learning HTML is http://www.htmlgoodies.com. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckneri Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I personally use dreamweaver only for the upload ability. i set up the site and have an exact duplicate of whats on my server on my PC. so all i do is use dreamweaver to edit the text and then upload to the site then refresh my browser. i also learned on notepad so im used to only looking at the text until its on the site. i think one of the learning curves with WHMCS is getting used to the template system. once you do its great. find the .tpl files.. these are the "html" content files. and the .php version of that file is basically a blank page that gets filled with whatever .tpl files are attached to it. example index.php is your main page. the .php file tells the server to insert header.tpl up top. homepage.tpl in the center and footer.tpl on the bottom.. hope this helps a bit. took me a little while to figure it out and how i can use dreamweaver to edit it. but i agree with the above.. using dreamweaver will cause you to just delete your ftp program (not really cuz you want to use it for CHMOD) but almost J 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Dreamweaver is just as crippling as Frontpage. In what way? Used properly it's a real time saver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Dreamweaver is just as crippling as Frontpage. Yes, I think it can be, which is why I don't use WYSIWYG development apps. Why pay for features that will likely generate error-ridden code? That said, DW CS3 is an amazing program, but the temptation to "drag and drop" is too great. During my DW tryout period, I found myself getting lazy, thus I never purchased the software. My web development app of choice is phpDesigner Professional. It has an "Intelligent Highlighter" that automatically switches between PHP, (X)HTML, CSS, and JavaScript depending on your position in the code. But no wimpy WYSIWYG! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I have to say, I love DW, but that phpDesigner looks terrific. I'd used Zend (overpriced, and awful upgrade policy), but this looks like it favorably compares, and costs less. Will trial it over the holiday. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 In what way? Used properly it's a real time saver. LOL. Dreamweaver is *not* a timesaver. I mean if you think it's a real time saver, it must be because you rely totally on the WYSIWYG editor than actually doing it by hand. And why use Dreamweaver to upload? It's called an FTP program. WinSCP works just fine. Or hell, if you want an FTP program with a built in syntax editor, use CuteFTP. OR just SSH into your server and edit files using VIM. This is how I operate with my design firm, and quite honestly, I never feel the need to use anything else because I can edit my file, and save changes, etc to it without having to upload extra copies, overwrite, etc. I can even create backups if I muck somethingh up and want to revert to an original. The only other thing I have to do is refresh the browser, and voila. No complicated syntax editors, no ftp programs. Just all done in PuTTy through SSH. Otherwise when I feel like working locally only, I'll just use Notepad++ for color coded syntax. Dreamweaver and Frontpage are for people who A.) Can't design on their own, B.) Don't want to take the time to learn how to code. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 it must be because you rely totally on the WYSIWYG editor than actually doing it by hand. No, it's because I don't feel the need to write it all out by hand when it's much simpler to use DW, and tweak. And why use Dreamweaver to upload?Synchronization. Dreamweaver and Frontpage are for people who A.) Can't design on their own, B.) Don't want to take the time to learn how to code. Over the years I've run into literally hundreds of people just like you that claim that same old tired generalization. I don't knock your choice of hand coding, why must you look down your nose at others that prefer a different method? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I use Dreamweaver 8. I hand code all my code, however DW gives me that quicker coding to close the tags without typing it all. It also colour codes and a file manager on the side (very very handy). That's the only reason, so yes it does make me lazy in a sense, but it does save me time in certain things. It also doesn't have the most cleanest code, which is why I code it myself. That said, I hear Notepad++ does the same thing (not sure about the file manager). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railto Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I run off DW CS3, couldnt use anything else, in my infancy i used FP2000, worst app i ever used, at lest with DW i can edit by hand on ssh if im using a machine that doesnt have DW, ie such as my old computer that resides in my UK office for those rare times that im actually there, cant do stuff like that frontpage, if u edit it outside of frontpage or try and upload using any standard ftp client (cant beat cyberduck) then it just breaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JofleyUK Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 How do you guys make your WHMCS built into your webpages I would really like to know how to do that. I'm a little new at the coding. I use HTML and Preferable edit with Microsoft FrontPage 2003 This all really doesn't answer your question. If you need help with coding, either ask someone to convert a free template to get you atarted and the code for the website someone will give you a hand also. If you require that sort of service. PM me, I dont bite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JofleyUK Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 As you add products to your system, it gives you integration code to access that product directly. This all may sound "wee buns" for any ardent coder but for the inexperienced it would sound like a NiGhTmArE!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkShOt Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 yeah i have dreamweaver but thats not how it works because all the files arent in either html OR php so dreamweaver is pointless unless someone can show me what files to edit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 yeah i have dreamweaver but thats not how it works because all the files arent in either html OR php so dreamweaver is pointless unless someone can show me what files to edit They're all the files that end in "tpl". DW won't show the full layout of the finished site, but you should be able to mess with the TPL files and get it working. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkShOt Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 ok thanks man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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