New php site in Finland

[janival]

Thanks for an excellent template! Things seem to be working quite well now in http://valtari.kapsi.fi/vedenoja/  but I list here few things for future improvement proposals and questions

- Normally nowadays one needs to use secure FTP, which needs to be handled outside Cumulus. I used WinSCP according to the instructions here: http://sandaysoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8098&hilit=sftp . Perhaps that could also be added to the instructions in your site?

- Menu tree translations are still missing. I did it now manually to header_menu.php, do you have targets to add it also to the language resource file (I can help with Finnish translations). Also some other things, like 'On' and 'At' prepositions were still in Engilish, I guess that is something that comes from Cumulus and cannot be changed?

- The location etc. info in infos.php could be in a separate "site specific resource file" too, so one could update them without touching the php-code. Perhaps the default language could be set there too, now it looks like one needs to change it to many different files

- 'logout' for manage.php would be useful

-  Can one also translate 'midnight' text? Few other texts missing tranlations are in the home page: 'Observation' title; 'Phase' in moon phase figure, and 'Forecast image (next 12 hours)' in forecast part (I changed them now manually to index.php).

- The date-part in 'records' page uses two rows, so it does not fit to the predefined page height.

- If i would like to add a visitor tracker to see how many visitors there are (like statcounter), what would be the best place for inserting the code?

br
Jani

[Mr.Meteo]

Hi Jani,

I'm happy that the template pleased you! 

For sure there is place for improvements and that is why I have launched
TMM (Template Manager Module) to enhance template as easily as possible
with "smallest" impact possible on already installed/customized templates.

I see that you have a few refinment to suggest for 2013... that is pretty good!!
I suggest you to use menu "Wish List" to do more "formal" demands as it will be
easier to remember... I'm on "an other planet" these times (Linux project).
So my memory could forgot!!

For your counter, most of the time the counter (as flag counter) user javascript
to count your visitors. Then, the better place to put a .js call is at the real bottom
of the page.... juste before the closing </body> (fewer impact on loading time).
Depends on what you really want, "cute flag" display or real stats, you could
consider Piwik for page by page detailed stats.

Regards,
Jacques

[janival]

Hi,

yes some things I noticed, but they are all small things, nothing major. But I thought better to write about them now before I forget them.. Where is this menu "Wish list"?

About the counter, I guess then I need to add to to end of all site pages, there is no 'one location' where to put it (simlarly as the default language)? But I'll check it and think how much energy I have for further editing the site

Thanks again,

br
Jani

[Mr.Meteo]

Hi Jani,

The Wish List is in the top menu... last item!

For counter script, No! there is no 1 place for that, you need it in each pages.

Regards,
Jacques