Hello all and thanks for reading.
Firstly let me say that I am new both to Joomla and Fabrik.
However, having recently installed both as well as Kunena forum on my development site, I have some questions with regard to getting Fabrik up and running.
I am designing website along the lines of
driveeatsleep [dot] nl
and
beds4bikers [dot] com
1) where I would add the locations in the back-end of the site, which would present the information something along the lines of driveeatsleep [dot] nl/hotels/motorcamping-t-witveen/
2) which will allow registered members to post descriptions and accounts of their stays in motorcyclist related hotels/campings etc.,
3) Have a rating system allowing registered users to grade the locations.
4) Have a user forum for general discussion, but also have a topic thread for each location (if possible created automatically when a new location is added)
5) Offer a newsletter which would announce when a new location is added
6) perhaps offer advertising for location/motorcyclist related goods/offers
As well as much more.
Initially I would just like to have a simple website with a searchable list in order to determine whether I have the time an energy to continue or simply spend more time riding my motorcycle.
I see that Fabrik has a tutorial on creating a search form for searching within a Fabrik list. Would the best option be to allow the search of a simple list, or should I only have a single large list containing all information?
My question is really one of which method is best? I would like to offer such a web site but with several search options. I want to use a CDD to allow the user to search by country and County/Province and type, but would also like him, for example, to be able to search by name, or just type of residence. Should I create a single list of locations containing all the information regarding a location and search this, or is it better to have several lists for searching, each pointing into a master list?
When adding a new location, it would obviously be simpler to simply add to a single list, but wouldn't this create a large unworkable list?
What is the usual method of working?
Thanks
Firstly let me say that I am new both to Joomla and Fabrik.
However, having recently installed both as well as Kunena forum on my development site, I have some questions with regard to getting Fabrik up and running.
I am designing website along the lines of
driveeatsleep [dot] nl
and
beds4bikers [dot] com
1) where I would add the locations in the back-end of the site, which would present the information something along the lines of driveeatsleep [dot] nl/hotels/motorcamping-t-witveen/
2) which will allow registered members to post descriptions and accounts of their stays in motorcyclist related hotels/campings etc.,
3) Have a rating system allowing registered users to grade the locations.
4) Have a user forum for general discussion, but also have a topic thread for each location (if possible created automatically when a new location is added)
5) Offer a newsletter which would announce when a new location is added
6) perhaps offer advertising for location/motorcyclist related goods/offers
As well as much more.
Initially I would just like to have a simple website with a searchable list in order to determine whether I have the time an energy to continue or simply spend more time riding my motorcycle.
I see that Fabrik has a tutorial on creating a search form for searching within a Fabrik list. Would the best option be to allow the search of a simple list, or should I only have a single large list containing all information?
My question is really one of which method is best? I would like to offer such a web site but with several search options. I want to use a CDD to allow the user to search by country and County/Province and type, but would also like him, for example, to be able to search by name, or just type of residence. Should I create a single list of locations containing all the information regarding a location and search this, or is it better to have several lists for searching, each pointing into a master list?
When adding a new location, it would obviously be simpler to simply add to a single list, but wouldn't this create a large unworkable list?
What is the usual method of working?
Thanks