Whats New on Websites For Photographers
20/5/2011
CAPTCHA option added to contact form. A CAPTCHA is a verification step when completing a form. Entering a string of characters to ensure it is not an automated submission. Reduces spam form submissions.
Galleries can be reordered simply by dragging to the required position. This also changes the order in the drop down menu.
15/4/2011
Changed the way images are called to client websites. Initially images were located on the main websites-for-photographers.co.uk domain and are now called directly to client domains. This will improve the indexing of gallery pages and images and generate extra traffic to client web sites from search engine image searches.
15/3/2011
In March 2011 we migrated the service to a newer faster web server. This has allowed us to perform more updates on the system and integrate easier with existing client websites.
7/4/2010
Added style options for the links menu. You can now select different gradient background images for the main navigation area which can improve the look of a website considerably.
There are a number of different colour options and we will add more over time. If you like these but wish to use a different style please let us know and we will endeavour to create one.
The backgrounds work well on either menu type both horizontal and those vertical down the sides and can be added by clicking the ‘Edit your links menu’ link on the main account page. For those who haven’t yet completed the wizard pages, they are available on the second wizard step or once this has been finished.
These won’t work too well on those sites with a lot of links on the menu where they wrap onto a second or third line. However, you can try it out and revert back to ‘none’ if you are not happy with the look.
7/4/10
Ability to upload Flash movie files. You already had the facility to integrate a YouTube or Vimeo video with your site but can now add Flash movies directly to the site.
This works very well for different slideshow options as can be seen at http://www.bride-groom.co.uk/?p=2139
It is very simple to create these Flash slideshows using one of many third party software’s available on the Internet. Once you have decided on the program you wish to use, simply save the slideshow as a Flash .swf file and upload to the page you want in the same way as adding one of our original slideshows.
If you are not happy installing software or creating these files, then we will be happy to quote on doing it for you from an existing gallery.
20/1/10
Widgets added which inlcude facebook share button, twitter button and ourweddingmemories.co.uk events calendar. All these widgets can now be included on any page of your website and can be added from the page editor toolbar. Youtube and Vimeo videos can also be embedded in any page using the HTML tab on the editor toolbar.
22/12/09
Ordering of images within galleries enabled.
To re-order simply go to the required gallery and select the image you wish to move. Drag it to the location you want it and click save new order button. This new order will also be implemented on any slideshows using that particular gallery.
15/12/09
Simplified the ‘Create New Page’ option – we now have a ‘Simple’ and ‘Advanced’ editor option. The simple editor allows you to add text which will appear to the left of the page and upload an image which will appear to the right. You can click the Advanced link to change position and add slideshows, text and images in the same way as before.
Please note - editing a page still requires the use of the Advanced editor, as using the simple option here would remove any previous formatting. Therefore the simple editor is not available when editing existing pages.
10/12/09
Creating internal links within the content of a page simplified - you can now highlight text on any page and, on clicking the Insert/Edit link icon you can now select any of the pages already created to link this text to.
2/12/09
Slideshow option introduced - A slideshow displaying up to 10 images can now be added to all content pages on a website. The slideshow generates images selected from available galleries already added. A sample slideshow can be viewed at www.bride-groom.co.uk
23/11/09
Changed page width options - removed option for 700 px width and added a 1200 px option. This allows a larger header image to be used if required.
20/11/09
Initial Wizard pages simplified - single text box added for each page created so text can be typed directly into the box or copy and pasted from a document or existing web page. One image per page can now be uploaded and the image is resized automatically. There is an advanced editor to further format pages and upload extra images once the wizard pages are complete.
Although the websites-for-photographers system is very comprehensive and we feel it offers major benefits over competitor services, we are sure that there are improvements that can still be made.
We welcome suggestions for additions to the system and are constantly working on new developments.
Please feel free to make any suggestions regarding additions or improvements that you would like to see added to the system by completing our contact form.
If you have used a similar service in the past and came across any shortfalls in the system and feel these would be of benefit to you, please let us know. We will do our utmost, if they are not already included, to implement them here if we feel they will benefit the majority of our users.
In most cases new additions and developments can seamlessly be integrated into the system so they are available to all users instantly.
Please register and try out the system for yourself and if you feel there are items you would like including then please do not hesitate to contact us.