Wanting To Create A Clan Site....

[Oscar99]

Right okay, i have my own CSS clan started up & i'm looking to have a good website to run it from ...

is there any websites that allow me to create my own little website for the clan, with access to my own forums aswell.

i don't care about domain names at the moment, because i will be purchasing my own domain nearer the completion of the site.

Any Help Would Be Appreciated.

Thanks, Oscar99

[bezza]

How do you mean?

Do you want free hosting? Or do you need to have some webpage generator too?

There's loads out there that can be useful. Just a little googling and you'll find something. You can easily find a free webhost, with little or no adverts on the site, that will have all the forum code readily available for you.

Or were you looking for something else?

[Oscar99]

(hard to describe) I'm looking for a site that will let me sign up, and give me everything i need to build my own site...

[Mungo]

I'd recommend the e107 template for the site. Very good for clans... dunno about hosting though :/

[bezza]

I used these guys for a short while as free hosts. Only stopped using them as I needed more storage space. Think they were entirely ad-free. No harm in signing up and giving it a try:

http://www.freehostia.com/free-chocolate.html

Otherwise you can't beat some cheap paid hosting really.

[Rhys]

www.000webhost.com
comes with everything including mysql databases (for forums, wordpress etc) and alot of space and b/w without any adverts.

tho u do need a domain which u could easily get free (.co.nr) or buy one from ovh.co.uk or godaddy or any of the others.

im guessing ur looking into creating a CMS type of thing.
Id recommend Joomla as its completly opensource but doesnt have an inbuilt forum.
There are thousands of extensions for it (4100 to be exact) and ive found this for yehs:
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/forum/6823

im guessing just find a theme/skin for it:
http://www.joomlahacks.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,41/func,select/id,30/orderby,3/

this could all be found on google if u need more.

so yeh hope ive helped. if u do need more help just post and ill try :)

[Oscar99]

Thanks Rhys! that 000webhost is everything i was looking for!

[Mr. Orange]

**** you Rhys, beat me to it :P
if you want an example of what you can do with www.000webhost.com...
Go to:
theawesomelist.co.uk
and please donate :) it's for a good cause :D

[Oscar99]

what is the point of that website exactly ?

and here is the site i'm trying to set up, still under construction.

www.valor.netai.net - Donations are welcome & all donations help with running CSS servers & Ventrillo servers, and to an extent, you could say its helping keep kids off our streets :D

[Vigoro]

I dont like how it looks, but i am fussy :p

[Rhys]

haha vj u got owned xD.
also VJ's website is to try and get donations for him since hes raising money to be able to go to nepal on a world challenge thing were the build houses for locals, climb mountains and all the stuff that goes along with a challenge.

fyi, if u need any help with the website dont hesitate to contact me, im always looking to improve my skills :)

[Oscar99]

well, if you play Counter Strike Source feel free to join my clan ;)

we're growing day by day ;)

& i'm going to create the site first, then work on the design template Hobo ;)

[Rhys]

i currently only have TF2 on my crappy laptop and i have to run everything at low graphics, low frame per second etc etc and shut down every thing running like firefox or msn. so i wouldnt be any good in a clan xD

[Vigoro]

well, if you play Counter Strike Source feel free to join my clan ;)

we're growing day by day ;)

& i'm going to create the site first, then work on the design template Hobo ;)


I find it better to code the site after making the template, that way all the code is there from the start and i dont need to go messing things up one i have done it :p

[Oscar99]

suppose your right, but i don't have much knowledge of coding etc ;)

[jonbanjo]

Ah. From Wikipedia:

In computer and video gaming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game), a clan or a guild is a group of players that play online games together. They may play against other clans via matches or challenges, also known as scrims (scrimmages) and wars. A clan's objective can vary from having fun in a competitive environment or participating in more serious tournaments and clan wars.


I see now... I was thinking you were meaning perhaps something for family members to keep in touch with...

[Oscar99]

I see now... I was thinking you were meaning perhaps something for family members to keep in touch with...



ahahahhahahahah :D

no lol :D

but yeah, if anyone is willing to join, hit me up on Steam or post your application on the Valor forums, i have plans to make this clan pretty big. gonna be advertising on radio stations etc & sites.