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Question

MS Frontpage login/register to enable comments

May 23, 2012 9:15PM PDT

Hi All,

I could really do with some advice and help with this.

I am currently building a website, I am learning as I go and would like to add a registration/login capability to the home page and then allow registered users to post comments at the bottom of the home page, sort of like the yogscats site or ign or gamespy I also have a phpbb3 forum linked to the site so it would be even better if people were able to register/login using their forum details so they dont have to register twice.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Gee

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Thank you
May 25, 2012 7:23AM PDT

Thanks Guys,

I have now decided against this anyway. Thank you for your responses though.

I dont suppose you know how iI can add a second rotating slide show to my page? it seems that when I try it gets confused.

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Your best bet would be
May 28, 2012 4:12AM PDT

to search for the name of the feature you used to create the first slide and append that you're looking to create a second slide. Maybe also check the Frontpage help files.

Without having the software installed on my computer, I can't provide a step by step on how to accomplish this via the user interface.

~Sovereign

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May 23, 2012 10:24PM PDT
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MS Frontpage
May 24, 2012 12:15AM PDT

Is definitely not the tool to do this with. While it is possible, it would be very difficult and time consuming. I doubt anyone would even take on a task like this, because it wouldn't be maintainable.

I suggest you look into Wordpress. The registration/login/comment ability comes built into Wordpress. In addition, I'm pretty sure there's going to be a way to integrate forum authentication, but you will most likely need to contract this out to a developer. In terms of getting up and running with Wordpress, that isn't too difficult and will definitely be a better solution in the long run.

You may want to look at this thread. It talks in a little bit more detail on how to get something like this started: http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6616_102-561977/who-is-the-best-low-priced-webhost-company-in-2012

~Sovereign