On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:08:24 -0700
Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz> dijo:
>Check out Plone (plone.org) as well. it is a secure and powerful cms,
>with a large and helpful community.
Thanks for all the suggestions from everyone.
* Plone would take me several months of study to learn
how to use it. Bear in mind that I don't even know what
"HTML" stands for.
* I created a free Wordpress page, but it appears
designed for blogs. A blog is not what I need.
While poking around some of my ideas for the site are starting to gel.
Here is what I want:
A site where people must sign up with e-mail validation. This is pretty
standard for web sites these days.
Upon signing up they automatically get 10 "site credits." These can be
used like money to buy things that people have posted on the site. When
a user posts an item on the site the user states how many site credits
he wants for it, and if someone pays him this amount the poster is then
required to ship the item to the "buyer" at the poster's expense. You
can get more site credits by posting things of your own that you no
longer need so that others can benefit from them. The idea is that a
new user can get one item free, but in order to buy more things the user
has to reciprocate by posting things for others to "buy."
To post an item you must fill out an information sheet, which will
include a required photo, location, etc. The purpose is to ensure that
posters include adequate information. Postings automatically expire in
seven days, or immediately when someone "buys" it.
All communication is via the users' e-mail addresses.
Note that no money changes hands on the site. Nothing is for sale. All
site credits are in the user profile. There is no need for shopping
carts, PayPal, credit cards, etc.
Initially I will have to administer the site to remove inappropriate
postings and ban users who fail to follow the rules. Ultimately I will
find a trusted user or two to share the duties.
I doubt I will have more than a couple hundred users or more than a few
dozen site visits per day.
I don't think I need to worry about spam because no one can post
anything except registered users, and they must do so by filling out
the template. As for security, the main issues are the user accounts and
the database of listings. I could imagine a hacker setting up a user
account, then hacking the site to give himself lots of free site
credits, but all he could do with them is "buy" used sleep apnea parts.
There is no money here. The best security is not to be an attractive
target in the first place.
I'm sure I'll think of more things as I proceed, but that's the basic
framework for what I have in mind.
Joker, Gandi and GoDaddy look like possibilities for getting the domain
and hosting for a nominal amount. But I still need something
pointy-clicky that I can use to create the content.
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