By jamesmcd on

I have plans to create a directory website where members of certain trades can register their details for a small fee.

I need a basic homepage with a search system and/or titles for different categories..

Does anyone with experience in developing one of these have any pointers? Modules etc?

Many thanks

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vm commented

cck.module to create your content type
views.module to create your lists
taxonomy.module (part of core) to ogranise and tag your content

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silverwing commented

a content type or cck with views and a paypal/ecommerce system (I think there's a pay-per-node module. Use the built-in taxonomy for the categories.

~silverwing

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jamesmcd commented

Thank to both... will the taxonomy module enable me to have a home page with categories listed?

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silverwing commented

using taxonomies with views can get you blocks that you can use in front-page regions you make.

Making the front page can be as simple as making a page-front.tpl.php file with the regions (and style) or you can (probably) use the panels module. (I've never used it.)

~silverwing - play around with views and see all that it's capable of!

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konkanorg commented

Have you been able to create such site? If yes, could you let me know learning from your exercise? How did you went about it?

Thanks and appreciate your response.