Bright Gift Website With advanced PHP please review

[jackyboy]

Please review my php ecommerce gift shop website . All constructive critisim welcome. Please if u dont like some thing try to not just say what you dont like but how you suggest it be improved.

Thanks for your help guys
:cool:
My Site : www.secret-treats.com (http://www.secret-treats.com)

[AnotherDesigner]

I don't have time for a full review right now as I'm heading off to bed, but a few things I've picked up....

The boxes on the left that "open" up... If I hover over the box, the box opens - but no text explaining what the link is for. I need to move further up the page for that - but I discovered that by accident. A 'new' user probably wouldn't know what to do... so best get that alignment fixed?

I can't read the navigation or "login" area navigation very well... because it's images, I can't increase the font size, so basically I'm stuck...
Also, all of your navigation links are images - what do I do if I have images turned off? You need to include some text links, or users with images turned off won't be able to get past the first page.


Other than those points highlighted above, the site looks attractive and appealing... I notice you went for the Thornton's chocolate's colour scheme? Although I haven't delved deeper into the site other than the homepage, I sure hope you have some chocolates available for the gift boxes! :)

[jackyboy]

thanks for your suggestions ... ill fix the links on the left tomorrow ... check my associated help topic in the css forum hehe.

Yes i agree some links on the top submenu and login need to be changed to text.

keep the comments comming guys :) What Do You Think?

[jackyboy]

Please guys dont just read and pass by !!! i need more suggestions .

Even if your not a pro just post what you think and any suggestions you have .

Appreciate the help thx guys

Jack

[KDLA]

Your coding has quite a few errors: http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.secret-treats.com%2F

The shop information displayed at the top of the Premade page looks odd: the page information is in the shape of one of the box heading, which is odd in that there's no box to "complete" the look. I suggest using a standard text-based breadcrumb, instead of your current styling.

It seems quite image-heavy to me. If the pages were simplified a little, such as streamlining the white area a bit, that would appeal to me more.

The overall appearance is OK. It looks a little too much like something for Valentine's Day, or at least "personal" gifts. I'm not sure how this will appeal to the male or corporate population.

Good Luck -
KDLA

[AnotherDesigner]

KDLA, I think the idea is that the male population go on the site to purchase gifts for the lady in their lives...
I'd be tempted to do just that... but then maybe I'm a big softee at heart! ;)

[jackyboy]

Well i knotice ur a girl...

Im a guy and i designed this site for guys basically buying for their mothers and partners.

Its more about buying something that is gonna make your girl happy...

Its intresting you would say that given your a girl . So u think women will like the site and not men ?

Please post comments

Cheers Jack

[KDLA]

Yeah, I think women will like it, just based on the fact that it sells chocolate. :D

[AnotherDesigner]

Its more about buying something that is gonna make your girl happy...



Got any poison on there? ;) (joking by the way!)

[jackyboy]

very funny ! a possible new category ?

please keep the comments comming people dont just go by write what u think .

[fmiles]

There's a little too much movement on the homepage. If I was the designer, I'd make the page completely unanimated. It would give the website a different kind of feel, but still.

Is there just too much stuff in the top part of the page? It looks a bit sloppy and busy. Country flags, phone numbers, random script text, picture of a gift package, login stuff, color gradients, question marks, more images...

I was gonna say that the pink backgrounds on the homepage and the product pages don't match with the color scheme, but on the other hand, they stand out nicely with a different color.

The color scheme in overall is very monotonous — there's just brown, brown, brown and brown. Not even pure black or white. A little variety to the colors would add more interest and appeal.

[jackyboy]

OK i changed the top made the login and currency options text
and removed the phone number

better ?

please comment

[jackyboy]

please guys i changed the workings of the unique shopping cart system ...

please more comments :) especially on useability!

thanks in advance jack

[jackyboy]

OK through all your comments the gift shop system has been TOTALLY UPDATED Please comment on the current system ...
IS IT Useable????
Do you get the idea easily?

Thanks in advance Jack

[meinsla]

Not bad, I like it but there are a couple minor things that could be improved and would help immensely. Mainly, I would suggest changing your fonts, in my opinion it just looks tacky. Also your font colors in some cases don't fit with the theme of the site. And just as a suggestion, it would be cool to see a title or description when hovering over a present image. It's pretty cool overall though.

Your coding has quite a few errors...
No it doesn't, it just doesn't comply with W3 standards, and neither does about a trillion other websites.