However, unlike many trades (painting cars springs to mind) if you buy a cheap website, it should work and appear cheap – it should simply have less features than the next package up.

We offer websites for £250 + vat – its our lowest priced package, and we basically ask the customer to supply content, images, a logo and some colour choices, and we take care of the rest.

So far we have done two of these sites for different customers and they have both been happy with the websites first time – so much so one has ordered another straight away.

Every website we do uses the wordrpess framework, and is totally scalable – so if these guys want to upgrade at a later date they can, and keep their existing content and page structure in place therefore retainninig all search engine entries

If your after basic low cost web site design then give us a call on 01623 650 333 or send us an email

Thanks to Mansfield District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and The Big Lottery Fund Mansfield has finally been granted to have its own Skate Park which is now known as the Mansfield Skate Plaza.

and of course….. we just had to provide them with a state of the art web design content management system to give things a little kick. The guys and girls who use the plaza are over the moon and use it on a regular basis…

For more information about Mansfield’s new skate park please visit http://www.mansfieldskateplaza.co.uk or to find out more about Web Design Mansfield please do not hesitate to give our office a call…

I cant fault them for the features it offers, its a fantastic bit of kit – but when it actually comes to the shortcodes to get it to display stuff – NextGEN fail big time.

So i google it every time, sometimes finding what i want – but most of the time having to piece it together from examples people have p=ut on forums.

Today, i found a blog that lists many of the Shortcodes – so i thought i’d repeat them so they are easier for people to find! – Thanks InfoPint!

List of Short Codes for NextGEN Gallery

Short codes are the piece of text which you add along with you text on your blog post or sidebars. Short codes can also be added inside the theme templates.

For a slideshow :[ slideshow id=x w=width h=height ]
For a album : [ album id=x template=extend] or [ album id=x template=compact ]
For a gallery : [  nggallery id=x ]
For a single picture : [ singlepic id=x w=width h=height mode=web20|watermark float=left|right ]
For a image browser : [ imagebrowse r id=x ]
To show image sorted by tags :[ nggtags gallery=mytag,wordpress,...  ]
To show tag albums : [ nggtags album=mytag,wordpress,...  ]

Create Special Effects using Short Codes  in the template files

Short codes can be called from any theme template files, using  do_shortcode template tag   from the template files. Here are some examples

<?php echo do_shortcode(’[ slideshow id=2 ]); ?>

You can use this technique to create special flash headers with rotating images or create a showcase effect like here www.StyleHaute.com

Display Gallery view

http://nextgen-gallery.com/templates/galleryview/

[ nggallery id=1 template=galleryview images=0 ]

Useful Links for NextGEN Gallery

http://nextgen-gallery.com/custom-fields/

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/294912

http://dpotter.net/Technical/2008/05/nextgen-gallery-review-displaying-images/

http://www.visser.com.au/blog/list-of-wordpress-plugins-addons-for-nextgen-gallery/

http://speckyboy.com/2008/10/23/10-powerful-shoppingecommerce-plugin-solutions-for-wordpress/

http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/css-decorative-gallery/

If you can think of any more shortcodes – or if NextGEN include any more in future releases then please comment.

Firstly, take a look at where the company are based. Do they have an office that you can visit?

Secondly, if they do Web Design, what does their site look like and most importantly do they have a portfolio with their most recent job on?

Most web design companies in Nottinghamshire also offer a service called Search Engine Optimisation which is the process of making your website rank naturally in the search engines and depending upon the skills the company has determines how good their SEO results are. Take a look on Google.co.uk typing in what they do and the area they are based within. For example if the company is based in Mansfield then search for “Web Design Mansfield”. If they are on page one then you can tell from that alone that they do actually have the capabilities and can offer you a good search engine optimisation service. This is not always crucial but it is a good indication that the company in question knows what they are doing.

Ask for a list of their previous jobs and even ask if they do not mind you calling a few of their existing web design clients to get some testimonials. Every web design company should have a number of long standing clients and companies whom they have done work for in the past and be glad for you to call them for some feedback. As many say, you are only as good as your last job!!!

When you have spoken to a number of Nottingham web design companies and obtained several quotes its time to compare them all. As a web design company in Mansfield and Nottingham we prefer to use WordPress for content management and Cubecart for eCommerce. Other companies who offer website design may use other platforms such as Joomla/Mambo, Easy CMS and phpNuke for content management and Actinic, CS Cart, Magento or X Cart. All platforms have their own strengths and weaknesses and all web design companies specialise in what they think is the best platform to use. Be sure to look into what platforms they intend to use and do your research to ensure that its the right option for your website.

We are not the only web design company in Nottingham, nor are we the cheapest nor the most expensive however, the quality of our work is second to none and the results we achieve for our clients are very rewarding to them.

If you would like a quote for a new web site design or would like to discuss the design of a website please do give us a call on 01158 801 083.

To find out more about WordPress Web Design and how you can sell products through a WordPress website please give us a call on 01623 650333.

Framework has a number of benefits for both business and the web developer and comes with full support. For more information on Framework please visit http://www.dijitul.co.uk/products/wordpress-themes/framework/

We are just testing a few more things and making some changes to the script and all should work like a well oiled machine..

WordPress is also very search engine friendly, we have a number of page one websites purely just from using WordPress as the platform…

If you are looking for a new website which is easy for you and your staff to use then we would strongly recommend wordpress. Give us a call today to find out more..

Despite having to give a plastic dummy the breath of life we had a good laugh and now know how to apply plasters to our overworked typing fingers..

Oh and I forgot to mention that we also used WordPress to build them a search engine friendly website which happens to be Number ONE on Google for its chosen terms…