New template for my site

[martini55]

I decided to give my site a bit of a revamp, with the aim being to make it look more professional. I would appreciate any feedback or constructive criticisms. Many thanks

Find Horses to Loan or Horses for Share in the UK and Ireland

[sitewonders]

Looks good mate.

I run www.horsetalkforums.co.uk - Nice to see a fellow horsey person!

Gary

[Mike-N-Tosh]

I think the overall look and feel of your new design is very good.

A few suggestions that I have all revolve around the same thing which is padding and alignment.

You might want to consider adding a little bit of padding from the very top for your top nav. Also consider adding a matching padding that you have for your left column menus for your Google ads. Lastly, consider padding below your copyright at the very bottom as well as aligning it to the center of the page instead of to the center of the content portion.

One last suggestion and I'm not trying to peddle my wares, however it seems like a logical feature to go with sharing and renting in such a large area that you consider using the Postal Codes (UK) Module to allow your visitors to find listings within a given radius of their postal code.

[martini55]

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. The postal code module sounds fab actually, can you use in in the search instead of "city"? I really do not like how the "city" field works in the search so would be good if I could change it to postal codes.

[Mike-N-Tosh]

Originally Posted by martini55

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. The postal code module sounds fab actually, can you use in in the search instead of "city"? I really do not like how the "city" field works in the search so would be good if I could change it to postal codes.

The Postal Codes Module does not replace any search fields, it adds two fields to your search template. A text field for the visitor to enter their postal code and a drop down menu field to select the distance (in KM) to find listing within that distance.

* Please be advised that the Postal Codes UK version is unique in the fact that it uses the Outer Postal Code only. The UK postal code system is unique in the fact that it has two separate postal codes, outer and inner. The inner is not used as it wouldn't have any affect on calculating distances anyway as it defines an area that is usually within 12 meters or less. Most times within the same building.

You can set the city field to not be enabled for search in the administration settings of 68 Classifieds. (Settings/Settings/Search Settings)