I want help with creating a custom page

[xmimiona]

My forum: wlri.boards.net

I'm trying to create a game-related database, like the new weekly equipments/weapons that get released in the game. I want to add them all to my website like so: (this is from http://www.wlodb.com)


I want to have the "Image+Name" column and a "description" column and a "Creator" column.
Without the top "simple search" box. I also want a "Add an item" button, anyone who clicks the button gets to add the image+name+description for an item that is newly released in the game. What i want is very simple and i hope someone helps me code it.

In my forum, i have the "Database" category with 4 boards under it. I want the explained above to show up in these 4 boards basically. THATS IT.

So all gameplayers can go on those boards and add new items there so we can have a database for our little game. Thanks to anyone who helps.

[JD]

There are some way more advanced coders than me in this place who might be able to build a plugin to do something like this but that's a lot of work so I'm going to take a stab at this for you, using current proboards features...

I don't think the above is as simple as you think it is. In terms of making a custom page with a table of contents like this, that's simple enough - just HTML tabling. And you can direct someone to this page via your four boards. But it would mean you have to update everything. You could maybe have a link that gets users to message you with new items so you know when to add them but you would need to do all the adding work.

Alternatively, the way I would probably do this to make it work is have the page you're describing be a thread page not a custom page. You can create a custom thread layout with the table laid out like that and then use a plugin like this for members to fill in and post their own to the list. This will, however, mean that the list remains in the order the items were posted - you could rig the post search to make the list searchable, but you wouldn't be able to reorder them in any way.

Alternatively (and this one is a little hinky) you could have members make a new account when they want to make a new item. You can member group all the accounts that are items instead of people and then use the member list as a searchable database of that member group.

Not knowing how your site is being used/what it's purpose is, I'm not sure which of these would be your better option. Personally I would punt for number 2. Or you can wait and see if someone is around to design a database plugin of some kind to help you out with this.