Talk Rock Music

Davyc

Davyc

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Just opened today 22nd April 2024 is Talk Rock Music (previously Rock Machine and Rock Reaction).

Talk Rock Music

A place for all rock music fans who love good music and like to headbang a bit.
talkrockmusic.com talkrockmusic.com

There has been a major revamp ahead of XF 2.3 and ultimately XF 3.0 there are now five sections; Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock and Hangouts. The first four are dedicated to albums in those categories, the last 'Hangouts' is where members can interact, and now they can vote on what they think are the best albums and best guitarists, with more 'best of' to come later.

If you love rock music, then this is the place to be, where you can meet up with fellow rockers and talk about everything you like best about the genre.

The site currently uses XF 2.2.15

@Ozzy47 add-ons as follows:

Post Comments
Save Thread Filters
Sequential Stickies
Music Thread Starter
Thread Type Vote Competition

There are also two other add-ons:

s9e/Media Sites
Thread Alphabetical Pagination

There are also a whole load of template modifications and extra.less entries to give the site its unique look.

This is a major update to previous versions and I hope that you all enjoy site.
 
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Davyc said:
The front page is a XF Page with it's own HTML code, images and CSS files
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As a guest on first view, the default xenForo notice at the top and the cookie notice at the bottom blocks most of this out.

If you're open to suggestions:
  • I usually edit the cookie notice to make it one line instead of two, so it does not take up much screen space.
  • I'd also look into a way to disable the xenForo notice for the front page.
Otherwise, looking good (y)
 
M@rc said:
If you're open to suggestions:
  • I usually edit the cookie notice to make it one line instead of two, so it does not take up much screen space.
  • I'd also look into a way to disable the xenForo notice for the front page.
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Thanks for taking the time to have a look and make some important valid suggestions. Edits now done to make cookies message one line and to reduce the size of the guest notice; that latter is something I never noticed being logged in all of the time lol.

Many thanks again.
 
Dixie McCall said:
Wow! Your forum looks great! Excellent graphics and layout IMHO. Nice job!
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Thank you for your kind words, I enjoy messing with layouts to see what can be squeezed out of the tube lol. I'm not done yet, as there are a few items still on my 'to do' list that I want to see if they are possible :)
 
Davyc said:
Site has had a makeover to generate a more relaxed mode of viewing - tidied up some CSS and made adjustments for mobile so it's all beginning to take shape. I'm considering adding a gallery to the site, but have yet to make a decision on this.

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Looks good as it is IMO, but if you already have the licence, then why not? :D

I just added a few albums and the whole process was very painless.
 
Lee said:
Looks good as it is IMO, but if you already have the licence, then why not?
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I wanted the mood to reflect the music genre - I quite liked the light theme, but this one from @Ehren 'Uniform Dark' is a real pleasure to work with. I've used it on my Movie site (have two licences for both XF and Uniform Dark before anyone asks lol) with a similar feel though the colors are a little different. The Gallery I'm considering is to allow people to add photos of bands and artists; I'm also thinking this would be a good use of @Bob Showcase addon which I have a licence for. Still thinking about this. There's also something happening in the background which is a secret until it's done - something a little different :)
 
Site has had a major update see the first post.

Look forward to seeing all you rock fans over there and engaging in the music you love :)

BTW: if you are a registered Spotify user, you can listen to the majority of the albums on-site by visiting an album, scroll down to the second post and there will be a playlist. If you're not a Spotify user you can listen to previews.
 
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The site has had a major makeover (see first post, and others below for new images). New name too, as part of my new 'Talk' series of sites. Have a look, register and interact if rock music is your thing, everyone is welcome. No adverts, no subscriptions, just rock music for rock music fans.

Enjoy, hope you like the new look and new features.

This is a screenshot of one of the sections 'Classic Rock'

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