Jonathan_Bathrough
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Hello everyone,
I am designing a website that serves residents of about 15 different cities. Each city has its own community united under a common idea within a larger site-wide community. The forum will cover similar activities across these cities, with identical sections for each city. Additionally, there will be sections like a marketplace where city affiliation is irrelevant.
I would appreciate advice on the best way to structure the forum nodes. Should I create a separate node for each city with duplicate sections inside each node? Or should I create nodes with sections first and then subdivide them by city within those sections? Also, how can I make the forum easy to use so users don’t have to scroll through a long list of nodes? Is it possible to detect a user’s city by IP and show them their city’s content first, while still allowing switching between cities?
Separately, I want the site to function as a small multi-merchant marketplace where event organizers from each city can sell tickets directly on the site, with payments going straight to their own bank accounts. In other words, I want sellers to manage their own sales and payments independently, without funds passing through my accounts.
How can I integrate vendor dashboards, payment gateways, and city-based content segmentation effectively?
Any insights, experiences, or technical recommendations on structuring the forum and implementing a multi-merchant marketplace would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
I am designing a website that serves residents of about 15 different cities. Each city has its own community united under a common idea within a larger site-wide community. The forum will cover similar activities across these cities, with identical sections for each city. Additionally, there will be sections like a marketplace where city affiliation is irrelevant.
I would appreciate advice on the best way to structure the forum nodes. Should I create a separate node for each city with duplicate sections inside each node? Or should I create nodes with sections first and then subdivide them by city within those sections? Also, how can I make the forum easy to use so users don’t have to scroll through a long list of nodes? Is it possible to detect a user’s city by IP and show them their city’s content first, while still allowing switching between cities?
Separately, I want the site to function as a small multi-merchant marketplace where event organizers from each city can sell tickets directly on the site, with payments going straight to their own bank accounts. In other words, I want sellers to manage their own sales and payments independently, without funds passing through my accounts.
How can I integrate vendor dashboards, payment gateways, and city-based content segmentation effectively?
Any insights, experiences, or technical recommendations on structuring the forum and implementing a multi-merchant marketplace would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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