The last few days I’ve had a break from working on Sokial; had to get some other things sorted first. But prior to that I really dug in to the core of the code and have made quite a few changes to how I originally planned it. The code is now ‘module’ based if you like; meaning that every (well most) feature/element of the sites functionality can be enabled/disabled as required. Doing this means I have much more control over the code so if there are ever any problems (I’m sure there will be a few bugs) I can get it sorted as quick as possible. The new code also makes use of a nice templating system to output everything to the browser so the design could in theory be changed in a matter of days (if I worked in it full on) without any real hassle.

I’m also going to be implementing some pretty advanced customization options for the users profile. Again I’m not giving too much away right now but they are pretty cool.

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As I explained in a previous post I am currently developing Sokial into a social based web site. One of its features, just like almost every other social based site is that the sites users will be able to have profiles. These profiles will be able to be customized in a wide number of ways, one of which is its colour (background, links, text, etc.).

Right now I am unsure about one particular thing with regards to customization. If a user was to customize their profiles colours, for example if he/she changed their background to black, should every page then show a black background for that user? Or should it be just the public profile page? Or perhaps it should only be the profile page and its related pages.

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I have just uploaded a temporary message onto Sokial while I continue to work on it. Originally Sokial was a general forum community however due to inactivity as well as my interest in developing the site further, I have made plans for the site and am currently putting them into action.

Over the past month or so I have been working on it. I’m not giving away too much information right now on exactly what the site will contain however as you probably have already guessed it will be a social based site. There is still a lot of work to be done right now so don’t expect the site to be live anytime before mid September.

As for those of you who are interested in the project you are welcome to enter your email address on the Sokial front page. By adding your address I will keep you up to date with any important news regarding the project. You may also be chosen as a beta tester prior to the sites launch so you could be one of the first people to use it live.

If you have any comments or suggestions don’t hesitate to let me know.