On the nvie.co.uk you will find information on web applications and programming options. Static html websites can be updated and developed to become more useful to customers and business partners. Content Management Systems or CMS allow rapid product and price updates using the IE browser on any PC. We can set up your CMS to enable as many Contributors as you need, in different locations, to log on (with username and password). Contributions and updates to such items as News, technical data, prices etc can be made to your website content quickly and efficiently, as and when you require it.

Discover more about what options are available to make your website the way you want it.

There are examples of Flash web animation, plus technical info and FAQs.

Find out about Search Engines and how they work, Copyright and Internet Law and more.

Orangebox Web projects are published to nvie.co.uk during construction stages for review and testing prior to final Domain Hosting publication. See development sites.

We can develop any website to make it more useful and save your business time and money. Standard html websites can be elevated to new heights with additional features and facilities.

New and exisitng websites can be fully customised to suit your requirements. As well as providing the programming skills, the Orangebox team have the creative talent necessary to produce frontend graphics that will promote your corporate image and product branding with great effect.

Your site may benefit from fresh, new graphics, additional content, a reorganisation of content, professional copywriting, provision of expert programming . . . whatever the demands, we are always pleased to discuss new projects.

We can advise you on how to improve your site with the addition of web applications such as a Content Management System with database generated pages and search facility.

Contact us for a FREE Estimate regarding development of your website.

Features can be added to a site with web applications and custom script. To develop a website for greater 'interactivity' or to set up 'actions', back-end programming and editing source code may be required. Code such as Javascript, ASP and PSP is used in addition to existing html script. Server side 'actions' may need to be set up and web applications (such as MySQL) may also be required.

Custom script is used with applications such as MySQL to generate pages from a database. We work with the source code, HTML, ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, MySQL to customise web pages and applications.

Script editing and custom script may be required to produce:
— Enquiry and order forms (Customer feedback form, Technical support form, Product info form etc)
— Javascript interactivity (Web animation, pop-ups, swap-image behaviour)
— Site search, database driven pages (Web application such as MySQL)

Customer Feedback, Enquiry and order forms
Forms which trigger a 'thank you' page and automatic email reply are a useful addition to any site. They can give you important feedback from your website and are a means of interaction with visitors. Initial contact is set up with the completion of a form, providing useful information. Sales leads and order processing can be speeded up using form mail. The results of the form mail can be set up so that it is sent automatically (as an email) to named recipients including the person who completed the form online.

Site Search
In order to set up a search facility, a database must first be produced. The database will have set search criteria and each search will bring up a listing based on the criteria selected. Script (such as ASP and PHP) is written to customise the 'site search' facility.

When a search is performed the information is generated on a page in the desired order, for the visitor to view. Dropdown menus are most commonly used to make a selection of criteria for a site search easy to perform. Another common method of searching is by typing in keywords or a known reference.

To get more out of a site, you may want to include secure areas for defined groups (employees, business partners, consortium members) with:

— Password protected areas where information is available to members of a group or individuals
— Web applications available for use by members of a group with special privileges
— Forums or chatrooms

The use of the internet for project collaboration and management is growing in importance. It provides another means for communication and interaction with customers and business partners and is an important part of doing business online today. What everyone loves about the internet is the availbility of information on products and services, that can be accessed at any time, by anyone with a connection.

Customer or Member login - for use on a site with a Forum, chatroom, members area or extranet
Registration and Login of customers or members allows is used to allow access to areas of a website. The information from registration can go into a database which may be used as a mailing list for News, Special offers etc.

By getting visitors to login before they visit restricted areas of the site, you are able to control and regulate access and use of specific areas. Restricted access may be set up for security reasons or as part of collecting revenue from your site (eg paid subscription to use site facilities).

Where a client would like to be able to add content and update their site easily, Orangebox provide a user-friendly Content Management System accessed through the Microsoft IE browser.

Our Content Management Systems allows you to take control of your website:

•  Add and update text and images
•  Produce database generated pages
•  Site Search
•  Site Statistics
•  Easy to use control panel
•  Access through Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser

Each contributor has secure logon with unique username and password to gain access to the control panel. It can be set up to allow just one contributor or multiple contributors to add content to the site. Site statistics are available as standard and they can be set up to provide information on vistor activity that you would find the most useful.

nvie - Bespoke Content Management System for Real Estate/Holiday Rental Property websites:

Orangebeach Properties - sales
Orangebeach Properties - rentals
French Property Centre

A fully customised Content Management System was a 'must' for the Spanish and French property websites above. Orangebox Design was commissioned to set up a system which was easy to use and would allow a large number of contributors to log on at any time. Each contributor has control over what they publish and this keeps the site fresh and up-to-date in the fast moving Real Estate and Holiday Rental markets. A contributor can log on at any time using their Internet Explorer browser to add or delete sales or rental properties. They can amend text information and upload photographs from their PC.

Our Content Management system used for the French property Centre website allows Estate agents to upload and update their properties by logging on with their username and password. There is a French version of the control panel for the French Estate Agents and these properties are displayed in French.

nvie - Bespoke Content Management System for Job Recruitment website:

Carter Law Legal Recruitment

Very effective use of the Content Management System is demonstrated on this Job Recruitment site. Vacancies can be uploaded, updated, editited and deleted quickly and easily through the control panel, accessed through the Microsoft IE browser. There is just one page to complete for the addition of each vacancy. Drop down menus have been used to speed up entering the data. From the list page generated by a search, the 'more details' link on each abreviated job description will automatically produce the page with the full job description and contact details.

The Job Search on the Carter Law index page is easy to use, with just 3 criteria to select before clicking on the 'SEARCH' button. There are up to 20 Vacancies generated on each list page.

Our Shopping Carts are set up to suit your needs and those of the online purchaser. Product selection is facilitated with product search and we customise the secure payment area you are using (your Merchant Account with a company such as World Pay).

Database driven pages are pulled up by a search of the site, items can be selected to go on a list and then the order is processed and payed for by credit or debit card in a secure environment using an eMerchant account.

— Database-driven pages and site search facility
— Catalogue
— Shopping cart
— Secure order and payment processing
— eMerchant accounts (available with our hosting packages) and backend programming to set up your site

Our Bespoke Forums have all the Management Facilities you need for maintenance/admin. Site Stats are supplied as standard. Logon to control Panel through Microsoft IE browser.

Note: Forums do require a certain amount of maintenance/admin to run them.

From £750 plus cost of any additional graphics, page templates etc (frontend)

Member login - for use on a site with a forum
Registration and Login of members allows participation in the forum. The information from registration can also provide you with a database of visitors to your site and this may be useful as a mailing list for News, Special offers etc.

Programming side (backend), including full set up.

Orangebox Bespoke Forums have all the Management Facilities you need for maintenance/admin. Site Stats are supplied as standard. Logon to control Panel through Microsoft IE browser.

Note: Chatrooms require very little maintenance/admin.

From £1,010 plus cost of any additional graphics, page templates etc (frontend)

Member login - for use on a site with a chatroom
Registration and Login of members allows participation in the chatroom. The information from registration can also provide you with a database of visitors to your site and this may be useful as a mailing list for News, Special offers etc.

Add some fun and interest to your website with an original uniquely styled game!

Game development can take up to 2 months to develop beacause of the time involved to produce the Flash web animation and graphics. Note: Prices do not include initial design stages ie story boards, branding and visualisation.

Single Player - From £1,560 - £1,950

Multi-player, where each visitor can play the others - From £3,500

Website Programming - additional features, interactivity or facilities
nvie programming services can provide you with whatever that 'extra' might be to make your site special.