Website Updates
I've successfully pulled every website page out of the Invision Power Board CMS that I can:
http://www.leadwerks.com/graphics
http://www.leadwerks.com/editor
http://www.leadwerks.com/programming
http://www.leadwerks.com/features
http://www.leadwerks.com/steamos
http://www.leadwerks.com/gamelauncher
http://www.leadwerks.com/workshop
http://www.leadwerks.com/gallery
http://www.leadwerks.com/videos
http://www.leadwerks.com/games
http://www.leadwerks.com/company
http://www.leadwerks.com/contact
http://www.leadwerks.com/termsofuse
http://www.leadwerks.com/privacy
http://www.leadwerks.com/cookies
These pages load independently from any of the community software files, so the website and community can be updated separately.
I've taken the web design as far as I can, which is better than most designers would do, but not as good as I want. The website really needs to sell the software. Now I am looking for a high-quality redesign, which I expect to cost a fair amount of money. I'm primarily looking at design firms in the SF bay area who have experience making AAA game websites.
The community software will be updated to the latest version, which breaks our skin and other customizations. A new skin will be designed that will be similar but not identical to our current look.
At one time, I tried to use IPB for everything, including commerce, a gallery, and downloads, but I don't think a CMS can be very good at all things. We're only using IPB at this point for the forum, blogs, and a few custom databases and pages. Steam is working well for screenshots, videos, and downloads (Workshop), and I use custom PHP scripts to retrieve and display that information.
The beta branch of the editor has the Workshop home page set to the new location and everything should work without a hitch.
The documentation is also being separated out into a different system that is better suited for that purpose, but that will take more time.
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