Multiple User Account Types and Ning Possibilities
Hey everyone,
I have a cliet with an RFP for a social networking site. He wants three user account types. One is the admin to control the network. The other two are just regular users, except they behave slightly differently and have different names -- the idea is the network one type of regular user with another regular user. So here is what I need to know before I drop a quote and select Ning as my platform versus coding from scratch.
1. Does Ning allow me or can I "hack" it for multiple user account types?
2. By paying, is it possible to have my own domain with zero links, ads, or references to "Ning"?
3. Can I use CSS/jQuery etc of my own to completely redefine the look and feel of the created network?
4. Can I use PHP 5?, and upload any type of module/class/procedure that I want?
5. Are there any limitations that I should be concerned about?
I know that these are a lot of questions but if someone can briefly answer them I would be very obliged.
I have a cliet with an RFP for a social networking site. He wants three user account types. One is the admin to control the network. The other two are just regular users, except they behave slightly differently and have different names -- the idea is the network one type of regular user with another regular user. So here is what I need to know before I drop a quote and select Ning as my platform versus coding from scratch.
1. Does Ning allow me or can I "hack" it for multiple user account types?
2. By paying, is it possible to have my own domain with zero links, ads, or references to "Ning"?
3. Can I use CSS/jQuery etc of my own to completely redefine the look and feel of the created network?
4. Can I use PHP 5?, and upload any type of module/class/procedure that I want?
5. Are there any limitations that I should be concerned about?
I know that these are a lot of questions but if someone can briefly answer them I would be very obliged.
Tags: accounts, css, jquery, multiple, php, user
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Permalink Reply by Buteo on -
Hi Edward,
My idea to question No. 1:
You could modify the Model file of user, what would change the main system
or
you create for every member a content, which contains userID and his/her 'rank'.
To No. 3:
I don't know why it shouldn't work, if you used JavaScript to change the display. Also there are display themes (like in My Page) you could try to manipulate and use per code.
Bye,
Buteo
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