We are looking for a developer to build a joomla-based website.
1. This portal will comprise a news/discussion forum and a social networking sections.
2. The forum section will be modelled after nairaland.com (can be built from joomla chronoforum) while the social networking section will comprise basic features from facebook e.g. timeline, messaging, photo/video uploads, etc.
3. Likes, dislikes and shares will be included in all sections. The likes will be programmed to count towards money points that are paid out to the user.
4. New ideas will be welcomed.
5. Programming knowledge is necessary.

Further details will be given to you when hired.

Software Frameworks that will be used: Joomla!
One-time Project: Install/Integrate Software
Programming Languages Required: PHP XHTML
Project Stage: I have specifications
Other Skills: CSS MySQL Administration Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
(Mail your application to okonri[a]yahoo.com)

For a joomla website, you want a website modelled after Nairaland. That's a little confusing.

Yes. First step would be to install joomla; then use extensions to create forums and other features, and/or use programming to tweak the joomla framework. I am no expert though, that's why we need someone with good programming skills in addition to joomla knowledge.

iamayodeji:
For a joomla website, you want a website modelled after Nairaland. That's a little confusing.

1. This portal will comprise a news/discussion forum and a social networking sections.
2. The forum section will be modelled after nairaland.com (can be built from joomla chronoforum) while the social networking section will comprise basic features from facebook e.g. timeline, messaging, photo/video uploads, etc.
3. Likes, dislikes and shares will be included in all sections. The likes will be programmed to count towards money points that are paid out to the user.

Why do you want to tie yourself down with Joomla in the first place ? Your specification states a system that requires a lot of structure much of which will be easier implemented from ground to top. Furthermore, you project sounds like a system that if successful will be adding a lot of feature set in the future, why not starting at fresh ?

PS: I'm not interested in the project, I'm just curious as to why you would want to put yourself in such a tight corner (from my own point of view), please enlighten me. **Maybe there something about joomla that I'm missing**

and/or use programming to tweak the joomla framework

How do you plan to cope with joomla updates after tweaking the framework from it's core ?

okonri:
Yes. First step would be to install joomla; then use extensions to create forums and other features, and/or use programming to tweak the joomla framework. I am no expert though, that's why we need someone with good programming skills in addition to joomla knowledge.

You might want to modify your advert to something simple and straight forward.
Find someone who is very good in a web programming language (php or asp). Let him develop your site from scratch. you are only complicating things with that joomla of a thing. Nairaland was built from scratch, no CMS.

Thanks for your questions @Kudaisi. We will look into the possibilities you suggested when we hire a developer.

kudaisi:
Why do you want to tie yourself down with Joomla in the first place ? Your specification states a system that requires a lot of structure much of which will be easier implemented from ground to top. Furthermore, you project sounds like a system that if successful will be adding a lot of feature set in the future, why not starting at fresh ?

PS: I'm not interested in the project, I'm just curious as to why you would want to put yourself in such a tight corner (from my own point of view), please enlighten me. **Maybe there something about joomla that I'm missing**


How do you plan to cope with joomla updates after tweaking the framework from it's core ?

Thank you.

4. New ideas will be welcomed.

iamayodeji:


You might want to modify your advert to something simple and straight forward.
Find someone who is very good in a web programming language (php or asp). Let him develop your site from scratch. you are only complicating things with that joomla of a thing. Nairaland was built from scratch, no CMS.

You can pm me or Whatsapp on 07033304280. Cheers.

okonri:
We are looking for a developer to build a joomla-based website.
1. This portal will comprise a news/discussion forum and a social networking sections.
2. The forum section will be modelled after nairaland.com (can be built from joomla chronoforum) while the social networking section will comprise basic features from facebook e.g. timeline, messaging, photo/video uploads, etc.
3. Likes, dislikes and shares will be included in all sections. The likes will be programmed to count towards money points that are paid out to the user.
4. New ideas will be welcomed.
5. Programming knowledge is necessary.

Further details will be given to you when hired.

Software Frameworks that will be used: Joomla!
One-time Project: Install/Integrate Software


Programming Languages Required: PHP XHTML
Project Stage: I have specifications
Other Skills: CSS MySQL Administration Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
(Mail your application to okonri[a]yahoo.com)

Like the others have suggested, it'd be better off if you built the system from scratch, because a careful observation of your requirements reveals a system that may need more functionality built in as time elapses. Also, I think limiting the technology of choice to joomla/php/mysql may not cut it.

Anyways, I'm based in Lagos, and use ASP.NET C#. You can reach me on either of these numbers:

08068138601, 08183200321

God bless...

I'm based in delta state, I'm a programmer, an sql expert and a graphics designer.

Reach me here 08035204317 and pin:3350C413

As my colleague here stated,I would advice u build the site afresh,which I can do tht for u...am an application developer,database developer,web desig n developer ,n a programmer.reach me on 08066534036,07050697646.thank u.