Social Microblog Site
We are looking for a highly experienced coder to complete the following project.
We need the site to be a hybrid, similar but different to certain aspects of micro blogging, journal sharing, shout outs, news, forum, writing and community type sites.
Description:
We want someone who can build us a php script with full mysql database with its own installer for use with the installation process and we want it based on similar features that Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal and Digg type sites offer.
The similarities/differences and/or additions and needs of our site are as follows:
1 – We want a clean and simple tabbed type interface that is easy for users to navigate.
2 – When users click on the log-in tab we want it to go to a nice secure static log-in page with an optional check mark box to allow users to stay signed in permanently if they so desire.
3 – We also want the ability for a log-out function to show up after a successful log-in.
4 – We want the site to be clean and secure.
5 – We want our users to be able to make short 200 character limited type posts with a simple small basic text editor like the one implemented on “Twitter” but also have the ability to post longer entries in separate sections at around 2000 characters for an online
diary and 5000 characters for a writers section.
6 – We need within the header, links to ABOUT US, FAQ, News, LOG-IN, and FORUMS all with their own static pages.
7 – We need the footer to include “copyright, terms and conditions, privacy policy and contact us” all which need to have links to their own nicely designed static pages.
8 – We want google translations integrated on the main page using a drop down type menu.
9 – We want a different section for writers to post their articles and short stories.
10 – On the main page the tabs should be from left to right as follows Recent, Popular, Life Log, Writers, and Corporate.
11 – We need the main site to have a small sidebar that includes the current time and date, a navigation button to the members area and a custom box for sponsors that can be turned on or off within the admin panel.
12 – Every section should have 15 entries per page listed.
13 – All posts should allow hyperlinks.
14 – We need an option in the members/profile area to allow the user to print out their diary entries or entries from the writing section, the printing should be allowed for individual posts as well as allowing them to print all their entries.
15 – Every entry that ever occurs should be cached so that people can search all public entries ever made in any section.
16 – We need the text editor for the articles, diary and short 200 character post sections to be simple similar to what Twitter uses.
17 – A person should be able to click on the users avatars that is listed beside the posts which will take them to that particular users profile page, if that particular user has made his/her profile private then it needs to go to a nicely designed static page stating that this user has made his or her profile private and that you may contact this user by private message with the appropriate link listed to send the message.
18 – Each users profile page should include the following editable areas: avatar, hobbies, aim, yahoo, msn and icq messenger names, password, about me and public or private option sections.
19 – All entries made on the site needs to have a publicly visible time/date stamp.
20 – Areas of the members/profile page that cannot be modified is to be real name, username, location, email and birth date.
21 – All users posts should include their avatar/picture on the left side and underneath the avatar needs to be how many followers are currently subscribed to their posts.
22 – We want the writers and corporate sections to have a text editor that has all the functionality of the one used at livejournal.com.
23 – We want a section for corporate profiles.
24 – We want a small pm button to show up beside the posts so people reading these posts can private message the poster.
25 – All of users content, location and profiles need to have the ability to be made private by them in the members section.
26 – All corporate submissions should not automatically show up they must be verified in the admin panel after they are verified as a legitimate company.
27 – In the corporate section the company’s need to have the ability to upload a logo and to give a short description of their company, so when the people go to the corporate tab on the front page an alphabetical list of the corporations will be listed and then they can click on the logo of their choice to see that particular company’s static profile page.
28 – We want our users to be able to submit their entries to all the popular social sites using a simple tick and submit process.
29 – We want every entry in the diary and writers section to have the option to make it public or private.
30 – We want a rating system for users that will allow them to rate the posts in the writers section.
31 – Users will need the ability to subscribe to other users posts similar to the way it is done on “Twitter”
32 – When someone posts an entry in the main short post section it automatically gets submitted and those particular entries cannot be removed or edited after submitting them, unless done by the admin.
33 – We want the writers and corporate posts to be able to be edited even after it is posted.
34 – We want a trace route type map system integrated to allow users locations to be shown and the ability for it to be made public or private in their members/profile section.
35 – We want the script to have a module that will list the top people with the most followers on the sites main front page, and the number shown will need to be adjustable from he back end/admin panel.
36 – We want a full banning system in place that allows us to ban countries and also to ban individuals by ip, username and email
37 – We want fully integrated search that allows search by type/section, username, date, keyword and by location.
38 – We want our users to have a members section where they can set all the parameters of their posts, such as what section their posts will be located, the ability to make them private or public, update their personal information ect…
39 – We want the sign up to be very easy and simple with the only thing required being full Name, E-mail, desired user name, and password, we also want a number captcha to eliminate spam, we want to make it auto approved with no email verification required but the ability in the admin section to make it a requirement if we need to.
40 – We want our users to have the ability to get e-mail verified by using a button in their members profile area that says verify your email now, which will give them the opportunity to participate in all contests and giveaways as well as other promotions and will show that they are email verified when other users view peoples profiles.
41 – We want our users to have the ability to invite others to join by manually typing the ones they want to invite, but also the ability to auto invite their friend lists from MSN, YAHOO, GOOGLE and AOL.
42 – We want our users to have the ability to receive emails notifying them that they have new followers.
43 – We want to have an internal messaging system that would allow each user to send other users private messages as well as the admin being able to private nmessage any user.
44 – We want online/offline indicators to show in all public posts that gives the online status of the user that has posted.
45 – We want users to be able to pick from a list of avatars provided by us, but also be able to upload their own picture if they choose.
46 – We want a simple forum to be integrated for our users that can be accessed using the same database so that they will be no additional log-in by the members needed.
47 – We want the site to have at least 3 different skins for the main page only, the rest of the site such as the different posting sections and the members profile sections can stay with the same continuous static look, the main skin should be designed in a bold but soft blue and green color scheme.
48 – The admin panel should include user control, posts management global site settings, mass email, member ban, site statistics, maintenance, time and date, template, and all other possible settings that will allow total control of every aspect of the site.
49 – We need the admin section to include a individual and mass email system.
50 – We will need a down for maintenance option in the admin panel and a nice static maintenance page that will show up after activated.
51 – We also want a way to make a small splash section appear in the top area of the main page such as the one used on ebidnow.info so that we can make announcements about occasional contests and promotions, and this needs to be fully controllable from the admin/back end.
52 – We need a section in the admin for site statistics so that we can track the popularity traffic and back links to our site.
53 – We need our users to have the ability to search within their own post history in their members section and also have the ability to cancel their account by sending a request for cancellation to the admin.
54 – We will need a set of default system emails for such things as welcome, verification, you have followers, contests etc…
Feel free to be creative! but all additions to the script will of course be subject to our approval.
We will need the Final script to be installed on our server, and during the development process by the coder we will need access to see the developing progress on a weekly basis in some form or another.
We will need a hard copy of the full script after installation to the server with detailed installation instructions for future use and backup purposes.
We will have final say on all revisions to the script.
We will provide the logo and tag lines for integration into the skins.
We will need you to provide support in the standard form of revisions until the beta test period is over and all subsequent bugs are fixed.
MAXIMUM TIME FRAME: The entire site, including the admin section will need to be fully operational within but not exceeding 120 Days.
We will need at least a basic production schedule provided to us with general deliverable time lines.
We will always retain the first right of refusal and will have the final decision on all revisions.
If the script is created with ioncube or zend coding for security purposes we will need copies of the final coded and uncoded files.
We also want the script constructed to where we can add different features in the future including a desktop application that will connect to the site and give the users the ability to read and post without actually entering the site, and also an embeddable widget that can be placed on blogs or websites that will allow their posts to be visible to their visitors as well as allowing them to join and follow posters. and possibly an iphone app in the future.
We will own the entire script, original design,all programming source codes, the copyrights and trademarks of the site. Your work will be considered as work for hire with non-disclosure clauses in affect, and should be set up with escrow.
Feel free to contact us for more information, communication is very important on this project.
Contact information will be provided and if phone numbers are needed we can provide them to you when and if our contract is accepted.
All instructions including price can be negotiated so all are free to contact us.
Thank You, Rick and Dave from Mumgo LLC.
