RE: Dead links from ofbiz.org website marketing page

Posted by Chris Gamble on Jun 27, 2006; 9:00pm
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/Dead-links-from-ofbiz-org-website-marketing-page-tp140230p140236.html

We have just rolled out an ofbiz ecommerce site. A lot was invested in the graphical layout and design of the site, and utilizes several facilites of OfBiz. Is there a way to submit sites like this to the showcase?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Welton [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: Dead links from ofbiz.org website marketing page
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> > Most of those sites you probably wouldn't want to show a
> client or management anyway because not much has been
> invested in their customization.
>
> They why are they on the front page?  Perhaps a more management
> friendly strategy would be to have a 'showcase' on the front page, and
> then somewhere else a 'list of OFBiz users' with a disclaimer.
>
> You also say that it's not worth tossing a site because it's down, and
> that's reasonable.  However, the cumulative effect of a number of
> sites not being available looks bad.
>
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