Brenda Posted June 17, 2003 Report Share Posted June 17, 2003 Hi to all;I'm wondering what Guestbooks people have used and liked or disliked. I'm considering adding one to my website, and find there are *many* out there. Ideally the Guestbook would be free and ad-free as well. I'd be most interested to hear what you are using, and how you've found it to work.ThanksBrenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapscot Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 Here's a link to the one I'm using and like very much:http://proxy2.de/scripts.phpIt's PHP and MySQL, and its free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justus Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 I agree with cheapscot.That guesbook is one of the best out. The advacned guestbook is the one I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvdm Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi to all;I'm wondering what Guestbooks people have used and liked or disliked. I'm considering adding one to my website, and find there are *many* out there. Ideally the Guestbook would be free and ad-free as well. I'd be most interested to hear what you are using, and how you've found it to work.ThanksBrendaLazarus is worth a look: http://carbonize.co.uk/Lazarus/Fits into TNG with minimal effort as it will work off an include statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmBeachG Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi to all;I'm wondering what Guestbooks people have used and liked or disliked. I'm considering adding one to my website, and find there are *many* out there. Ideally the Guestbook would be free and ad-free as well. I'd be most interested to hear what you are using, and how you've found it to work.ThanksBrendaI too like Lazarus. It was very easy to integrate with your site. Some where on the forum would be instructions how to do that since it was posted at one time. Here is mine:http://www.murrayfamilytree.com/guestbook.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I would give my vote for Lazarus, but it doesn't have search feature. I went with Viper (even though development has stopped until v2).Rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klooster Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I would give my vote for Lazarus, but it doesn't have search feature. I went with Viper (even though development has stopped until v2).RushI use EGuestPro, in my opinion one of the best. Take a look:http://www.kloosterman.be/./EGuestPRO-show.phpNew features including Image Verification Code, Admin Interfaces, Theme Support, Advanced Search with Highlight, Auto Web/Email Links, IP/Word Banning, Blank Line Protection, 250+ Smiley and much more. It excels any other guestbook scripts, allowing you to have a truly professional guestbook on your website.http://www.esoftpro.com/product.php?pid=eguestproJust $ 24, but worth every penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWood Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Brenda,I don't know if it is the best...it is very simple and minimalistic, which is what I am after in most programs I am integrating into the websites we have. The guestbook I use does not use a MySQL database (nor does the forum), is secure and seems to be working fine. I have it on the main website in a full page and through TNG just use an iFrame to see it there. The link to where the code came from is at the bottom of the guestbook if you like it. The price is free. Please sign it to test the user side if you like;Called within TNG;http://famgen.casawood.com/tnggbook.phpIt's regular spot on our site;http://casawood.com/gbook/gbook.phpThe site I obtained it from;http://www.phpjunkyard.com/php-guestbook-script.phpEventually, when I finish the redesign of the entire site, it will all be in one location. Best of luck in the decision process.Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosschaerts Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 And what about Alex Guestbook ? Free , php & mysql, different antispam tools, different languages, support via a forum, etc@lex GuestbookWorks great with TNG, and @lex GB has different templates to make it fit with your TNG look. My guestbook at: Bosschaerts-Persyn Genealogical research - GuestbookMy previous guestbook in html gave my the creeps because it was filled with spam, tons of spam on a dayly basis... @lex Guestbook solved this problem, via its security code and confirmation requirement of the webmaster. ... no more spam Without any obligation ofcourse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellgs Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 I would give my vote for Lazarus, but it doesn't have search feature. I went with Viper (even though development has stopped until v2).RushThere is now a search function in the beta ver 1.7b.Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosschaerts Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 On 14-11-2006 at 9:47 PM, Russellgs said: I would give my vote for Lazarus, but it doesn't have search feature. I went with Viper (even though development has stopped until v2). Rush I switched also to Lazarus guestbook as well for 2 reasons: - @lex Guestbook stopped its service and was filled with more than 16.000 spamitems. It took some time to clean then and I also found 3 new items. - Lazarus is merged with TNG since several users have chosen for this gb Greetings from Belgium Rudi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyfamilytree Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I look for any sort of extra interaction. One method I use is to allow users to comment underneath each persons profile (as opposed to condensing all comments to one page of the site but is also something I may do) . On the this page for example I had a comment the other day (down the bottom), subsequently the commenter has made contact with me via email. This comment system is called Commentics (I'm using v2.5 and the current version 3.1) and there is a TNG thread here and other info here and here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Another option would be to start up a family facebook/social media page that works inconjunction with your TNG website. For what ever reason, family seem to be more comfortable sharing information on social media than on any other medium out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyfamilytree Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Merv said: Another option would be to start up a family facebook/social media page that works inconjunction with your TNG website. For what ever reason, family seem to be more comfortable sharing information on social media than on any other medium out there. I would have to agree with you. I've always avoided FB because dont like it, but from my observation over the last few years or so it does seem good for connections. So i've dived into a FB account. I haven't let anyone know yet but will in due time when I build it up a bit more and get used to facebook. I"ve also added 2 icon links (FB & twitter) at the bottom of my site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayat1familytree Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 bobbyfamilytree Is the commentrics database tied to tng database still work if a new gedcom is uploaded each week? How are links stored? Could you send me a database table example? Thanks Jay 1familyree.com/genealogy/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyfamilytree Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm probably the wrong person to ask those questions @jayat1familytree sorry. 1) Is the commentrics database tied to tng database still work if a new gedcom is uploaded each week? Not sure I only ever uploaded one gedcom, when I first started with TNG back in 2009 Perhaps others can chime in and reply to your queries as I don't know the answers, but could look if i were directed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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