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i know most stuff to making a site but i dont kno how to make members profiles and how to search them. is there some software out there thats really easy to use that could help me make a dating site???

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Quick, practical primer for : building member profiles and a useful search is mostly a matter of data design, indexing and sensible UX — not magic. There are three realistic approaches: install a turnkey dating script (fast launch, less control), use a CMS with a membership/plugin layer (moderate work, easier admin), or build custom (most work, full control). As pointed out, ready-made scripts get you moving; and highlighted hidden costs/hosting and ads; mentioned CMS options; and is right — getting users is the real challenge.

Design the profile around a small, indexed core and separate large blobs (photos, messages). Example core fields to plan for: user_id, username, birthdate, gender, location (city/state/country + lat/lon), interests/tags, short bio, last_active, is_verified. Store photos in a separate table with moderation and a primary-photo flag. For search, start simple: SQL filters plus full-text index on interests/bio, and indexes on columns you filter by (age, gender, location). Add geospatial (lat/lon) for “near me” radius queries. When queries get slow or requirements become fuzzy, migrate search to a dedicated engine.

Prioritize trust and safety from day one: require verification, use HTTPS, hash passwords properly, offer reporting and moderator tools, rate-limit messaging, and pre-moderate or auto-scan photos. Keep backups, logging and simple analytics so you can measure activation and retention. Start matching with straightforward weighted filters (shared tags, distance, activity) and iterate.

Next steps: pick the path that matches your skills/time, wireframe the minimal profile + search, build a small dataset to test real queries, and run a closed beta to see how people use it. Focus early on onboarding and trust signals — those convert first-time visitors into real users.

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Member Avatar for Baldur McQueen

I would recommend an Open Source solution that has everything you need.

I Google-ed for one - just for fun, and found this (http://www.azdg.com/scripts.php). Took my about 5 minutes to set it up on my server, after which I had a ready made dating site with a frontpage, administrator area, user configuration, a few color themes and so forth. . OK - maybe not brilliant with the basic set up - but you could spend a night working on that, making it great looking.

You will need to have a host that supports PHP and MySQL [Blatant advertizing] which I could provide [/Blatant advertizing]..........if you already have one - you could be on a roll in a few minutes :cool:

There are of course plenty of other Open Source options - if you do not have a server set up on you machine and need help in testing something you find - just post here and I'll give it a try. Note: I have not tried the dating software I pointed out above - just threw it in as a suggestion.

Best of luck - never enough love in the world :cheesy:

Baldur McQueen

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Hi Lexani

I looked at your site after posting! I guess you want something more like a code snippet to implement into what you already have - right?

Have you tried to find something on www.hotscripts.com ? You might find something there!

Best of luck,

Baldur McQueen

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Member Avatar for Lexani

im not realli looking for script i kinda want a site builder that writes the scripts and stuff for u

Member Avatar for >shadow<

buy one!
i can build and customise one for you (a fully automated one)
probably around $300 though

Member Avatar for zippee

Go to ebay and you will find many available at realy good price.

Member Avatar for >shadow<

true,most have ads though-i bought one and ended up needing to pay $66 a year for hosting

Member Avatar for zippee

Ha! so now you're going to make $300 from it??

There are many to choose from, soem there only selling the script and temlpate and no long term commitment. In fact you might find some scripts from www.hotscripts.com for free. But those may require further work to make it looks yours.

Cheers!

Member Avatar for Lexani

i just want the software can u send me that software u got or can i download soemthing from p2p or a torrent site?

Member Avatar for >shadow<

you could though most require a server to be automated so you might need linux

seems easier than it is

Member Avatar for Jeff11214

Hi. Would you be interested in building an Ecommerce Jewlery Website? I have played around with templates, but I am so lost. Let me know if you might be available. Thanks.

Member Avatar for Lexani

i can if u want but not for free

Member Avatar for freefly

i know most stuff to making a site but i dont kno how to make members profiles and how to search them. is there some software out there thats really easy to use that could help me make a dating site???

I know of one company that has over 2.000.000 members and you can set up your own customizable Dating site for free. Hope this helps.

Member Avatar for didavies67

We have just launched www.reallyfabdating.com which allows anyone to create a dating site. We're very keen to find out from people who easy they find it to use.

Member Avatar for cliff888

i know most stuff to making a site but i dont kno how to make members profiles and how to search them. is there some software out there thats really easy to use that could help me make a dating site???

Hi,

I you are looking for a professional solution to building your own dating/adult/gay/indian site then i would highly recommend looking at www.world-dating-partners.com

...and if you want to have a look at all of the competion in the industry have a look at http://world-dating-partners.com/download/comparison_chart-LA.pdf

Best Wishes

Clifton Fathers

Member Avatar for ratethiswgwag

The biggest problem is not design but getting users.

Member Avatar for HB25

Have a look on this site(http://www.joomla.org/) and learn about joomla
Good luck

Member Avatar for jguiss

Hi everybody, i'm webmaster from France, i made Dating web site with affiliate program, if you want to learn more follow the link :

I hope it will help you :)

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