Lorraine Young

What's New with Blog module version 04.00.00

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:38:00 GMT

The blog module version 04.00.00 has been released and has a stack of great new features. Here’s an overview of what to expect:

New Modules

These four modules have been added to the Blog module suite, taking it from five to nine integrated modules:

Blog_Categories: Enables the creation and management of blog categories. By clicking on a category users can view associated entries in the View_Blog module. Tags can be displaying as a tag cloud or tag list.
Blog_Tags: Displays the tags which bloggers have created when adding blog entries. By clicking on a tag users can view associated entries in the View_Blog module. Tags can be displaying as a tag cloud or tag list.
Recent_Comments: Displays recent comments for the selected blog. Comment layout can be modified.
Recent_Entries: Displays the recent entries for the selected blog. Recent Entries layout can be modified.

Follow my documenting of DNN 5.1 on Twitter

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:17:00 GMT

I am currently documenting DNN 5.1 - both Professional and Community editions. If you would like to follow my progress and discoveries - you can follow me on Twitter. My username is DNNANGEL.

For anyone would is wondering where I have been hiding... I have been enjoying some maternity leave following the birth of my beautiful daughter Allegra Rose in October last year.

DotNetNuke User Manual (4.9+) published in the DotNetNuke Marketplace

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:47:00 GMT

DotNetNuke User Manual (4.9+) is now published and ready for sale in the DotNetNuke Marketplace. If you do choose to purchase a copy please ensure you select the correct version. Version numbers are listed in the product name.

A full Table of Contents can be found at http://www.dnnangel.com/DotNetNukeUserManuals/DotNetNukeUserManualDNN49/tabid/242/Default.aspx.

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What's New in DNN User Manual for DNN 4.9+

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Here's an overview of what's new in this latest version:

Latest Version Releases for Modules

Documentation for these modules has now been updated to these new releases:

Documents (Version 04.01.00)
Events (Version 04.00.02)
Help (Version 03.00.02)
Links (Version 04.00.01)
News ( Version 04.00.00)
Repository (Version 03.01.15)
Survey ( Version 04.05.00)
Text/HTML (Version 04.08.01)
User Defined Table (Version 03.05.01)
Wiki (Version 04.01.00)

DNN 4.9+ Core Framework Changes

Whilst this is mainly a security update, there are some user changes including:

Administrators What's New page

Latest Version Releases for Providers

Documentation for this provider has now been updated to the latest release:

FCK Editor (Version 02.00.02)

Newly Documented Modules

These modules have been newly documented for this manual:

Contacts (Version 03.00.01): Created all new tutorials and images for this module
What’s New (Version 01.00.00): Created all new tutorials and images for this module.

More Images!

Over 200 new or updated screenshots
Most tutorials now contain at least one screenshot
Most screenshot are been marked up providing a quick visual guide.

Over 50 Additional Pages!

The latest edition includes over 50 pages of new and updated tutorials.

For more information including the full Table of Contents, please visit my web site at http://www.dnnangel.com/DNNUserManuals/DNNUserManualDNN49/tabid/242/Default.aspx

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DNN User Manual for DNN 04.09.00 awaiting publishing on DNN Marketplace

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:00 GMT

I have just submitted the DNN User Manual for DNN 04.09.00 to the DotNetNuke Marketplace. It should be available for purchase in the next couple of days. I will blog when it is published.

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Philip Beadle's WISDOM

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Despite the fact our desks are only arms length apart, sometimes it can take a while for DNN information to filter across the space between us. Today I discovered Philip's WISDOM acronym and thought it was great. As a non developer working with DNN newcomers it seems that the foreign sound of the word 'DotNetNuke' can alienating enough to the newbie that their eyes can instantly glaze over at its mention and they instantly assume it's going to be too hard to learn. Perhaps one day in the future Philip's user friendly and confidence restoring acronym WISDOM can replace 'DotNetNuke', thereby appealing to geeks and non-geeks alike.

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Presenting content using Announcement templates

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:51:00 GMT

The Announcements module is one of the original DotNetNuke modules which on the surface appears to offer much the same functionality as when it was originally created. However the latest versions have a new settings that provide great control over the history of items displayed, the length of search and RSS description as well as the layout of each record through the use of templates. This blog post looks at customizing your Announcements using these templates and provides access to download four different templates.

Help Module version 03.00.02 Released

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

I'm pleased to announce that Help module version 03.00.02 has been released and is available for download from the Help Project page. This release includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements, plus a new features.

Here's an overview of some of the new features and enhancements in this version:

New Features:

A new button enables editors to reorder tutorials in alphabetical order for any category.
Where the Forward and Back buttons are displayed (on tutorial pages) there is a new Page X of Y feature.

Have you discovered the Chat module for DotNetNuke?

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:46:00 GMT

One of the latest DNN project modules to be released is the Chat module. This simple to configure and use module enables multiple users to chat with one another in real time. A range of basic formatting tools can be enabled to allow chat members to format the text of their messages and send smileys.

The module uses the standard view module permissions to control which roles/users can view a chat, but also includes a unique set of permissions for setting the roles/users that are permitted to join the chat.

For more information on the features of this module check out the free DotNetNuke Online Help. To read more about this project and download the Chat more visit the Chat Project page.

This great community module is definitely worth a look! Thanks Stefan Kamphuis and Erik van Ballegoij for your hard work!

The current release of the Chat module is version 01.00.01 and requires a minimum DNN Version of 04.06.02.

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Customizing Your FCKeditor

lorraine.young@dotnetnuke.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:18:00 GMT

The FCKeditor is used extensively throughout DNN enabling Module and Page Editors and Administrators to create, format and manage content for modules such as the Text/HTML and Announcements module, as well as compose newsletters, notification messages and more. Whilst the standard layout and functionality of the FCKeditor (pictured below) will suit most needs, Administrators have the ability customize one or more instances of the FCKeditor.