This version, 06.01.01, is a release that has very important new options: anonymous enrollment &
integration of the DNN social API/Journal, in addition to a number of bug fixes, enhancements and changes.
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A serious event: DNN Events 06.01.00 BETA is available!
This version, 06.01.00, is a release that does not have many new features, but does have very important big new options:
anonymous enrollment & integration of the DNN social API/Journal, in addition to a
number of small enhancements and changes.
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Version 06.00.04 of the Events module is a bug fix release with some small enhancements for templating.
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In December of last year we released version 5 of de FAQ module. In the
blog post about this version, I announced that we would migrate the version
to DNN 6.x and implement the new form UX/UI pattern of DNN6. That time has come.
We, the FAQ team ( Torsten
Weggen and myself ) have done so! We have created a new release of
the FAQ module (version 05.00.01) that has some nice enhancements, which include
full SQL Azure compatibility, next to the DNN 6 form pattern.
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About a month ago, we released a serious DNN Events version update. A small number
of issues were signalled by users of the new version. This version, 06.00.01, is
a bug fix release that should resolve all outstanding issues and includes a small
number of changes.
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This is a serious release of Events, completely in line with the DNN6 UX/UI guidelines
and ready for Windows Azure.
A special thanks from me goes to Roger Selwyn, colleague team member of Events, who
did splendid development work for this release of Events.
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Experiences from the fields
Last week I blogged about the new release of DNN Events: version 05.02.03,
which replaces the previous one (05.02.02) and is mainly a bug fix release.
Currently,
we (Roger Selwyn and myself) have worked on 2 versions of Events: a bug fix release (05.02.03)
and a new version (Events 6) for the DNN6 environment. And there is a story to
go with it.
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This version solves all know issues of the current version (05.02.02) of Events.
The amount of code changes is limited, since we did not want to add new functionality
to this version, only bug fixes. We have released Events 05.02.03 and this version
can be
downloaded
from CodePlex.
Events 05.02.03 will work for any DNN version 5.5.0 and up.
Full details on the changes can be found in great detail at
http://dnnevents.codeplex.com/workitem/list/basic.
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In the last months, Roger Selwyn and I have been working on a new release of Events.
Our first aim was to create a DNN 6 UX/UI compliant version of Events, which we
named Events 06.00.00. While we were working on this version, some small issues on the current stable
release of Events 05.02.02 popped up. So we have now 2 versions of Events that
are available and can be tested.
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For this point release, we focused on stabilising by fixing a small number of bugs that popped up, sometimes as a result of new versions of DNN.
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In March of this year I made some
blog posts about my intentions with FAQ and I have (or I should say,
we have, since Torsten
Weggen joined the FAQ team) reached a serious new target: a complete conversion
to C# and some major enhancements. The result: FAQ 05.00.00, which available for
download
on CodePlex.
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The Events team is proud to announce that Events 05.02.01 has
been released. Events 05.02.01 will work for any DNN version
5.5.0 and up. The downloads can be found on the Events Project page on CodePlex.
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A release update for FAQ: 04.05.01
A long time there was no DNN FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) module coordinator.
The result: no new release since May 2007. At the start of March 2011, I decided
to pick up FAQ and give it a boost. I made some blog posts about my intentions and
quickly released an updated version (04.05.00). Based on feedback from users (thank
you!), I fixed some small issues and brought some additional enhancements. The result:
FAQ 04.05.01, which passed through the DNN Release tracker this weekend and is available
for download.
Release notes DNN FAQs 04.05.01
FAQs 04.05.01 will work for any DNN version 5.6.1 and up. Full details on the
changes can be found in detail at
dnnfaqs.codeplex.com.
BUG FIXES
Corrected typo in text element in settings
Date/time of creation/update are saved in export/import
ENHANCEMENTS...
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The Events team is proud to announce that Events 05.02.00 has
been released.
For this version, more than 50 issues were covered. A detailed list of these
issues involved can be found on
CodePlex.
The For the record, I will note a some major enhancements here.
Major enhancement: templated list view
A long term request: "Please enable the list view to be templateable". We finally
did! This required the complete code for the Events list view to be rewritten. Roger
has implemented a repeater control for which (of course), several templated elements
are defined. Documentation for this enhancement can be found on
CodePlex in the Wiki documentation pages of Events.
Major enhancement: SEO optimalisation
We have extended the options for the Events module for Search Engine
Optimization....
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In the last few weeks I have been busy trying to get the performance of our DNN based company website ( www.xcess.nl) better. I was triggered by a tweet from Salaro with a reference to a blog on IIS settings to improve caching and performance in general. I was also triggered by the fact that there are issues in some cases with DNN 5.6.x, that will not allow to use http compression from the host setting.
As a reference, I used Google online PageSpeed ( http://pagespeed.googlelabs.com) which can give you a figure on a 100 scale. Apart from the basic user experience about poor website speed, badly performing websites will get a penalty in the SEO ranking. I set the page speed of Umbraco.org as my target: this site has a 93 out of a 100. Really good.
The start
When I started, I measured a PageSpeed figure of 62 out of 100 for our website. So this was not very good (BTW...
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A long time (4 years!) there was no DNN FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) module coordinator. The result: no new release since March2007!
At the start of March 2011, I decided, for several reasons, to pick up FAQ and give it a boost. And the first results is visible: a new release of FAQ available for download on CodePlex.
My objective for this first FAQ release after 4 years was to:
migrate the solution to Visual Studio 2010,
harden the table structure,
restructure the solution,
reorder the various files in the solution in logically named folders,
fully automatic DNN5 manifest creation, PA and source pack builds using MS Build
improve the solution to work in DNN5 and
build warning free.
And so it happened!
Release notes DNN FAQs 04.05.00
FAQs 04.05.00 will work for any DNN version 5.6.1 and up. Full details on the changes can be found in great detail at DNNFaqs @ CodePlex.com. ...
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Last week I created a blog about my intention to pick up DNN FAQ and make that as an example for a session during http://www.web-connections.eu (Day of DotNetNuke Europe) on Jun 16-18 in Hamburg Germany. FAQ is a standard core module that did not get any attention in the last 4 years, by lack of a team. I want to illustrate how you can apply (DNN wrapped) Telerik controls in order to improve User eXperience (UX) of any DNN module.
What did I do?
Last week, I outlined several steps in my blog for this legacy module to get it up to date. And I am happy to say here that I have finished the first 4 steps in a week (I spend some spare time in evenings and weekend ) and created a new release of the FAQ module!
This new release is a VS2010 project, the solution is restructured and simplified, I implemented MS Build for PA and source packaging,...
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In June 2011 there will be a Day Of DotNetNuke Europe in Hamburg, Germany. I have submitted several session proposals, one of them a session on how to apply the Telerik controls in order to improve User eXperience (UX) of any DNN module that you have created. For the DNN Events module (for which I am team lead), we are currently busy on a new version that has the first implementation of Telerik controls in place. I could have used Events as an example, but this is a complex module, which makes it difficult to illustrate the advantages and the how-to of Telerik controls.
So I looked around to see if there were DNN core modules lurking around that did not get any attention in the past year, modules that are not that complex and that could use a refresh.
And I found one: the DNN FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) module. After an online chat with Chris Paterra (DNN Corp...
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THANK YOU, Event downloaders and users!
The Events module on Codeplex reached the 100.000 download mark on Christmas night! That was a very nice Christmas present for all members of the team. Have a look at dnnevents.codeplex.com/stats and select the date range “Project lifetime”.
Thank you, Roger!
I want to give my special thanks to Roger Selwyn, who never failed during the last 3 years that I am the project lead for Events module. He gave answers in the forum, quicker than people can put them there, he did a lot of coding for new releases, has a lot of ideas to enhance the Events module and in addition is a nice guy to talk to. In other words: his role in achieving the 100.000 download count must not and cannot be underestimated....
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The Events module is a very popular module for lot of DNN users. The current Events team (essentially Roger Selwyn and myself) have been working hard in the last years to bring this module up to date, enhancing it, creating new versions, making documentation, provide instructions, and (especially Roger) answering a mega load of questions from users and when they were posted in the Events forum. The activities of the Events team was rewarded by recognition of the DNN community and sometimes by compliments and “thank you” in the Events forum. The Events team is still full of new plans for the upcoming releases of the module. Not only does the issue list on CodePlex has almost 100 requests for enhancements, we ourselves have a lot of ideas for new Events releases in the next year, e.g. hugely improving the UX by implementing some of the nice Telerik controls into the module. An important issue in every development project is testing. In 2010 I have worked together with Declan Ward (volunteer...
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The DNN Events module seem to be popular over the years. This can be seen from the # of downloads that is available on CodePlex, if you select the complete project lifetime.
The Events project team has been actively releasing new versions of Events 2 or 3 times a year, over the past 3 years, improving functionality, solving bugs, adding features and hardening the table structure. The current version of Events (05.01.05) was released about a month ago is a very stable version of events that will fit any DNN site from DNN version 5.2 and up.
Every time, after a release, we see the download count on CodePlex rise. The Events module is nearly reaching a magical number. We are 2-3 weeks and about 850 downloads away from the 100.000th download! Have a look at the projects stats of events in CodePlex....
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The Events team is proud to announce that Events 05.01.05 has been released.
The objective of this Events release is to fix every known bug of the previous 05.01.04 release. There were a few small issues, in "corners" of the module under special conditions. And we have fixed or circumvented those. We believe we have produced a very stable release, install it on your site let your events happen!
This new release covers 14 issues. Events 05.01.05 will work for any DNN version 5.2.0 and up. A complete list of things fixed can be found in the Events forum.
The downloads can be found on the Events Project page on CodePlex.
The Events team would like to thank everyone who contributed to this release. It is nice to experience positive feedback on the work the we,...
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The DNN Events core module is a popular module from the forge. The cumulative download counter for Events module (all time downloads) is nearly reaching the mark of 100.000 downloads!
A couple times we were asked if there is more detailed technical documentation available for the Events module. In order to provide an answer, I spend this weekend time to create 2 documentation files for the upcoming release of Events, version 5.1.5.:
- A MSDN style help file with the Events API
- A Word document which list all the Events tables, indexes, relationships, Primary and Foreign keys
You will find these files in the download section of Events on CodePlex.
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In a number of my blogs here on DNN.com, I talked about the achievements of the DNN Reference team. I illustrated the creation of a MSDN style help file for the DNN core API, and the fact that the help file is now an integral part of a DNN release. 
In this blog, I invite YOU to be of assistance to every DNN developer, including yourself! Please read on.
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In the first part of this blog, I illustrated the creation of a MSDN style help file for the DNN core API, and the fact that the help file is now an integral part of a DNN release. In the second part I illustrated what has been achieved for the DNN 5.5 release. In this last part of this blog cycle, I will explain how YOU can be of assistance to every DNN developer, including yourself!
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