Welcome to the quarterly Smart-Thinker DotNetNuke Newsletter.
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Updates and Latest Module Versions: (All modules work on DNN 3.x and 4.x/Medium Trust)
Free Stuff: Added a custom core Repository module template for videos and Referrals French language pack.
Smart-Thinker Events 1.0.5
Bookable events with email notifications and RSVP management
Main new features: Anonymous Public Event viewing, Admin role can admin events and not just Host, Calendar View now scrolls properly, Localized Module Actions, Various minor bug-fixes
French language pack available
Smart-Thinker Quotes 1.0.1
Users can add, edit and maintain their own content (quotes/verses/jokes/testimonials etc.) with an approval process.
Main new features: Item Category - not just for quotes - Jokes/Testimonials/Verses etc. Use of FTB for editing - allows insertion of HTML and images. In addition to Random and Least Asked, you can now specify specific items (eg. for a Testimonial). Fully commented source. Integrates with Smart-Thinker UserProfiles.
Smart-Thinker UserProfiles 1.0.4
Extend user information, view other user profiles and see upcoming birthdays. Fully commented source.
User Directory with simple and advanced search on all user profile fields. Photo uploading, all grids now use the Smart-Thinker Datagrid for easy sorting and paging. Fixed Redirection bug in Child Portals, FTB Editor, Users Online Modification to link to UserProfile.
Smart-Thinker HomePage 1.0.1 (4.0.1 for DNN 4.x)
Users create their own page and can add/edit their own modules - think "MyYahoo". Your users can now have their own gallery, blog and favourite links for example. This version only creates ONE role in total. Full commented source is available, as well as public pages - everyone can see your HomePage, so you can give out the URL. Better page naming and various bug fixes.
Smart-Thinker Referrals 1.0.0
Send a referral to anyone via an internet email address with fully customizable templates.
French language pack available
Smart-Thinker Webcam 1.0.0
Seamlessly refreshes information in an iframe without a server roundtrip
Smart-Thinker Utilities 1.0.0
Yahoo IM Online indicator, Skype button, Page Refreshing, No Right click, Cursor clocks and custom script attachments
DNN Controls
Smart-Thinker DataGrid - Custom sorting and paging datagrid - can be used in module grids to allow sorting and paging
using the database and Code Smith generated stored procedures. See the Quotes module for an example.
Mandatory Textbox - All Smart-Thinker modules use this control - it has a lot of inbuilt validation to make the UI design a lot easier.
UserLink - This works great with the UserProfile module - wherever you display a list of users you can link to the UserProfile module with this control
SimpleSQL:
We've added various SQL statements to perform certain tasks - let us know if you have a query or report and we'll help you with the SQL!
If you have any questions, suggestions or problems then please post them on our Forums.
Coming soon:
Smart-Thinker Scheduler – Set reminders for important dates and get notified before an event is about to begin or it’s someone’s birthday. Event hosts can use it to set reminders to send to certain RSVP types for an event.
Event module update – RSS Feeds, Closed Status and loads more in the next 6-8 weeks. This will be a huge update and provide a lot of new functionality.
Looking Ahead
Like everyone we are bursting with anticipation of the new DNN 4.1 version. Judging by the time in development and Shaun’s blog, this version is going to be beautiful. A lot will come into perspective once we have seen this release – for example the direction of the UserProfile module. We would like to harness some of the new features.
At the time of writing, almost 3 times as many users how responded to our DNN 4.x vs 3.x Poll indicated that they would be using 4.x only in the next couple of months. As any developer will tell you; maintaining multiple codelines is a major drain on time and resources, so we are looking at a very aggressive upgrade strategy. More news to follow after the core release, but there is a good chance we will concentrate on 4.x only for future modules and updates. This will allow us to be more productive and tighten our release cycles instead of maintaining two sets of everything.
Did you know: You can integrate our User Profile module with the core UsersOnline module, Scott Mcculloch's Private Messages AND the core Forum and ActiveForums module!
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Thanks for your support
Rodney Joyce (see my DNN Community Profile)
http://www.smart-thinker.com
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