*UPDATE - June, 2009 * Please note that the Module Deployment Guide can be downloaded from the Free Downloads area here on Smart-Thinker. Many thanks to Jesper for his hard work and support!

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Thx mate. Looking good "up there"

Maverick wrote Excellent work.  VERY helpful.  I noticed there is one page missing.  Page 11 should contain the set up of the "Add to Group" page.  Also, I would recommend not hiding the pages until the set up is complete.

Thank you, I really appreciate it. Not sure why you would need a "Add To Group" on page 11 (the Group Detail page). While on this page, you just hit the "Join group" link, if you want to be added to the Group. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you?

You are right about the hidden pages altho I find page navigation through the "Pages" page (Admin->Pages) to be the easiest way to get an overview as well as easy access to any page on my site. But you're right, hiding pages could be last thing to do.

Again thanks for your input.

You are so very right. Don't know how I missed that one. I'll add it to the guide soon. I seem to have misplaced the original file (read: my NAS went belly up two days ago - RAID5 pffft!).

Any role would be any role you would like e.g. Registered users, All user, custom role.

Aloha,

in the user manual form Xpleo the configuarition on e.g. Profile page states: Integration: Mail, add to group, User profile....not sure what that means, when looking at the profile module and the integration section the only options are: Private Message, Add to Groups, and Invite to Events. THus no Mail, add to group...am I missing somehting.

appreciate your help.

Furthermore, the UserProfile - DIrector does not havea  UserProfielType attributes so not sure if an error or maybe for an older version?

This link is broken.  Is there another place to download the Module Deployment Guide?

Everything running again. Changed to new and faster hardware :)

Hey,

I am new to DNN and maybe making some basic mistakes.  I have worked through the document and can create new groups and see them under my profile, but I can not search for the groups as another user.  All of my searches come up empty.
 

Thanks,

John

Nice guide.

I am working through it after having spent hours with the modules and not a good result as yet.

Here is something I can help with, I hope.

The Iconbar - That is: in DNN Administrator panel, <Select a module> dropdown is by default far too narrow to read the names of the modules.

Here's what you can do to make it wider.

You need to get into the DNN Root directory using WS_FTP or similar FTP Client App.

Go to this folder: (My root folder is called wwwroot - yours might just be www)

wwwroot/admin/ControlPanel

Find this file, download it to local and get it into an editor:
iconbar.ascx

In Line 85, the Width is hardcoded as =140

Set it to something like 340.  Like this:-
              
<asp:dropdownlist id="cboTabs" runat="server" cssclass="NormalTextBox" Width="340" datavaluefield="TabID" datatextfield="TabName" visible="False" autopostback="True" />

Save the original file as iconbar.ascx.ORIG (just in case you ned it later), and upload the edited copy yo just made to the live folder.

Refresh your browser.  Result: "Happiness".  Your Module select drop-list will be wide enough to see all the names of the modules.

Another more general tip.  Use Firefox as your browser and make sure you add the Firebug utility.  Switch on Firebug and select  menuitem"Inspect" then click the elements on the screen.  Such as: dropdowns that are too narrow!. You will see all the relevant code and the CSS that goes with it.  That's how I traced this code.

David Cuthill

Thx a 1.000.000 David and Rod. I'll look into each of your tips and make a note for the soon to come update of this guide (to include Story Feed integration).

This is two different pages because 
1. My Profile gets a UserID sent to it from another page (PassedOnUserID). This page should be hidden.
2. Edit My Profile used the logged on UserID (LoggedOnUserID). This page shoud be shown to registered users only.

/jesper

I have been working on this for a few days and I am 50% lost with this guide.  What is this Mail under Integration. Where is this page. Also, I see user Profile under integration on like every module. which one do i go to the one on my profiles page or user profile page thats hidden? Also, Under user directory you mention noting about the user list module. What do i do with it. I need alot of help here.

None of the links in any of the posts work.  Is there someplace I can get the guide?

Thanks

Greg

Thanks Jesper!!

On the Page Layout

Am I understanding correctly that the "My Profile" and "Groups" pages have no parent pages such that I wind up with a tab for each in the menus, with the other pages as child pages?  I'm just inferring this from the indentation in the tutorial, but couldn't find any text to support it.

Thanks -- Craig

Thanks Jesper.  I took a look at your website, fiddled with my own setup, and am getting the hang of how it all fits together now.  Now that I've dug into it a bit, it's pretty straightforward and I'm already customizing it to work with my website... just needed a little push I guess.  :)

*UPDATE - June, 2009 * Please note that the Module Deployment Guide can be downloaded from the Free Downloads area here on Smart-Thinker. Many thanks to Jesper for his hard work and support!