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4/23/2006 2:18 PM
 
kevin buckley

Joined: 12/16/2005
Posts: 66

Hello,

I have a couple issues with the way the announcement module works and I'm wondering if there is a free announcements or something else I could try for DNN 4.0.2.

I browsed through the DNN projects area and the news there seems to work like I want mine to work.

My issues:

1. User should be able to post short text and long text, one shows up on main page other when you click read more.

2. Ability to handle comments would be nice.

3. RSS Syndication should not go to the main module and force the user to browse though the announcements. It should link directly to the read more page of the RSS title they selected.

Any pointers would be nice.

I'd like to avoid investing cash in a module for this because I've already spent 5 or 6 hundred on my DNN instance for things like skins, commerce, custom forms, photo galleries, etc...
 
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4/23/2006 6:24 PM
 
Terra M

Joined: 11/25/2005
Posts: 59

Why not make your annoucement module a blog module instead but just name it "Announcements".

All the things you listed that you want are features of the blog module. Especially if you are not trying to spend any money.
 
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4/23/2006 7:21 PM
 
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Terra's right, check out the blog module available on the Projects page. That'd do what you're looking for.
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4/23/2006 9:53 PM
 
kevin buckley

Joined: 12/16/2005
Posts: 66

Thanks,

I've been playing with that module today.
 
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4/25/2006 3:37 PM
 
Brian Hamrin

Joined: 8/9/2004
Posts: 5
Try the article module from Efficion. It will handle 1 & 2 for sure, don't know about the syndication issue.

Features:
  • Rich Text Editing: Users can create content through a Rich Text Editor.
  • Search: Users can search all articles in the portal
  • Archive: Users can view all articles by clicking on the More Articles... link. Alternatively a custom link can be input to display a particular page or subset of articles.
  • Images: An image can be displayed for each article. Thumbnails are automatically generated based on a configrable MaxWidth parameter. Images can be aligned either Left, Right, Top, or Alternating.
  • Multisourcing- An Article can appear in multiple places within your site. You can choose whether to display only the articles created within the current module or display articles from any module and use a variety of criteria (Featured, Categories, Creation Date, ...) to determine which Articles are displayed.
  • Syndication-RSS Feeds- Fully implements DNN's ISearchable interface enabling searching and rss feeds.
  • Incorporates Efficion's Categories Module to allow for filtering by category
  • Templates/Skinning- 5 standard templates are provided with the install and an unlimited number of additional templates can be added to allow you to display the Article List exactly how you want it.
  • Comments- You may specify whether registered and/or anonymous users may leave comments for an article.
  • Multiple Sort options- Will be able to specify sort by created date, modified date, or title.
  • Keywords- the keyword meta-tag can now be set on the details page for improved search engine optimization
Brian
 
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