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10/15/2007 3:56 PM
 
Ivan

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As many other people we are looking to implement a Groups functionality on our consumer portal. We need some typical functionality at the group level - member management, discussion boards, events, wikies
 
The fundamental question I would like to get some opinions on is the best way to implement groups. I think the two options are
 - as a stand alone module
 - as subportals
 
The pros of a stand alone module is that it could plug seamlessly to your DNN install. The problem is that all the functionality within the Group will have to be developed from scratch. If you go the subportals route you can use already developed modules to give you the additional functionalities (forum, wiki, blog etc.)  but you will have to write a complex script for creating, managing and integrating the subportal within your main portal and then there is the question of scalability - can a DNN install support let say 10,000+ Groups (subportals).
 
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10/15/2007 5:15 PM
 
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I recommend stand alone modules. This is very easy to do and you have the most control to meet your business needs.


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10/16/2007 12:28 PM
 
Ivan

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intuitively I feel the same way. using subportals seems like an "easy hack" because you can plug the standard modules (blog, forum) and not have to worry about developing the functionality from scratch but it is the more overhead heavy approach which could lead to issues down the road.
 
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10/16/2007 12:34 PM
 
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NestBrokers wrote

...which could lead to issues down the road.

And that is basically the point. You might be in a situation where you may have to do a modification to the Core. Unacceptable. The DotNetNuke sub portals work great when used for what they were designed for. They may not be able to do what your business requires down the road.


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