What is 80054 Simple News?
80054 Simple News is AllDNN Skins and Modules' new solution for a social web site. Our purpose is to have a simple single article management module for most functions needed in a social web site. It is a simple version of news, forums, classified, blog, download and more. In addtion, it allow the site admin to manage all the articles, templates, permissions, approval in a central place in stead of module by module.
Use as News
When it is use as a News module, it allow site admin or authorized person to post News, including picture. It also has a view count. Optionally you can allow anonymous or DNN user to post community news. For security or verification purpose, you can add option like captcha, Email verification or admin approval.
Use as Forums
When it is use as a Forum module, it allow DNN user to post anything that topic(category) related articles. Other users can post reply (comments). The last replied message will be on top of the message list. Again, you can require verifications or captcha.
Use as Classified
When it is use as a Classifieds module. It allow you to create different posting templates to match the style of the classified. For exmple you can add selection of Car maker, Milleges, Price etc for an used car classified. Or you can add How many bedrooms, baths, sqs, year of build etc for a real estate classified.
Use as Directory Listing
When it is use as a directory listing module. It allow business to add their business and contact information as a list. You can allow site users to create review etc. Combine with our 80015 Combo Login module, you can control which paid role can publish etc.
Use as Blog
When it is use as a blog module, all Bloger are listed in a page. When the Bloger's Name is clicked, you will see only the articles from that bloger.
By default, the blog pages shows the latest articles from all bloger.
Intergration with 90003 Virtual Money
The new 3.0 version will support virtual money. Means a post can earn virtual money or cost virtual money. 90003 Virtual money is still in beta version. If you want test it with our News module, we can send you the beta for free.
Online Documentation
Live DEMO : News Home page with latest news from multiple categories
Housing Ad Demo allow anyone to post, require email verification, require approval, allow image, allow expiring date, allow comment, require comment captcha
Everything for Sale Demo allow anyone to post, require email verification, no need approval, allow image, allow comments
Service Ad demo, allow Gold Member to publish, no verification required
Community News demo, everyone can post, require Captcha, no need verification and no need approval, no comment
News Imported from alldnnskins.com, Skins Category demo, only admin can post, allow comment. Imported from ventrian news articles module.
New Features 3.00.02
- Blog feature is now supported
- Option for anonymous user posting
Name: allow user enter Nick Name, will be used as username and displayname
Email: the email is used as username and displayname
Anonymous: email is not required, posted articles will be anonymous
- Virtual Money is added. (Require 90003 Virtual Money Solutions)
You can specify virtual money for posting articles and comments.
A positive number means poster will earn the money.
A Negative number means poster will pay the money to post. If the required money is not enough, user is required to purchase the virtual money seperatly.
New Features 2.00.07
- Add Admin screen
- Allow resize the photo, and add text or image watermark
- Documentation available
New Features 2.00.05
- Agree, Not Agree ([Percentage])
- Next Page/Last Page (right)
- Comments Count([CommentCount])
- Allow Admin to Disable or Delete Comment (disable/delete)
- Update Date is set when comment is made
New Features for 2.00.04
- Fix a bug when importing template all goes to Portal 0
- Default Paging size set to a large number, manage easier
- Message screen now can set Width
- If Smart-Thinker user profiles module is installed, message and comments will be added to Story Feed.
New Features for 2.00.00
- New Publishing Template lets you define the content for any type of posting. 9 templates included (Personal, Events, Auto, CarPool, For Sale, Job, Service, House, Restaurant)
- Templates Import/Export
- Add Comments and Comments Template
- Add View Counts
New Features for 1.01.03
- Add new token [CategoryLink] in the latest, allow a link to the page has all the news for selected category. (Only if you select one category in the latest module)
- For normal user, only article content can be modified
New Features for 1.01.02
- Add Paging for the Article module
We often need these items in a community site:
- Community News (posted by community association, or community members)
- Community Informations (education, health, transportation, shopping etc.)
- Sales (Auto, Furniture, Clothing, Eletronics, etc)
- Housing info (Appartment renting, house rent or sale etc.)
- Personal (friends etc.)
- Services Ad (local small business Ads)
- Jobs
These can all grouped as simple News. We may need different template and permission to manage these news. Some may require verification, or captcha to post. Some may require approval. Some may allow people rate it, or comment it.
Now, with 80054 Simple News, we can handle all these in a central place.
80054 includes the following modules:
- Alldnn_news_list: a tree view include all administrative functions like:
Manage Category
Manage Permission
Manage Templates
Manage all news
Manage news require verification
Manage news require approval
- Alldnn_news_permission is the detail managment screen for selected admin task
- Alldnn_news_article: display the news based on selected template, allow publishing based on permission and user role; anonymous is allow to publish right in the screen when they see the similar articles
- Alldnn_news_latest: display latest articles grouped by your selection. This is usually for your site home page.
Sample Publishing Template:
Restaurant:
Jobs:
House
For Sale:
Event:
Personell
