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

It is still in development. In the near future, we will add modules to organize the user posted information into blog format.

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 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