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In this issue we explore in detail the core DotNetNuke forum module and the search engine SiteMap feature in DotNetNuke.

We demonstrate step by step how to use and fully configure the core DotNetNuke forum module. The forum module allows users to have conversations in the form of posted messages and is a great way to build a community on your website as well as provide daily new content for the search engines to index.

The core forum module has many possible configurations, these include creating public, private / subscription and moderated forums, allowing attachments, pinning and locking posts, emailing replies and managing user settings such as rankings, avatars, word filters and creating polls.

This module should cover most of your requirements for a forum in your DotNetNuke website.

Next we demonstrate how to use the DotNetNuke Search Engine Sitemap. This feature in DotNetNuke allows you to automatically create a XML Sitemap which can be submitted to search engines such as Google.

A sitemap provides the search engines with an index of the pages from your website that they may not otherwise discover using their search bots and includes information such as the page URLs, date when a page was last updated and the importance of that page in relation to the other pages on your website.

Sitemaps help to ensure a search engine can fully index your website and are an essential tool for any webmaster. We walk you through how to automatically create a site map using DotNetNuke and also how to submit the sitemap to Google using the Google Webmaster tools.

This issue comes complete with 11 videos.

Core Modules:	DotNetNuke Core Forum Module (9 videos - 86mins)
	DotNetNuke Search Engine SiteMap (2 videos - 21mins)

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In this issue we focus on how DotNetNuke can be used to enhance or create a business.

To begin we provide video tutorials on Ecommerce and the Smith-Consulting Shopping Cart module. This module has all of the key features that you would expect from a store module, but it is also user friendly for setup and also usability for your customers.

The module allows you to create unlimited products, sell downloadable or physical goods, provide custom shipping, credit card processing, discounts, affiliate tracking and more.

Following this in the next set of video tutorials we demonstrate in detail the Advanced Login module by InteractiveWebs. This module features a Facebook connector, jQuery Popup, Skin Login and Region data import tool and allows you to customize the look and feel over the login and user registration process giving your DotNetNuke websites a professional user experience.

To finish, in our podcast this month we discuss the ways that we have encountered using DotNetNuke to run or enhance the running of a business. From simple subscription based websites through to large scale websites with 3000 child portals and 38,000 employees sharing documents. We discuss how DotNetNuke can benefit your business with its built-in functionality as well as the DotNetNuke community and the resources from third party developers for custom modules.

This issue comes complete with 13 videos.

Premium Modules:	DotNetNuke Smith Shopping Cart (8 videos - 73 mins)
	InteractiveWebs Advanced Login Module (5 videos - 48 mins)
Podcasts:	How DotNetNuke Enhances Business (28mins)

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In this issue we cover in detail how to achieve reliable and comprehensive DotNetNuke backups and show you how to implement and customize DNN Garden’s free DDR Menu for DotNetNuke

To begin, we walk you through how to install and use the advanced Evotiva DNNBackup module, this module is not only capable of performing complete file and database backups but it can be scheduled to perform any of its varied backup types on a regular basis including file backups, database backups, DNN log truncation and database shrinking.

Backups can be automatically transferred to a remote location such as an FTP server, Amazon S3 server or Rackspace Cloudfiles, plus a backup can be restored to a new server without the need for a DotNetNuke installation by following the simple restore wizard.

Following this we provide a detailed tutorial on how to implement and style the DDR Menu in your DotNetNuke skins. The DDR Menu is a free SEO friendly menu system from DNN Garden. The DDR menu comes with 6 different menu styles including the Treeview menu, the Superfish menu, the Accordion menu, the Dropdown menu, the Artisteer menu and the Mega menu.

Following this we continue our tutorials on DotNetMushrooms Rapid Application Development software, we show you how to implement the jsTree control within your DNM applications to create impressive jQuery tree style menu systems.

Finally we introduce the next two instalments in our new series of podcasts with David Finley from interactivewebs.com. In the first podcast we talk about the trials and tribulations of email in DotNetNuke, we discuss SMTP and how to configure SMTP in DotNetNuke. We then move on to discuss all the different mapping technologies available and their potential within a DNN installation.

In our second podcast this month we discuss in detail the importance of complete and reliable backup systems for all DotNetNuke websites, beginning with a few horror stories from Lee we discuss and provide advice on all the different site backup strategies available for DotNetNuke and the advantages / disadvantages of backup systems provided by hosting companies.

This issue comes complete with 13 videos.

Premium Modules:	Evotiva DNNBackup Module for DotNetNuke (7 videos - 62 mins)
Skinning:	DNN Garden - DDR Menu for DotNetNuke (6 videos - 56 mins)
Module Development Series:	Making use of the jsTree Control in DotNetMushroom RAD
Podcasts:	DotNetNuke Podcast, Email and Mapping in DotNetNuke (37mins)
	DotNetNuke Podcast, DNN Backup Methods and Advice (24mins)

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This issue is the beginning of Volume 6, so it's our 5th birthday! We would like to say a special thank you to all of you who have supported us over the past 5 years, it means a lot to us.

In this issue we demonstrate two advanced mapping modules available for DotNetNuke.

To begin, we walk you through how to implement and customize ReachOutsides’ GeoSprawl DotNetNuke Locator Module and demonstrate its potential within a DNN portal. We show you how to add several locations onto a map and give your users the power to search for their closest locations to a specified address or postcode, this is ideal for businesses with multiple store locations.

GeoSprawl Locator can be customized to suit all types of business needs, we show you how to customize the layout, display and styling of the module and explain how to customize specific map functions.

Next we take a detailed look at the ZLDNN Biz Map Module, we demonstrate the modules extensive features such as Google Maps integration and how to implement advanced features such as GeoRSS feeds into map layers. ZLDNN BizMap comes packed with four different integrated modules and we walk you through how to install, configure and use each one.

After following these specialised mapping tutorials you will have a good idea of all the features available and how they can benefit your website and your visitors.

Following this we continue our tutorials on DotNetMushrooms Rapid Application Development software, we show you how to implement pre-defined and custom lists for use in a DNM RAD application, this technique saves a large amount of development time by removing the need to create forms and tables to input list data.

Finally we introduce the first in a new series of Podcasts, we invite David Finley from InteractiveWebs.com to talk about the amazing new technology called Microsoft Pivot and the DotNetNuke Pivot module. We then move on to the latest news from the DNN community including the recent ASP.NET security scare.

This issue comes complete with 10 videos.

Premium Modules:	GeoSprawl DotNetNuke Locator Module (5 videos - 41 mins)
	ZLDNN Advanced Biz Map For DotNetNuke (5 videos - 44 mins)
Module Development Series:	Working with Lists in DotNetMushroom RAD
Podcasts:	DotNetNuke, Microsoft Pivot and DNN News (34mins)

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In this issue we demonstrate the many useful features of the DotNetNuke Nucleus Skin Designer and explain in detail the steps necessary to create your own custom skin.

Nucleus is a new method for creating your own custom skins and containers which allows you to create unique DotNetNuke skins with little or no knowledge of HTML or skin design. Nucleus allows you to design the skin live within your DotNetNuke website which makes it ideal for beginners to skinning and professionals who need to quickly create skin designs for their clients.

We begin by walking you through the installation of the Reactor module and we demonstrate how to fully customize the included ‘Reactor’ skin to your specific requirements. We show you how to create and apply containers from within the Nucleus Skin Designer to compliment the newly customized skin.

Following this we walk you through how to install and use the DotNetNuke core Survey Module. This module has a variety of different features such as the ability to create single or multiple answer questions using radio buttons and checkboxes, you can create public or private surveys and export all of the survey results to a CSV file for use in MS Excel. We demonstrate all of these features by showing you how to create two different surveys.

Next we demonstrate the powerful features of the Papayas Auto Upgrade Module for DotNetNuke. This module is capable of performing a quick automatic upgrade of your DotNetNuke installation with a few clicks, the module also includes a powerful backup feature and an emergency restore function. We show you how to upgrade, restore and even perform an emergency restore on your DotNetNuke installation.

To finish, we continue the series of articles on DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (RAD), where we demonstrate how to create an events calendar.

This issue comes complete with 11 videos.

Skinning:	DotNetNuke Nucleus Skin Designer Tutorial (5 videos - 52 mins)
Premium Modules:	How to use Papayas Auto Upgrade for DotNetNuke (3 videos - 31 mins)
Core Modules:	How to Setup and Use the DotNetNuke Survey Module (3 videos - 24 mins)
Module Development Series:	Creating an Events Calendar for DotNetNuke using DotNetMushroom RAD

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