XSL Transformation file - Example 1

There are two examples below which display the RSS Feed from DNN Creative Magazine for MP3 Interviews.

The first feed displays the XSL transformation file with HTML enabled.

The second feed displays the default XSL transformation file with HTML disabled.

Back to the tutorial: Setting up the RSS News Feed XSL Stylesheet in DotNetNuke

XSL Transformation file with HTML enabled

SEO Interview with Jeff Smith Venexus
This is a 22min podcast interview with Jeff Smith from Venexus discussing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with DotNetNuke.

The last time we had Jeff Smith with us was back in issue 4 where we talked about Search Engine Optimization. We have been lucky enough to get Jeff back after 2 years to share some more of his knowledge with us.

DotNetNuke News, DNN Creative Vol 4, Upgrading
This is a discussion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton recorded on the 22nd of September 2008.

We dicsuss:

DNN Creative starts Volume 4
DotNetNuke 4.9 released
DotNetNuke votes top 10 leading platforms for online communities
OpenForce
Engage Software Conference Workshop
Google Chrome Browser bugs and testing
Upgrading DotNetNuke

DotNetNuke News, Google Chrome, SEO Tips
This is a discussion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton recorded on the 3rd of September 2008.

This podcast covers the following subjects:

DNN.com Domain Name News not DotNetNUke
OpenForce 08 Badges
Google Chrome
Forum-Quick tips
Website grader SEO tool
SEO Firefox tool
Website Monitor
Why do you need old versions of DNN?

DotNetNuke News, OpenForce 08, DNN Updates
This discusion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton was recorded on the 22nd of August 2008.

In this podcast we talk about:

OpenForce 08 Europe
OpenForce 08 Las Vegas
DotNetNuke Version 5 Cambrian
DotNetNuke Version 4.9.0
What’s happening with DNN Creative this month
DNN UK User Group

Open Web Studio (OWS) Interview with R2i
Interview with Chris Chodnicki and Kevin Schreiner from R2integrated discussing Open Web Studio (OWS).

Recorded on the 13th of August 2008, Chris and Kevin talk us through Open Web Studio and some of its key features as well as offering some tips on DotNetNuke in general.

Dave Snow, Aging Safely DotNetNuke website, Video Interview
Live video interview presentation with Dave Snow from Aging Safely Inc. This is a live walk through of Dave’s DotNetNuke website. Dave is a subscriber to DNN Creative Magazine. He has taken the CSS skinning tutorials and applied some of the principles to his own skins while also adapting the CSS to suit his own needs.

Dave’s site is interesting in that it implements a pure CSS skin along with some interesting use of 3rd party modules, so I thought it would be good to do a video interview with Dave and ask him to walk us through his DotNetNuke website. This video goes into the full detail of looking through the modules and skins on the website as an administrator.

Malik, Tracy, Alex and Brad, Interview covering OpenForce to Skinning
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. At the end of one of the presentations people were hanging about so I went over to Malik, Tracy and Alex who were sat on the floor to get a background about them and how they use DotNetNuke. At this point I finished the interview as I just wanted to get an introduction to some of the business community in DotNetNuke. Of course we then carried on the conversation and it turned into Tracy interviewing myself about CSS skinning, so I started recording again as I thought it would be interesting to have a listen to, Brad then came over and we also covered other elements such as localization and OpenForce. This was the good thing about OpenForce, lots of conversations hearing how people are implementing DotNetNuke for their own businesses.

Peter Schotman – DNN Menus, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. This interview took place at the speakers cocktail party, we discussed how Peter develops DotNetNuke websites for his clients, CSS based skins, usability, and Peter’s OpenForce presentation on Menu controls covering the Solpart, Snapsis, Telerik and Nav menus.

Charles Nurse, DotNetNuke Performance, OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas with Charles Nurse at the speakers’ cocktail party. Discussing the presentation by Charles on DotNetNuke performance, where he outlined the performance plan, tools, identifying code blockages and the performance improvements that were made with example benchmark figures.

Jon Henning, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke Open Force 07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering the projects Jon is currently working on, discussing ClientAPI, Web Controls, to the Nav Menu and the new features that will make it a very powerful menu. Jon is currently looking for beta testers for the menu, so if you are interested visit the project area on the main dotnetnuke.com site.

Cathal Connolly, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. I managed to quickly do an interview with Cathal on Thursday morning in the speakers room before the final presentation for the conference. Covering Cathal’s roles in the DotNetNuke core team, looking towards the future with website compliance and accessibility, plus thoughts on OpenForce.

Joe Brinkman, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Speaking with Joe at the end of the conference to hear his thoughts on OpenForce. Covering meeting the DotNetNuke community, learning about various businesses implementations of DotNetNuke, an international audience, the opportunity for feedback and 500,000 registered users!

Kelly Ford - XMOD, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Kelly was the last interview of the conference. I had been trying to find Kelly throughout the whole conference and we finally got the chance to meet and have a good chat at the end of the last presentation. We were the last two people left in the presentation room and it was a good way to finish the OpenForce event.

Nik Kalyani, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering DotNetNuke Cambrian v5, the new features from workflow to social networking, business context, widgets and new skinning engine, the sustainability of DotNetNuke and the experiences at OpenForce07. I managed to speak to Nik just at the end of the conference after the final presentation.

PowerDNN Hosting, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering an introduction to PowerDNN, typical problems they see for DotNetNuke users, through to portals and best practices, business solutions and DotNetNuke v5 Cambrian. Plus, the added bonus was the Microsoft hot models coming over for a chat mid interview, we had to leave it in! ;-)

Peter Donker - Bring2Mind, Interview at OpenForce 07
We discuss localisation, language packs and the future possibilities with DotNetNuke.This is a classic interview, time was always short at the Openforce conference so we managed to squeeze in an interview while walking to the speakers cocktail party. Needless to say we got plenty of funny looks walking through the Manadlay Bay Casino Hotel while Peter also video recorded us both at the same time!

Sebastian Leupold, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. This interview took place at the speakers cocktail party, we discussed DotNetNuke for an international audience, localization, the UDT module and tokens.

Sebastian is a DotNetNuke core team member, team lead for the “User Defined Table (UDT)” module, he creates and maintains the German language packs and is co-founder of the German DotNetNuke user group.

Attendees of the DotNetNuke presentations, Interview at OpenForce 07
We were waiting for the presentation by Charles Nurse to begin on DotNetNuke performance and started chatting about DotNetNuke, OpenForce, etc. and so I quickly started recording.

This should give you all an idea of how helpful the conference has been for DotNetNuke users. I was chatting with Joe Craig, Mike Griffiths and two other guys (sorry didn’t catch your names – let me know your details!)

DotNetNuke® Skinning MP3 Interview with Tyler Fawcett
This is a 24 minute mp3 interview by Lee Sykes with Tyler Fawcett discussing Skinning.

Tyler Fawcett won the Best Overall and Most Original skin for his Tranquillity Skin in the DotNetNuke skinning competition.

In this skinning interview we discuss planning, colour selection, best working practices along with various other tips and tricks.

DotNetNuke Search Engine Optimization MP3 Interview
This is a detailed 60 minute mp3 interview by Lee Sykes with Jeff Smith from Venexus, Inc.

In this interview we discuss Search Engine Optimization and the various techniques you can use to ensure your DotNetNuke portal is fully Search Engine Optimized.

The interview covers a range of topics which are essential knowledge for all DotNetNuke users, module developers and skin designers.

Initial keyword research before creating a website
Using multiple domain names and how to avoid penalisation from the Search Engines
The skin design process and tricks for SEO
Search Engine Optimized content
Content and links
Problems caused by certain modules for SEO
Duplicate content and problems caused by the default installation of DotNetNuke
Website marketing & promotion options
Monitoring your marketing success

Brad Schafer Website Design DotNetNuke Interview
How did they build …?

This is a 60 minute mp3 interview with Brad Schafer from the Schafer Design Group.

In this interview we look at the whole web design process, right from the very beginning of the first consultation, the steps involved, the conclusions made, and how all of this information is applied when creating a website using DotNetNuke®

We focus on one of the DotNetNuke® websites that Brad has designed to provide a working example: http://www.cryoresponse.com

In particular focusing on:

The Consultation Process
Research and Planning
Content
Logo
Skinning
Modules
Promotion
Top Tips

Google Sitemaps MP3 Interview with John Mueller
This is a 23minute mp3 interview discussing Google Sitemaps with software designer John Mueller who has created GSiteCrawler

Google Sitemaps: Are an essential tool for DotNetNuke® websites, they help you to inform Google of the pages that it should index.

John informs us of the steps you need to make when creating a sitemap and also the pitfalls to avoid.

GSiteCrawler is freeware software which automates the creation of Google sitemaps. It has a lot of essential functions for anyone who has a DotNetNuke® website.

Bi4ce Website Review DotNetNuke® MP3 Interview
How did they build …?

This is a 42 minute mp3 interview with Chris Chodnicki and Kevin Schreiner from Business Intelligence Force.

Chris and Kevin talk us through how they built and designed their DotNetNuke® website: http://dnn.ni4ce.com

In particular focusing on:

Research and Planning
Skinning
Modules
Promotion
Top Tips

Default XSL Transformation file

SEO Interview with Jeff Smith Venexus
This is a 22min podcast interview with Jeff Smith from Venexus discussing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with DotNetNuke. The last time we had Jeff Smith with us was back in issue 4 where we talked about Search Engine Optimization. We have been lucky enough to get Jeff back after 2 years to share some more of his knowledge with us.

DotNetNuke News, DNN Creative Vol 4, Upgrading
This is a discussion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton recorded on the 22nd of September 2008. We dicsuss: <ul> <li> DNN Creative starts Volume 4</li> <li>DotNetNuke 4.9 released</li> <li> DotNetNuke votes top 10 leading platforms for online communities</li> <li> OpenForce</li> <li> Engage Software Conference Workshop</li> <li> Google Chrome Browser bugs and testing</li> <li> Upgrading DotNetNuke</li> </ul>

DotNetNuke News, Google Chrome, SEO Tips
This is a discussion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton recorded on the 3rd of September 2008. This podcast covers the following subjects: <ul> <li>DNN.com Domain Name News not DotNetNUke</li> <li>OpenForce 08 Badges</li> <li>Google Chrome</li> <li>Forum-Quick tips</li> <li> Website grader SEO tool</li> <li> SEO Firefox tool</li> <li> Website Monitor</li> <li> Why do you need old versions of DNN?</li> </ul>

DotNetNuke News, OpenForce 08, DNN Updates
This discusion between Lee Sykes and Richard Wootton was recorded on the 22nd of August 2008. In this podcast we talk about: <ul> <li>OpenForce 08 Europe</li> <li>OpenForce 08 Las Vegas</li> <li>DotNetNuke Version 5 Cambrian</li> <li>DotNetNuke Version 4.9.0</li> <li>What’s happening with DNN Creative this month</li> <li>DNN UK User Group</li> </ul>

Open Web Studio (OWS) Interview with R2i
Interview with Chris Chodnicki and Kevin Schreiner from R2integrated discussing Open Web Studio (OWS). Recorded on the 13th of August 2008, Chris and Kevin talk us through Open Web Studio and some of its key features as well as offering some tips on DotNetNuke in general.

Dave Snow, Aging Safely DotNetNuke website, Video Interview
Live video interview presentation with Dave Snow from Aging Safely Inc. This is a live walk through of Dave’s DotNetNuke website. Dave is a subscriber to DNN Creative Magazine. He has taken the CSS skinning tutorials and applied some of the principles to his own skins while also adapting the CSS to suit his own needs. Dave’s site is interesting in that it implements a pure CSS skin along with some interesting use of 3rd party modules, so I thought it would be good to do a video interview with Dave and ask him to walk us through his DotNetNuke website. This video goes into the full detail of looking through the modules and skins on the website as an administrator.

Malik, Tracy, Alex and Brad, Interview covering OpenForce to Skinning
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. At the end of one of the presentations people were hanging about so I went over to Malik, Tracy and Alex who were sat on the floor to get a background about them and how they use DotNetNuke. At this point I finished the interview as I just wanted to get an introduction to some of the business community in DotNetNuke. Of course we then carried on the conversation and it turned into Tracy interviewing myself about CSS skinning, so I started recording again as I thought it would be interesting to have a listen to, Brad then came over and we also covered other elements such as localization and OpenForce. This was the good thing about OpenForce, lots of conversations hearing how people are implementing DotNetNuke for their own businesses.

Peter Schotman – DNN Menus, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. This interview took place at the speakers cocktail party, we discussed how Peter develops DotNetNuke websites for his clients, CSS based skins, usability, and Peter’s OpenForce presentation on Menu controls covering the Solpart, Snapsis, Telerik and Nav menus.

Charles Nurse, DotNetNuke Performance, OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas with Charles Nurse at the speakers’ cocktail party. Discussing the presentation by Charles on DotNetNuke performance, where he outlined the performance plan, tools, identifying code blockages and the performance improvements that were made with example benchmark figures.

Jon Henning, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke Open Force 07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering the projects Jon is currently working on, discussing ClientAPI, Web Controls, to the Nav Menu and the new features that will make it a very powerful menu. Jon is currently looking for beta testers for the menu, so if you are interested visit the project area on the main dotnetnuke.com site.

Cathal Connolly, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas. I managed to quickly do an interview with Cathal on Thursday morning in the speakers room before the final presentation for the conference. Covering Cathal’s roles in the DotNetNuke core team, looking towards the future with website compliance and accessibility, plus thoughts on OpenForce.

Joe Brinkman, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Speaking with Joe at the end of the conference to hear his thoughts on OpenForce. Covering meeting the DotNetNuke community, learning about various businesses implementations of DotNetNuke, an international audience, the opportunity for feedback and 500,000 registered users!

Kelly Ford - XMOD, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Kelly was the last interview of the conference. I had been trying to find Kelly throughout the whole conference and we finally got the chance to meet and have a good chat at the end of the last presentation. We were the last two people left in the presentation room and it was a good way to finish the OpenForce event.

Nik Kalyani, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering DotNetNuke Cambrian v5, the new features from workflow to social networking, business context, widgets and new skinning engine, the sustainability of DotNetNuke and the experiences at OpenForce07. I managed to speak to Nik just at the end of the conference after the final presentation.

PowerDNN Hosting, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. Covering an introduction to PowerDNN, typical problems they see for DotNetNuke users, through to portals and best practices, business solutions and DotNetNuke v5 Cambrian. Plus, the added bonus was the Microsoft hot models coming over for a chat mid interview, we had to leave it in! ;-)

Peter Donker - Bring2Mind, Interview at OpenForce 07
We discuss localisation, language packs and the future possibilities with DotNetNuke.This is a classic interview, time was always short at the Openforce conference so we managed to squeeze in an interview while walking to the speakers cocktail party. Needless to say we got plenty of funny looks walking through the Manadlay Bay Casino Hotel while Peter also video recorded us both at the same time!

Sebastian Leupold, Interview at OpenForce 07
Interview at the DotNetNuke OpenForce07 conference in Las Vegas. This interview took place at the speakers cocktail party, we discussed DotNetNuke for an international audience, localization, the UDT module and tokens. Sebastian is a DotNetNuke core team member, team lead for the “User Defined Table (UDT)” module, he creates and maintains the German language packs and is co-founder of the German DotNetNuke user group.

Attendees of the DotNetNuke presentations, Interview at OpenForce 07
We were waiting for the presentation by Charles Nurse to begin on DotNetNuke performance and started chatting about DotNetNuke, OpenForce, etc. and so I quickly started recording. This should give you all an idea of how helpful the conference has been for DotNetNuke users. I was chatting with Joe Craig, Mike Griffiths and two other guys (sorry didn’t catch your names – let me know your details!)

DotNetNuke® Skinning MP3 Interview with Tyler Fawcett
This is a 24 minute mp3 interview by Lee Sykes with Tyler Fawcett discussing Skinning. Tyler Fawcett won the Best Overall and Most Original skin for his Tranquillity Skin in the DotNetNuke skinning competition. In this skinning interview we discuss planning, colour selection, best working practices along with various other tips and tricks.

DotNetNuke Search Engine Optimization MP3 Interview
This is a detailed 60 minute mp3 interview by Lee Sykes with Jeff Smith from Venexus, Inc. In this interview we discuss Search Engine Optimization and the various techniques you can use to ensure your DotNetNuke portal is fully Search Engine Optimized. The interview covers a range of topics which are essential knowledge for all DotNetNuke users, module developers and skin designers. <ul style="font-family: verdana;"> <li>Initial keyword research before creating a website</li> <li>Using multiple domain names and how to avoid penalisation from the Search Engines</li> <li>The skin design process and tricks for SEO</li> <li>Search Engine Optimized content</li> <li>Content and links</li> <li>Problems caused by certain modules for SEO</li> <li>Duplicate content and problems caused by the default installation of DotNetNuke</li> <li>Website marketing & promotion options</li> <li>Monitoring your marketing success</li> </ul> 

Brad Schafer Website Design DotNetNuke Interview
How did they build …? This is a 60 minute mp3 interview with Brad Schafer from the Schafer Design Group. In this interview we look at the whole web design process, right from the very beginning of the first consultation, the steps involved, the conclusions made, and how all of this information is applied when creating a website using DotNetNuke® We focus on one of the DotNetNuke® websites that Brad has designed to provide a working example: http://www.cryoresponse.com In particular focusing on: <ul> <li>The Consultation Process</li> <li>Research and Planning</li> <li>Content</li> <li>Logo</li> <li>Skinning</li> <li>Modules</li> <li>Promotion</li> <li>Top Tips</li> </ul> 

Google Sitemaps MP3 Interview with John Mueller
This is a 23minute mp3 interview discussing Google Sitemaps with software designer John Mueller who has created GSiteCrawler Google Sitemaps: Are an essential tool for DotNetNuke® websites, they help you to inform Google of the pages that it should index. John informs us of the steps you need to make when creating a sitemap and also the pitfalls to avoid. GSiteCrawler is freeware software which automates the creation of Google sitemaps. It has a lot of essential functions for anyone who has a DotNetNuke® website.

Bi4ce Website Review DotNetNuke® MP3 Interview
How did they build …? This is a 42 minute mp3 interview with Chris Chodnicki and Kevin Schreiner from Business Intelligence Force. Chris and Kevin talk us through how they built and designed their DotNetNuke® website: http://dnn.ni4ce.com In particular focusing on: <ul style="font-family: verdana;"> <li>Research and Planning</li> <li>Skinning</li> <li>Modules</li> <li>Promotion</li> <li>Top Tips</li> </ul>