My site has several modules news.
I want to use Blog module, as "News", "New on the site", "Plans for the future". But I miss some of the settings.
Could you add them to the module settings "blog"


1) Format of Date.
Now the date format is taken from
BlogDateTimeFormat = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.FullDateTimePattern;
Could you do that to date format was taken from the module settings blog? I need to show to date news in a specific format for each news stream on the site


2) Ability to enter the category of news, even if turned off " Show Categories"
I need it because I develop a module for mojoportal ("Links by Categories"). This module will have two options. Blog Name and Category. It is very important for the internal pages of site and will select from the news stream all posts on the Categories.


3) Settings the module: 'Only title'.

For this blog module configuration should show only headlines and nothing more.


4) Blog settings to disable URL checking when Update Post (The Url is already in use. The Url is already in use. You cannot use the same Url for different pages).
Why is it necessary. I want to use module blog for section " new on the site". Therefore, when you click on the "Title" user must go to the page that has changed and URL will contain the page address have changed


5) Configure the module blog, which will display the messages from the current date.
It is necessary that output plans for the future.
 

I can make these changes in the module blog by himself. It is easy. But I need the names of settings (and name of stored procedure for p. 5) that when you implement it, our names coincided.

Best regards, Alexander

 

Thanks, Joe

For p.4 (for "New on the site)

1) Make new page with URL: ~/new-page.aspx

2) Blog: add post

Set

Title: We add new info about ....

URL: ~/new-page.aspx

Click button Save

And ... Nothing is added to the blog !!!!

For p.5 (for "Plans for the future")

Table mp_Blog has field StartDate

Please add field EndDate and select records in the interval between StartDate and EndDate

Best regards, Alexander

Thank you, Joe

For p.4

I understand you

For p.5

Every Friday, I create a plan for the next week and publish it in my blog on the site.
 

For example:
Monday. Buy a car
Tuesday. I go on a date
Wednesday. Sale car

And on Tuesday I do not want to see what was on Monday. So I need EndDate news publication

Best regards, Alexander
 

to Joe Audette

I have a question. I am a public servant and I made 45 different sites in the MojoPortal. This is no joke. From 1 January 2010, all cities in Russia should have their own websites. This is a federal law. I researched the different CMS (MojoPortal , DotNetNuke, Umbraco, Rainbow, AxCMS.net, Cuyahoga, N2 etc.) and chose the MojoPortal for all cities in our region.
 

During the work of the MojoPortal there are errors. I find them in the source and write about them in the forum. Also, users are asked about new features or new settings. Sometimes I write about this in the forum. Sometimes I make changes to the source itself.
 

Question.
 

Do I have to report all changes to source code and database structure?
 

Sincerely, Alexander
 

For new modules, which are absent in the system, I'm doing it. I'm creating a new table and create my own code. The question, can I use in this case, namespace mojoPortal.Web, mojoPortal.Data, mojoPortal.Business or should I use other namespace?
 

Here is what users are asked to add to the system. You can do this?
 

Module LinkModule
1) Add a new setting “random number”. As it should be used: a whole list of links chosen at random a specified number of links. It is necessary to: On the home page, you can create a list with 100 and more references, but each time the user enters to show only 10 randomly selected links.

Module Poll
2) In the form PollEdit.aspx replace
<asp:TextBox ID="txtQuestion" runat="server" Columns="50" MaxLength="100"></asp:TextBox>
to
<asp:TextBox ID="txtQuestion" runat="server" Columns="50" MaxLength="255"></asp:TextBox>

Module HtmlModule
3) Add the possibility of internal notes for editors. What is needed to do: In the table mp_htmlContent add field InternalComment nvarchar (255) and in the form HtmlEdit.aspx to allow editing this field.
4) Add the possibility to use tags at the title. This will allow to allocate part of the header in bold or italics.

Module Blog
5) Now in the module can be used only google maps. But there are other mapping sites. For example, http://www.bing.com/maps/ or http://maps.yandex.ru/. Must be able to use them.
6) Now when you use map in the message in the message displayed map in miniature. Users want to use a text link, clicking on which would open a window with a map. As the link text you want to use the new database field [LocationMap] nvarchar(255) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field.
7) The most serious issue for me. When editing the message now, as the date of the message takes the current date. And so I can not write messages for future date or last. Just after editing the message is changing its date! Users want to enter the date of the message itself. This date may be in the future. At 5-10 times a day I get a call, editors, what I would have in the database has changed the date of their messages. I was ready to open for editing the database by the user!!! Therefore, in the form Blog / EditPost.aspx should be allowed to enter the date of the message.
8) Add the possibility of internal notes for editors. What is needed to do: In the table mp_Blogs add field InternalComment nvarchar (255) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field.
9) Divide the concept of operators who enter the message and the authors of message. For this In the table mp_Blogs add fields [author] nvarchar(100) и [authorEmail] nvarchar(100) ) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field. And in the form Blog/ViewPost.aspx print them on screen.
10) A very popular question. Add the possibility to write messages without title. Only with content. This is needed because the contents are allowed html tags, so the users themselves can do the unusual design of their blogs, without the help of a designer.
11) I already wrote about it. I am constantly asked about it. In the table mp_Blogs add field [EndDate] datetime and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field. And in the procedure [mp_Blog_Select] add parameter EndDate and replace the condition WHERE (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate) to ( (@EndDate IS NULL) AND (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate)) OR ( (@EndDate IS NOT NULL) AND (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate) AND (@EndDate <= b. End Date))

This is all real questions that users ask me at work with the system.

Hi, Joe

As I wrote, I work for the state and all the sites I have made, are sites of public institutions (administrations of the cities in our region). Therefore, they are not my clients. I do not earn money by helping them. I translated the documentation for the system in Russian, translated all the resources and help files. I also taught them to work with system. But now users are telling me that they would like to improve the system. But I'm not suggesting any liability to users. Therefore, it is only their wishes, which I tried to tell you.

Sincerely, Alexander
 

Hi, Joe

I understand you. I agree. So, what I have written or will write, it only offers users of the mojoPortal.

I sent you translate help files into Russian

P.S.
And another improvement
On the form Administration Menu > Site Settings administrator can select the site logo. I think that also need to give him the opportunity to select background image from list.

Best regards, Alexander
 

Hi, Joe

mojoPortalLink.cs

protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer)

string innerMarkup = "Powered by mojoPortal";

Please use the resource file instead of a constant value ("Powered by")

Best regards, Alexander

Hi, Joe

You forgot to add LetterInfo.UpdateSubscriberCount(s.LetterInfoGuid);

if (subscriptionGuid != Guid.Empty)
{
LetterSubscriber s = subscriptions.Fetch(subscriptionGuid);
if (s == null)
{
ShowNotFoundMessge();
return;
}
subscriptions.Delete(s);

LetterInfo.UpdateSubscriberCount(s.LetterInfoGuid);

this.lblUnsubscribe.Text = Resource.NewsletterUnsubscribeSuccess;

btnUnsubscribeConfirm.Visible = false;
lblUnsubscribe.Visible = true;
return;
}
 

Best regards, Alexander
 

Oh, next mistake

SiteSettings.aspx.cs

private void PopulateControls()

change

tabHosts.Visible = false;
tabFolderNames.Visible = false;
 

to

tabHosts.Visible = false;
liHosts.Visible = false;
tabFolderNames.Visible = false;
liFolderNames.Visible = false;

Best regards, Alexander
 

StyleSheetCombiner.ascx.cs

private void SetupjQueryUICss()

change

string jQueryUIVersion = "1.7.1";
if (ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GoogleCDNjQueryVersion"] != null)
{
  jQueryUIVersion = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GoogleCDNjQueryUIVersion"];
}
 

to

string jQueryUIVersion = "1.7.2";
if (ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GoogleCDNjQueryUIVersion"] != null)
{
jQueryUIVersion = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GoogleCDNjQueryUIVersion"];
}
 

ScriptLoader.cs

private string GetJQueryUIBasePath()

string jQueryUIVersion = "1.7.1";

to

string jQueryUIVersion = "1.7.2";

Best regards, Alexander