In the previous session we looked at Banners on the website. In this session we will look at Custom Modules.
Download a PDF version of this lesson (39k) Custom Modules in a DotNetNuke website.
One of the significant advantages to using DotNetNuke is the ability to append new functionality through the use of custom modules.
This ability has encouraged thousands of developers to create their own modules and offer these for use. There is a vibrant community at www.snowcovered.com
Google Adsense and Google Search
The website needs to have an account with Google. [WebSuburb assists with registering Google accounts]. The module displays the Google listings.
Google Adsense analyses the content of the page and automatically displays adverts considered appropriate to the page.
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Figure: Google Adsense example
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ZLDNN Photo Album
Specialised photo album functionality includes dynamic thumbnails to improve page download speed. Rotate and/or flip photos. Searchable photo descriptions and track number of views.
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Figure: Photo Album
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Mandeeps Live Content
This module has become somewhat of a favourite with our clients because it is easy to use, gives quick professional result and avoids the challenge of creating thumbnails and full size images.
Live Content allows to overlay images, videos, audio, text/html content, dotnetnuke modules, flash content, and external content on current page.
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Figure: Live Content
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