In the previous session we looked at Module Settings on the website. In this session we will look at Standard Modules.
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Standard Modules
A number of modules have been developed by the DotNetNuke team and are installed as standard in the website.
Hundreds of additional modules have been written by third party developers. Many of these are available for free download or at very reasonable prices. (NB! We have a number of customised modules on the WebSuburb site. If you need a module that is not installed you will need to request this by emailing admin@websuburb.com.au)
Clicking the drop down list in the modules shortcut toolbar will display a list of all the modules available.
Figure: Drop down list showing list of modules available
| Module | Description |
| Account Login | Enables registered users e.g. administrators and subscribers to log in to the site. |
| Announcements | Publish messages or notices |
| Banners | Advertising type images |
| Contacts | A customised list of organisation contacts |
| Discussions | A simplified forum. We suggest that you look at the custom forum on the website. |
| Documents | Displays a tabulated list of files (e.g. PDF documents) with additional information about the owner, size etc. |
| Events | A calendar or list display that is date controlled. |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions. Displays only question headers and allow the user to click on a small icon to display the answer. |
| Feedback | An online form for users to send a message to the site administrator. |
| IFrame | Displays a page from another website within the page on your website. NB! Not compatible with early browsers. |
| Image | Displays an image located in the image gallery or another website. |
| Links | A tabular list of hyperlinks to a page, file or image on your website or another website. Can track the number of times the link is clicked by users. |
| News Feeds (RSS) | A module for displaying content from RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news feeds. i.e. similar to Reuters ticker |
| Search Input | A form for entering search keywords. |
| Search Results | A form for displaying results of a search on the site. |
| Survey | Enables users to vote for choices and view a chart of results. |
| Text/HTML | For adding mixed text and image content to the site. |
| User Account | Enable users to record or update their login or membership details. |
| User Defined Table | Enables you to create and store data in a table on the website. Includes basic functionality for sorting and ordering the data. |
| XML/XSL | Enables the administrator to create customised display using data in a XML file together with an XSL “style sheet” to format the data. |
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