Dotnetnuke™ For Dummies®

Chapter 8. Collaborating and Selling with DNN

In This Chapter

• Showcase and share with the Repository module

• Sell it with the Store module

• Collaborate with Wiki

In this chapter, we cover how to use more of the standard DNN modules. The first two modules detailed in this chapter are Repository and Store. Both are included with your DNN installation. The third module covered here is the Wiki module, which isn't included with your DNN installation but is available for free download from the DotNetNuke Web site. If any of these modules are not displayed in the module drop-down list on the Control Panel, you or your host will need to install them. See Chapter 3 for more on installing modules.

Showcase and Share with the Repository Module

The Repository is a very flexible module that has a number of unique uses. Some of the ways in which you might use the Repository are to store and display a list of documents; as a Web site directory of your favorite sites; or as an image library where users can upload and share images with each other. The Repository module also has an optional companion module called the Repository Dashboard. This module can be set a number of different ways to display links to repository categories and files.

A common use of the Repository module, shown in Figure 8-1, is to manage the upload and storage of a range of file types. A detailed listing of each item is displayed in the module, or users can filter items by category or search for an item. Each item can display all ...