Dotnetnuke™ For Dummies®

Chapter 12. Ten Commercial Modules Worth a Look

In This Chapter

• Building forms with Enterprise Forms

• Managing images with the DNN Photo Gallery

• Skinning shortcuts with the ZLDnn-Module Wrapper

• Online support, chatting, and SWIRL

• Designing pages with the Aggregator 3.1

• Active Forums

• Streamlining content approval with Content Manager

• Distributing podcasts with Podcaster

• Managing real estate listings with Real Estate 3.0

• Managing custom support with Help Desk

The World Wide Web is simply brimming with DotNetNuke modules that you can buy to enhance the functionality of your portal. In this chapter, we review ten commercial modules that we feel represent good value and interesting functionality. Our list doesn't claim to represent the best of everything on offer, but hopefully it will whet your appetite.

DotNetNuke recently launched a rapidly growing online module and skins store at marketplace.dotnetnuke.com/default.aspx. The products sold from this store have been tested and approved to work with DNN. Furthermore, the profits from this store go back to the project.

Another online store for DNN modules and skins is www.snowcovered.com. This is an independently owned store that does not offer any testing or verification of the items it sells. However, it currently has a large product offering.

Building Forms with Enterprise Forms

A major benefit of a Web site is that is reduces your workload by enabling people to access information without your involvement. One step better is the addition of forms ...