Aug 1

Written by: drfranco
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Franco Connection is Live on DotNetNuke!

The dotnetnuke platform already has allowed me to do so much more. The original francoconnection.com website was written with classic asp. It did what I needed it to, but development was slow and often nonexistent. Every time I wanted to add a new feature i would have to jump in and edit raw code.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy writing code, but the as the site grew I had to devote more time to writing code. In addition, trying to remember what a piece of code did back when I wrote it last month or year required significant mental stretching. So the fun factor was diminished and blog entries seldom got written.

For those unfamiliar with dotnetnuke, think of it as a content management system that can be tailored to do anything you want. It uses graphic design templates called "skins." when you want a different look just buy a new skin or make your own. Dotnetnuke also comes with several built in modules like this blog module or a forums module, but thousands of additional ones are available on the Internet. If you can't find a module then you can write one yourself! It is all open source and easy to modify. 

Next on my hit list is Lumber Post

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