From the Back Cover
Built on the .NET 2.0 platform, Telligent's Community Server allows web developers to implement a robust community site where users can share, discuss, and interact in very powerful ways. With its open API and available source code, Community Server is customizable using available 3rd party modules, or you can write your own code to extend Community Server's functionality.
Inside this book, our Community Server experts guide you through the product's implementation and customization and will get you started with your first community site quickly. You'll learn methods for UI modification and enhancement, how to add new functionality through modules, and how to write your own custom module code. You'll also get tried-and-true advice for administering your Community Server site, creating reports, implementing security, building localized installations, and more.
What you will learn from this book
- Techniques for troubleshooting installation issues
How to understand and customize Community Server's ASP.NET config files
Tips for installing and configuring modules on your site
Methods for enhancing your implementation with themes, modules, and add-ons
How to write modules and modify Community Server code
All about implementing skins, changing the look of custom controls, working with master pages, and more
Who this book is for
This book is for both experienced developers and general enthusiasts who are interested in building their site using Community Server. You should have prior experience in web server management and configuration.
Readers who wish to extend and customize Community Server should have previous experience with ASP.NET and related .NET technologies.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
About the Author
Wyatt Preul works as a software test engineer for Telligent Systems. At age 23 he holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and is completing his certification as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist. Wyatt has been working with and admiring Community Server since shortly after version 1.1 was released. Since that time he has become a respected member of the community and active participant in the product itself. Wyatt now spends his days happily testing Community Server and trying to locate bugs in the product, about which he reports there aren’t many. His thoughts on development, testing, and Community Server can all be found at www.wyattpreul.com. Wyatt currently lives in Philadelphia with his beautiful fiancé Dusti Lyon.
Keyvan Nayyeri is a software architect and developer and an active .NET community member with a bachelor of science degree in Applied Mathematics. He began his programming life with over eight years of system programming and much experience with practices. In the development world, Keyvan is a middle-tier developer and an expert in markup languages and their related technologies. Recently he has switched to Service Oriented design and building distributed systems. He is a young community member who has written several articles for .NET communities. Beside this, he’s running some open source projects. Keyvan has been a Community Server MVP since April 2006 and primarily focuses on codes and APIs and has written several modules and custom controls for Community Server. He joined the Community Server folks in the early days and actively has helped many Community Server users to find their way in this world. His thoughts on .NET, Community Server, and Technology can be found on www.nayyeri.net.
José Lema, the product unit manager for Community Server, has been developing browser-based applications for the past 10 years. Previous to joining Telligent Systems, he was the lead developer for Microsoft’s Hive.net online community. His unique experience with ASP.NET, SQL Server, and Community Server ultimately led him to join Telligent as a senior engineer focused on the forums system. Since that time, his responsibilities have grown to include the entire Community Server product and team. In his free time, José enjoys reading, juggling, playing, and watching/quoting movies with his wife and four boys.
Jim Martin is a software engineer for Telligent. Telligent is a software and solutions company with unique expertise and knowledge of the Microsoft .NET platform. Jim focuses primarily on the services side at Telligent but has also contributed in the development of Community Server, as well as customizing Community Server to fit specific client needs. Jim joined Telligent shortly after the company’s birth and has now been there two years. Jim has over eight years of software development experience. He began his career as an information analyst, focusing on custom applications to support company initiatives for Fujitsu Network Communications in Richardson, Texas. After almost five years at Fujitsu he moved to Brink’s Inc. where he worked for almost two years as a programmer analyst on a custom solution used to manage the Brink’s armored fleet and cash movement.
Jim likes to spend his off time playing in the .NET community. Jim is the treasurer for the North Dallas .NET Users Group in Dallas, Texas. Jim is also a musician and enjoys playing the piano whenever he can find the time. Jim also enjoys the little things in life, such as spending nights reading, drinking coffee, going to the gym, and listening to music.
