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JCSNews for Dragonfly

Monday, March 15, 2010 (04:20:51)
I have just finished rebuilding a module for Dragonfly. It is called JCSNews. It is a rework of Pitcher's combined module. This module allowed for a 2 column news page which I like, but I had some issues with it as I did not like the way it outputted sticky articles.

I rewrote much of the module only leaving the functions for pulling the news, forums, and the random picture (although I am planning on rewriting this portion as well.) I added many functions to tailor it to the hodgemancountyumc.org site while leaving open many other possibilities to add/remove functions easily.

I incorporated two modules from www.cmsdreams.co.uk. The first is mClip. This is a movie/video module. The second is mKnow, a knowledge base module. I installed both of these modules for the HCUMC.org site and wanted to be able to show recent additions on the main page without the need for more side blocks.

I also integrated WeblinksPro, BlogsPlus, and DownloadsPro into my module. Again, all I was wanting was the ability to show newest additions on the main page.

I will soon be adding the needed modules to the Downloads section for easy location.