This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership, and the group owner can decide if new members require approval or not. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace and Facebook Groups implementation.

 See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation. Have a look at this demo poker group to see the StoryFeed Integration in action (you can see the corresponding action feed on the demo player's profile).

You can download a free trial version for your own site.

 Enhancements

    GroupName now shown in URL for SEO purposes. Detail page does 301 Redirect if old URL is requested so SEO is preserved
    Added GroupSummary as 3rd ordinal replacement param for Browser Title, Keywords, Description and Module Title
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/postid/6345/scope/posts/Default.aspx
        - Usage: {2}
    Performance Enhancement - GroupOwner (for Admins) now uses a UserName textbox and not a ddl (better performance on large numbers of users).
    Location URL now uses the nofollow tag
    Integration with the free Ifinity SiteMap Provider version 1.2.14+. Optionally output public group pages into your Google Sitemap for faster indexing.
        - http://www.ifinity.com.au/Products/Google_Sitemap_For_DNN/ (needs to be installed before switching on in web.config). See the Smart-Thinker DNN Blog for configuration instructions.
    Changed GroupName to a H2 tag for SEO (inherits core H2 style now)
    Send PM to Group Members now defaults to not checked for new groups (spam prevention)   
    BETA Feature - Integration with the Smart-Thinker UserProfile 4.3.15+ Location Search feature
        - New Tokens - [COUNTRYFLAG.SEARCHLINK], [LOCATION.CITYREGIONCOUNTRY], [LOCATION.CITYREGIONCOUNTRY.NEWLINE], [LOCATION.CITYREGION], [LOCATION.CITYREGION.NEWLINE] (Location values such as Region and city link to Location Search Results on profile views

Bug Fixes

    Fixed missing Category issue
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/threadid/5692/scope/posts/Default.aspx
    Group PM now correctly checks member status
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/postid/6340/scope/posts/Default.aspx
    Creating a new group as a SuperUser did not add the owner as a new group member if made on behalf of someone else

Note that a UserGroup is a logical, user-defined grouping, and does not affect security or access rights. Please raise any queries about this module on the UserGroup Forum here.

It is highly suggested that you localise the email templates to punch directly into the Group view (for group invites) - see PokerDIY for an example. This highly increases usablity (feel free to play around on PokerDIY and request to join our DotNetNuke Poker Group if you want to see the emails that are sent).

This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership, and the group owner can decide if new members require approval or not. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace and Facebook Groups implementation.

 See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation. Have a look at this demo poker group to see the StoryFeed Integration in action (you can see the corresponding action feed on the demo player's profile).

You can download a free trial version for your own site.

 Enhancements

    GroupName now shown in URL for SEO purposes. Detail page does 301 Redirect if old URL is requested so SEO is preserved
    Added GroupSummary as 3rd ordinal replacement param for Browser Title, Keywords, Description and Module Title
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/postid/6345/scope/posts/Default.aspx
        - Usage: {2}
    Performance Enhancement - GroupOwner (for Admins) now uses a UserName textbox and not a ddl (better performance on large numbers of users).
    Location URL now uses the nofollow tag
    Integration with the free Ifinity SiteMap Provider version 1.2.14+. Optionally output public group pages into your Google Sitemap for faster indexing.
        - http://www.ifinity.com.au/Products/Google_Sitemap_For_DNN/ (needs to be installed before switching on in web.config). See the Smart-Thinker DNN Blog for configuration instructions.
    Changed GroupName to a H2 tag for SEO (inherits core H2 style now)
    Send PM to Group Members now defaults to not checked for new groups (spam prevention)   
    BETA Feature - Integration with the Smart-Thinker UserProfile 4.3.15+ Location Search feature
        - New Tokens - [COUNTRYFLAG.SEARCHLINK], [LOCATION.CITYREGIONCOUNTRY], [LOCATION.CITYREGIONCOUNTRY.NEWLINE], [LOCATION.CITYREGION], [LOCATION.CITYREGION.NEWLINE] (Location values such as Region and city link to Location Search Results on profile views

Bug Fixes

    Fixed missing Category issue
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/threadid/5692/scope/posts/Default.aspx
    Group PM now correctly checks member status
        - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/postid/6340/scope/posts/Default.aspx
    Creating a new group as a SuperUser did not add the owner as a new group member if made on behalf of someone else

Note that a UserGroup is a logical, user-defined grouping, and does not affect security or access rights. Please raise any queries about this module on the UserGroup Forum here.

It is highly suggested that you localise the email templates to punch directly into the Group view (for group invites) - see PokerDIY for an example. This highly increases usablity (feel free to play around on PokerDIY and request to join our DotNetNuke Poker Group if you want to see the emails that are sent).

This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership, and the group owner can decide if new members require approval or not. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace and Facebook Groups implementation.

 See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation. Have a look at this demo poker group to see the StoryFeed Integration in action (you can see the corresponding action feed on the demo player's profile).

You can download a free trial version for your own site.

 Enhancements

•     StoryFeed Integration - Join Group/Leave Group/Create Group
•     Groups are now cached for 2 minutes to reduce database load
•     Implemented IHydratable on Info Onjects for performance gains
•     Removed redundant reference to Smart-Thinker HomePage module
•     Search DDL in UserList view has been made narrower

Bug Fixes

•     Core CSS "SubHead" style changed to "SubHead" for XHTML compliancy
      GroupMember changes now invalidate Wall and StoryFeed cache correctly

Note that a UserGroup is a logical, user-defined grouping, and does not affect security or access rights. Please raise any queries about this module on the UserGroup Forum here.

After upgrading you will need to edit the module settings to take advantage of the new features. It is highly suggested that you localise the email templates to punch directly into the Group view (for group invites) - see PokerDIY for an example. This highly increases usablity (feel free to play around on PokerDIY and request to join our DotNetNuke Poker Group if you want to see the emails that are sent).

This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership, and the group owner can decide if new members require approval or not. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace and Facebook Groups implementation.

 See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation (here is an example of a Alabama poker group).

You can download a free trial version for your own site.

 Enhancements

• Added Alphabet Search Filter to bottom of GroupSearch page
• New Setting on Group Detail to optionally set the browser title/keywords and decription to the Group Name or to format the current one (CurrentTitle - {0} {1}) for SEO (optional params are GroupName and Group City) and visual effect
• ModuleTitle setting on Group Detail now works. Use format "Current Module Container Title - {0}" where {0} is the Group Name
  • http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Community/Forums/tabid/795/forumid/111/threadid/220846/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• New Token [PROFILEIMAGESMALL], used for list views to display the profile image at 50*50
• New Token [COUNTRYFLAG], which displays the flag for any Country of Location (For EventDetail and Event Guests).
• [ISINROLE] Token now also supports output if false - [ISINROLE|RoleName|OutputIfTrue|OutputIfFalse] e.g. [ISINROLE|Administrators|Admin|Not an Admin]
• Generated token images (Online/CountryFlag) now populate alt text
• WallCanPost cache is now invalidated when a user joins or leaves a group so the Wall is updated immediately to reflect this after a refresh instead of waiting for the 2 minute cache to expire 
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/32/threadid/4953/scope/posts/Default.aspx
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/32/postid/5065/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• Removed duplicated CSS styles from Module.css. You will need to follow the steps described in this post to retain module styles        
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/5/postid/5209/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• Replace Jscript calls - http://www.mitchelsellers.com/Blogs/tabid/54/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/205/Delete-Confirmation-The-Easy-Way-in-DNN.aspx
• Refactored Load/Save templating settings
• Made AcceptMembership and DeclineMembership buttons more obvious with CSS on GroupDetail page.

Bug Fixes

•  Fixed bug with UserMyGroups showing groups with unapproved group membership
• Fixed bug with selecting users on subsequent pages of the user control
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/postid/5174/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• ModuleSettings screen now checks for invalid TabID for integration options
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/threadid/4638/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• Fix mispelling
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/26/threadid/3864/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• Localized missing language strings
  • http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/forumid/5/threadid/4051/scope/posts/Default.aspx
• Fixed problems with Profile Pics when Portal used non-numeric Portal Directory
• Removed extra "/" in image URL (AddtoEvent, AddtoGroup etc) e.g. src="/DesktopModules/Smart-Thinker%20-%20UserProfile//images/addtoevent.gif"
• Fixed problem with profile image when a user had a space in front of their FirstName
• DropDownLists of User-Type now show DisplayName and not Full Name

Note that a UserGroup is a logical, user-defined grouping, and does not affect security or access rights. Please raise any queries about this module on the UserGroup Forum here.

After upgrading you will need to edit the module settings to take advantage of the new features. It is highly suggested that you localise the email templates to punch directly into the Group view (for group invites) - see PokerDIY for an example. This highly increases usablity (feel free to play around on PokerDIY and request to join our DotNetNuke Poker Group if you want to see the emails that are sent).

This module allows users to create private or public groups of users. Groups can be public and joinable or closed to new membership. Users can search groups by Category, Country or freetext tags. If the group allows new members then they can join the group. The group owner can send Private Messages to the group or invite groups to Events. This module was based loosely on the MySpace Groups implementation.

Major Update: Integrates with the Smart-Thinker UserProfile to provide "Add to Group" functionality. Each profile can now display an "Add to Groups" button which displays the logged on users groups. You can see this on my PokerDIY profile.

New Features: The Group Owner can choose if group members can send private messages to the whole group or if just they can. New views to display the groups for the logged on user, or the public groups for a user's profile you are viewing. There is now also a "Latest Groups" view to show the groups most recently created. See the Poker Groups on PokerDIY for an example of an implementation.

Warning if Upgrading: Please check that all your module integrations (ie. UserProfile/Ventrian/Group pages) work by saving the settings again for each view. Some changes were made that might have affected them, but a quick check will fix it.

You can download a free trial version for your own site here.

 Enhancements

•     Added new view for "Add to Group" support for next UserProfile version - Add To Group button on a user's profile
•     Added new view for "My Groups" - shows the groups that a user belongs to (on UserProfile or for logged in user)
•     Added new view for "Latest Groups" - shows the latest groups in the portal
•     Introduced concept of LocationName (ie. John's House) and LocationURL. This will be rolled out to all locations in all ST modules
•     New icons for Physical or Online locations
•     Updated SendMessage icon to match rest of product suite
•     Group owners can now choose if all members can send messages to all other members or just the group owner
•     Profile Caching - significantly reduces database operations for user retrievals and searches - Highly recommended
•     Refactored code to improve performance with less DB hits
•     Latest template and settings ported from UserProfile module
•     Increased integration options with other UserProfile modules by allowing "looser" tab selection for integration options
•     Abstracted all duplicate template language strings into SharedResources
•     Editing of Group Description allows editing with the richtext
•     Editing of templates can now be done with richtext editor (FCK/FTB)
•     Optimised UserSearch Settings to be more efficient and use caching
•     GroupSearch screen has setting for displaying the Country search
•     Changed GroupUser insert statements to always check for existence before adding to reduce errors
•     Added new token for the Profile Image URL - this allows easier image manipulation
•         - http://www.smart-thinker.com/Support/Forums/tabid/111/mid/546/forumid/11/threadid/2659/scope/posts/Default.aspx#2703

Bug Fixes

•     Profile Template fixes from UserProfile module
•     Fixed PrivateMessaging integration (no longer has settings - Template-based)
•     UserSearches now check for authorised users only
•     Change PM Integration to use pmtype and not type
•         - http://www.ventrian.com/Support/ProductForums/tabid/118/forumid/5/tpage/2/view/topic/postid/12829/Default.aspx

Note that a UserGroup is a logical, user-defined grouping, and does not affect security or access rights.