New features...

Since I last blogged, (way too long ago I know) I left the company I was working for. I now work for the leader in web analytics and online business optimization. It was a very good move, one that I'm glad I made. With that move came a little less time after hours working on work. I've been able to spend a little quality time with MLS and dotnetnuke.

To be honest, I don't remember everything that I've done to the site since then.. Most of it pretty minor. But here is what I'm working on right now:

1. Upgrade active forums to version 4.x - with that upgrade comes the loss of support for banner ads in the way that I am using them.
2. Implement active social - i really think this is the future for my site
3. Implement new banner ad system - still debating between smokeranch and a new player. I've been wanting a better banner system for a while since the built in one sucks. The loss of support in the new forums just made it that much more needed. So it will be done in conjuction.
4. Revamp the skin using as much css as possible. I've done a pretty good job with this one. Right now I've cut the skin file size in less than half. I still have a little more work to go on this one. I'm also including a couple skin objects to cut back on modules.
   
5. Implement new email newsletter module. I'm using the default DNN functionality and it's confusing to the end user, and not very easy for me.. so I'll be upgrading this.
6. Implement snapsis' css menu system to replace the solpartmenu
7. Upgrade the cutesoft editor to the latest version.
   

In conjunction with the skin, I've been working on the templates for active social and active forums. I've also revamped the menu. I've got things looking pretty close to the way I want them. I still have a little work left to do, but it's coming along nicely. Right now, my three big hold ups are waiting on a new build of active forums, waiting on a new build of active social, and needing the cash to buy the banner rotating module. Everything else is pretty much in place.

So there's a quick update of where I'm at now.