Professional Community Server (Paperback)

• Community Server is one of the hottest Web site packages available today and runs many popular sites, including Microsoft's Channel 9, Xbox.com, Xbox's Major Nelson, and The Hive
• This hands-on guide teaches readers how to extend their implementation with themes, modules and add-ons through the use of helpful examples
• Explains how to troubleshoot installation issues, understand Community Server ASP.NET config files, implement kinds, modify custom controls, and work with master pages
• Explores ways to manage the point system, extend the database, write custom modules, and modify Community Server code
• Foreword by Rob Howard, Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and CEO of Telligent Systems

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.