SunBlogNuke - DotNetNuke Blog Module

Today we are glad to announce that SunBlogNuke v8.0.3 is available to free upgrade.

As you know, DNN8 with MVC and SAP released for a while and DNN9 is on road for next generation CMS. So this building v8 will focus on more attentions on integrating with DNN8 framework. More exciting things are lots of handy features implemented in this package, for example Markdown support for better writing experience. Hope win business together :)

Why not have a try? Get started now.

SunBlogNuke Version 8.0.3
Min DotNetNuke version required: v7.1.0

• ENH - totally compatible with DNN8.
• ENH - support feed for aggregating output contentslider widget.
• ENH - support markdown writing for blog content.
• ENH - Razor template support with $YOURTHEME/_Shared/@_xxx.cshtml.
• ENH - integrated with bootstrap FontAwesome style with removing old images and styles.
• ENH - support core themes to be copied for new theme building with more customizations.
• ENH - optimizations about tags combine action, including new jQuery auto-complete plugin.
• ENH - Gravatar can be hosted by alternative proxy service, such as http://gravatar.duoshuo.com/avatar .
• FIX - Disqus comment component not work due to settings not save.
• FIX - Tags with Chinese characters not work with TagCloud plugin in the tag view.
• FIX - Permalink not work in built-in search result.
• FIX - author displayed as "anonymous" issue if he/she deleted from blog user list.

As usual, the complete details for all of the changes can be found in the Release Notes.

1. If you are still using older versions, we recommended that you should upgrade this stable package.
2. If you are applying upgrade process, please BACK UP YOUR CHANGES BEFORE PROCEEDING and follow up the suggested upgrade path: v2.1->v5.2->v6.0+.

You can get it here. We hope that with this generation dnn blog module you can enjoy the blog writing and it will make your life better; plus if you have any good advice about our products, please feel free to leave a comment or contact us.

The SunBlogNuke Team

I evaluated four blog modules for our site. SunBlogNuke v4 is intuitive, easy to setup, easy to learn all while being very powerful.  This is by far one of the best user interface designs you will find. A great value compared to others modules.

- Greg Johll

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!  Today we are glad that the fixed release v4.1 for for Ultimate DotNetNuke blog module –  SunBlogNuke is available for free upgrade. This release contains  some new awesome features which are the high priority feature requests, such as supporting the ability to import external blog data with blogML format (you can find more details about it in that tutorial – Migrating from WordPress to DNN Blog) and threaded (nested) comments (please refer to the post - Awesome Upcoming DNN Blog Feature: Threaded Comments), as well as great enhancements. Here I would like to thanks A LOT for Daniel Taft’s contribution and he had offered to improve the localization resources, which will make our  module easily friendly and understand. In the mean time, we followed Matt’s suggestion and converted "RecenteComments Widget" into an optional module, which you can add into any page at any time and point it to any blog on the portal. As usual, the complete details for all of the changes can be found in the Release Notes.

Major Highlights in v4.1:

• ENH - Updated styles for all core themes with CSS Sprites.
• ENH - Improved the fill-in tag process by providing the ability to view all tag when editing post.
• ENH - Improved localization resources.
• ENH - Implemented import feature with blogML format so that you can migrate external blog data, like Wordpress, to SunBlogNuke.
• ENH - Supported threaded (nested) comments with specific levels deep.
• ENH - Converted "RecenteComments Widget" into an optional module. Now you can add it into any page at any time and point it to any blog on the portal.
• FIX - The SHARETHIS script broken when post title with double quotation marks.
• Lots of other fixes & enhancements.

NOTE: As with any release, we recommend you perform a complete file and database backup before performing any upgrade on a production website and that you first conduct a trial upgrade on a staging version of the site. Following these guidelines will ensure that you are able to recover should any unforeseen problems arise during the upgrade process.

Note that some issues may occur if your original version of SunBlogNuke is lower version, like 3.x, and you've developed your customized theme. Please refer to the tutorial - Must-Read Note for SunBlogNuke v4.x and follow the instructions. Hope it makes sense.

You can get it here. Blog your way and enjoy life. :)

The SunBlogNuke Team

This is the BEST blog for DNN I have used to date; It is very easy to install and set up. The developers corrected an issue with child portals using live writer + added other features within a few days. I am totally amazed at the speed in which they delivered the fixes and adding features on top of an already outstanding product. SunBlog knocks the doors off of NukePress (I USE to use nukepress) If you need a blog for your DNN - I highly recommend SunBlog over any other. Did I mention it has a super interface and is well thought out + templated :) Super Work SunBlog!! You Did It Right!

Dwight

SunBlog is a fantastic module, resolving all the issues I had with the standard DNN blog. It is feature rich and has a fast, friendly administration interface. I wish more DNN modules were built to this standard. The author was also very quick to provide answers to the few questions I had.

Andrew Bartle(http://www.brooklynit.co.nz)