- (Mission, KS) - In case you need a previous version of the DNN News module, you can still find them at SourceForge. These previous versions are no longer available on the DNNN Downloads page. Thanks to Jan Olsmar for the info. Of course, you could opt to use the XML/XSL module instead, which basically performs the same type of functions as the previous v03.00.xx module.
Some folks are reluctant to move to the new DNN News module due to the 'breaking' issues reported in the forums. My advice for folks is to install a version of the new News module in a test environment ONLY. Then, evaluate the issues BEFORE moving it to Production areas.
If you are using a lot of non-RSSv2.0 newssources with custom XSLs, these will not work with the new module, and you'll need to move the setup information into an XML/XSL module. There is NO backward compatibilty provided with the new module.
All of your newssources will be converted to DNN's custom RSSv2.0 format, which may not include all of the content you may have provided for with a custom XSL. Some newssources are failing due to using non-standard formatting in the pubDate, and author elements. Validation is strictly enforced with DNN v04.00.00 with an XSD. The issues prompted a 'fix' to the code, which will relax the validation requirements. The Beta version is close to release on this fix, however, there may be other issues that are not fixed in this newer release.
So, again, my recommendation:
Install a version of the new News module in a test environment ONLY. Then, evaluate the issues BEFORE moving it to Production areas.
Note: Currently DNN offers downloads on the Codeplex site. Thanks to Sebastian Leupold for the updated information. As of 3/10/2009, the DNN Codeplex site has versions:
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