to Joe Audette

I have a question. I am a public servant and I made 45 different sites in the MojoPortal. This is no joke. From 1 January 2010, all cities in Russia should have their own websites. This is a federal law. I researched the different CMS (MojoPortal , DotNetNuke, Umbraco, Rainbow, AxCMS.net, Cuyahoga, N2 etc.) and chose the MojoPortal for all cities in our region.
 

During the work of the MojoPortal there are errors. I find them in the source and write about them in the forum. Also, users are asked about new features or new settings. Sometimes I write about this in the forum. Sometimes I make changes to the source itself.
 

Question.
 

Do I have to report all changes to source code and database structure?
 

Sincerely, Alexander
 

For new modules, which are absent in the system, I'm doing it. I'm creating a new table and create my own code. The question, can I use in this case, namespace mojoPortal.Web, mojoPortal.Data, mojoPortal.Business or should I use other namespace?
 

Here is what users are asked to add to the system. You can do this?
 

Module LinkModule
1) Add a new setting “random number”. As it should be used: a whole list of links chosen at random a specified number of links. It is necessary to: On the home page, you can create a list with 100 and more references, but each time the user enters to show only 10 randomly selected links.

Module Poll
2) In the form PollEdit.aspx replace
<asp:TextBox ID="txtQuestion" runat="server" Columns="50" MaxLength="100"></asp:TextBox>
to
<asp:TextBox ID="txtQuestion" runat="server" Columns="50" MaxLength="255"></asp:TextBox>

Module HtmlModule
3) Add the possibility of internal notes for editors. What is needed to do: In the table mp_htmlContent add field InternalComment nvarchar (255) and in the form HtmlEdit.aspx to allow editing this field.
4) Add the possibility to use tags at the title. This will allow to allocate part of the header in bold or italics.

Module Blog
5) Now in the module can be used only google maps. But there are other mapping sites. For example, http://www.bing.com/maps/ or http://maps.yandex.ru/. Must be able to use them.
6) Now when you use map in the message in the message displayed map in miniature. Users want to use a text link, clicking on which would open a window with a map. As the link text you want to use the new database field [LocationMap] nvarchar(255) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field.
7) The most serious issue for me. When editing the message now, as the date of the message takes the current date. And so I can not write messages for future date or last. Just after editing the message is changing its date! Users want to enter the date of the message itself. This date may be in the future. At 5-10 times a day I get a call, editors, what I would have in the database has changed the date of their messages. I was ready to open for editing the database by the user!!! Therefore, in the form Blog / EditPost.aspx should be allowed to enter the date of the message.
8) Add the possibility of internal notes for editors. What is needed to do: In the table mp_Blogs add field InternalComment nvarchar (255) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field.
9) Divide the concept of operators who enter the message and the authors of message. For this In the table mp_Blogs add fields [author] nvarchar(100) и [authorEmail] nvarchar(100) ) and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field. And in the form Blog/ViewPost.aspx print them on screen.
10) A very popular question. Add the possibility to write messages without title. Only with content. This is needed because the contents are allowed html tags, so the users themselves can do the unusual design of their blogs, without the help of a designer.
11) I already wrote about it. I am constantly asked about it. In the table mp_Blogs add field [EndDate] datetime and in the form Blog/EditPost.aspx to allow editing this field. And in the procedure [mp_Blog_Select] add parameter EndDate and replace the condition WHERE (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate) to ( (@EndDate IS NULL) AND (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate)) OR ( (@EndDate IS NOT NULL) AND (@BeginDate >= b.StartDate) AND (@EndDate <= b. End Date))

This is all real questions that users ask me at work with the system.

Hi, Joe

As I wrote, I work for the state and all the sites I have made, are sites of public institutions (administrations of the cities in our region). Therefore, they are not my clients. I do not earn money by helping them. I translated the documentation for the system in Russian, translated all the resources and help files. I also taught them to work with system. But now users are telling me that they would like to improve the system. But I'm not suggesting any liability to users. Therefore, it is only their wishes, which I tried to tell you.

Sincerely, Alexander
 

Hi, Joe

I understand you. I agree. So, what I have written or will write, it only offers users of the mojoPortal.

I sent you translate help files into Russian

P.S.
And another improvement
On the form Administration Menu > Site Settings administrator can select the site logo. I think that also need to give him the opportunity to select background image from list.

Best regards, Alexander