New Wilmington Mission Conference

All you need to create an account is a sign in name and an email address.  Here's how: [imageattachment] Start by clicking the Join link in the top right of any page on the site (see photo).Type in the sign in name (Username) and email address you wish to use and click "Join Now".An email will be sent to the address you ...

All you need to create an account is a sign in name and an email address.  Here's how:  Start by clicking the Join link in the top right of any page on the site (see photo).Type in the sign in name (Username) and email address you wish to use and click "Join Now".An email will be sent to the address you provided within ...

One of my favorite new features of this Community Server software is the spell check.  It works pretty similarly to Microsoft Word.  Misspelled words are underlined in red.  You can then right-click on them and the top section of the menu will give you alternate spellings along with the opportunity to add the word to the ...

If you're writing a blog post, but don't have time to write the whole thing, there are three different ways to save your progress.  You have the following 3 buttons to save your post.  Here's what they do: [ImageAttachment] Save and Continue Writing - This will save your work and bring you right back to the edit post ...

Here's a little video (3:30) I just put together about how to make a basic forum post.  I'll add some more shorter ones to demonstrate more advanced techniques. I'm still working to get the integrated flash player working right, so please hang with me.  Unfortunate Community Server doesn't support it intrinsically, so I ...

Here's how to add a photo: Go to the photo gallery (this year is 2007 NWMC after clicking on the Photos menu) Click ''Publish New Photo'' under Common Tasks. Click the ''Upload Photo'' button on the right. Type in a Name and Description. Click the Browse button and select the photo you want to add. Click the Upload button in the bottom ...

When using a blog or a forum, you have to think about adding information to a website differently.  Writing to a blog or a forum adds posts instead of creating or changing web pages.  Posts basically consist of a subject and a body and can be anything from a large article to a single sentence in length.  They are ...

The Community Server software we're using makes it very easy to attach a file to a blog post.  The biggest restriction is that you can only attach one file at a time right now.  I'll see if I can find a way around this.  Here's how to attach a file:Check the Advanced Options checkbox on the right side of the page just ...

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I didn't really.  The kind folk at Telligent build a community web platform called Community Server (version 2.1).  It runs on ASP.NET and has a free edition as long as you don't make money off it. It comes with blogs, forums, syndication (RSS), photo galleries, file galleries, integrated podcasting and a simple interface to ...