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Building Websites with e107

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Building Websites with e107

Overview of this book

e107 is a PHP-based content management system that uses the popular open source MySQL database system for content storage. e107 is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and is completely free, totally customizable and in constant development. It is an ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more. It has a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured website in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore e107, putting you in the picture of what it offers, and how to go about building a site with the system. The book covers all the core features of e107, and it is thorough and incremental tutorial approach it gives you the understanding to experiment with advanced features and customization.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Building Websites with e107
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
Preface

Chapter 8. Information Dissemination

In this chapter we will look at disseminating information using different methods such as newsletters, calendars, and RSS feeds. We will also learn a little bit about search engines and various methods we can use to get our e107 site noticed.

The Newsletter Plugin

Newsletters are a great way to communicate information about you and your business or topics of interest. From a marketing standpoint, newsletters provide you with a rich database of individuals and/or companies that have expressed an interest to the topic of your newsletter.

Installation

To use this fantastic feature you need not look any further than your core plugins. Log in as administrator and select Plugins | Plugin Manager from the administrator toolbar or select the Plugin Manager icon from the administrative interface. Next locate the Newsletter plugin and click on the Install button. When the plugin is installed, click on the Configure link and your screen will look as shown below. On...