Applications

This area discusses the various applications (or portlets) that are available in Instant Communities.

Because Instant Communities is based on the Liferay portal platform, there are helpful resources also available on the Liferay.com website. In particular, there are various documentation references available, including a book called the Liferay Portal Administrator’s Guide (free PDF, or printed edition), message boards, and a wiki. While some of the specifics of the Instant Communities implementation are slightly different than a generic version of Liferay, many elements are directly applicable.

References to the Portal Administrator’s Guide are listed as Guide (pages).

Links to the Liferay Wiki are also given for convenience where applicable.

Blog

The blog application provides a blogging capability for owners and administrators.

Guide (pp. 123-127)

Wiki

The wiki application provides a wiki for collaborative knowlege development.  Note that we recommend using the CREOLE syntax when using the wiki.

Guide (pp. 141-146)

http://www.liferay.com/community/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Wiki+Portlet

Message Board

The message board application provides a full featured way to collaborate and share in a linked threaded environment.

Guide (pp. 133-141)

http://www.liferay.com/community/wiki/-/wiki/Main/How+to+use+the+Message+Board+as+a+Mailing+List

Polls Display

The polls display application provides the display for polls that are set up inside the control panel.

http://www.liferay.com/community/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Polls+Display+Portlet

Web Form

The web form application provides simple web form functionality, with results able to be emailed as they are received.

http://www.liferay.com/community/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Web+Forms+Portlet

Calendar

The calendar allows for a shared community calendar.

Guide (pp. 129-131)

Document Library

The document Library provides a way to share documents between members of the community.

Web Content

The web content application allows an owner or administrator to post general HTML content.  The application uses a WYSIWYG editor, with the ability to get to the source code directly if desired.  Documentation on the editor can be found here:  http://docs.cksource.com/FCKeditor_2.x/Users_Guide