Welcome to the SitecoreYAF project

•  Instructions on installing the Yet Another Forum application and integrating it in a Sitecore layout

This document contains the guidelines for configuring YetAnotherForum to run together with Sitecore.

YetAnotherForum is a full-fledged and feature rich discussion forum and contains all the functionality necessary for implementing advanced community solutions.

Like Sitecore, YetAnotherForum is a fully .NET based application and utilizes Microsoft SQL Server as storage backend.

Also YetAnotherForum is based on .NET security, is fully programmed in C# and support a high degree of customization either through configuration or code.

Please note that YetAnotherForum is Open Source software under the GPL license and is not supplied nor supported by Sitecore. This installation guide only describes how to make the two applications work together in the same environment and how to integrate YetAnotherForum in your Sitecore solution using IFrames. For more information about YetAnotherForum and to download the application, please visit  http://yetanotherforum.net.

More information

For more information about YAF and to download the application, please visit  http://yetanotherforum.net.

For instructions on how to check out a working copy please see the user guide on the  Sitecore Developer Network.

Use this URL in your repository browser when you want to checkout the source code:

   http://svn.sitecore.net/SitecoreYAF/

If you have any issues with the integration of SitecoreYAF, please report them to the Shared Source forum on SDN.  sdn.sitecore.net is the place to find more modules for your site or to get the full overview go watch the  List. This module uses the GPL(Gnu General Public License) to read about the details of the license use this  link.

Enjoy!
The Shared Source Coordinator

Starting Points

•  Index - The index page for the shared source library.
•  Documentation - Instructions on installing the Yet Another Forum application and integrating it in a Sitecore layout.

For a complete list of local wiki pages, see TitleIndex.

Other YAF shared source projects

Integrating with YAF is possible in several ways:

•  Instructions on installing the Yet Another Forum application and integrating it in a Sitecore layout - (this project) Requires no changes to YAF or Sitecore.
•  Single Singon Provider for YAF - A Single signon provider for YAF allowing Sitecore users to be logged into YAF.
•  Integration with Sitecore Security - Changed YAF code that allows YAF to run inside Sitecore with a single security repository managed by Sitecore.