Well, did you catch the reference to Steve Martin's movie "The Jerk"? If you've seen that scene in the movie, then you know how I feel. I am very happy to announce (finally) the real release of XMod 5.0. It's been such a long time coming that I'm almost too tired to tell you about it... Nah!  If you've been reading the forums, you should know most of the new features by now, but there are a few others that will surprise you. And be sure to check out the demos

What's New in XMod 5.0

• NEW Rich Text Template Editor: To make creating and editing XMod templates even easier, XMod 5 comes with a rich text editor. Now formatting and laying out your templates becomes similar creating a document in a word processor.
   
• NEW Form Builder: This new addition makes creating forms in XMod a snap. Simply select what control you want to add, set that control's properties and click a button to add it to the form. Need to change some settings? Click the control's Edit button to adjust its properties. Need to change the order of controls on your form? Just drag and drop it there. The Form Builder is so easy to use, new users and "pro's" will find it an essential tool.View the Screen Cast "Creating A Form With XMod's FormBuilder" (Requires Internet Access to View)
   
• NEW Repeater Template Type: Previous versions allowed you to create list views, grid views, and detail views of your data. While all of these templates are highly customizable, a number of customers asked us for even more control over the HTML that is generated. For them, we've added the Repeater template type. This list type template allows you to determine what HTML is generated and where it goes. With this template, a new world of creativity is at your fingertips. Layout your data in your own tables, place them in ordered lists, un-ordered lists, definition lists, paragraphs, and more - all with no extraneous markup. Using the Repeater template with CSS, you can create some spectacular views of your data - all while maintaining XHTML compliance and other standards, because you're in control.
   
• NEW Dynamic Localization: XMod 5 takes a giant leap forward for international users who need to support multiple languages. You've been able to localize XMod's administrative text and other items (such as dates) for some time now. Version 5 now enables you to dynamically switch the captions, text, even styles and Javascript values based on the currently selected language for your site. So, if your DNN site supports US English, British English, Dutch, French, Spanish, etc. and the web visitor chooses to view the site in Spanish, your XMod forms and templates can automatically switch to display their text in Spanish.
   
• NEW Search Tool Added to Plain Text Template Editor: While we've added a rich text editor for visually creating templates, we haven't forgotten those of you who like the plain text editor. For you we've added a search tool. Now you can quickly locate specific words or phrases in your longer templates.
   
• NEW Comments and Ratings: Built-in to XMod 5 is the ability to have your users add comments to XMod records and rate them.
   
• NEW Scrolling Views: List Views can be set to scroll horizontally or vertically.  You can also change the speed, enable a mouse hover to pause the scroll, and more.
   
• NEW Random Record Display: Do you have a list of testimonials or quotes and want to display them in a random order to keep things fresh? This is the feature for you. From the configuration page simply turn on the "Randomize Records" feature and XMod will do the rest.
   
• NEW Show Recently Added Records: A new configuration option allows you to filter records to only those added in the last XX days(the number of days is set by you) - making it very easy to create a What's New list. You can optionally combine this with the Recently Modified option (see below) to display records added or updated in the specified time frame.
   
• NEW Show Recently Modified Records:  A new configuration option allows you to filter records to only those modified in the last XX days (the number of days is set by you) - making it very easy to create a What's Changed list. You can optionally combine this with the Recently Added option (see above) to display records added or updated in the specified time frame.
   
• NEW Multiple URL Parameter Filters: You've been able to filter on multiple field values since 4.7. Version 5 extends your flexibility by enabling you to filter on multiple parameter values passed in the URL.
   
• NEW Custom Template Tags: Need some functionality in your templates that XMod doesn't yet provide? Custom template tags allow you to create server controls the enhance your XMod templates. Even better, the controls don't even have to know about XMod - so you can use off-the-shelf 3rd party controls too.
   
• NEW Record Position Labels: In version 5, we've added several list template-only (list, grid, repeater) constants that allow you to work with a record's position within a page and within the result set. Not only does it enable you to provide numbering for your records, it also provides you with a means to create unique ID's for elements within your template. This makes it possible have your CSS stylesheet target elements in your list - regardless of the contents of the record or the page on which the record appears.
   
• NEW Custom Data Sources (Managers): Now developers can create "managers" that enable XMod to add/edit/delete/display data from other data sources. With this new feature, you can leverage XMod's form and display engines to work with your own data. For instance, we've included a manager for working with data in the DNN User Defined Table (UDT) project. So, you can setup a UDT module and use XMod forms to add/edit data in that table as well as format and display its data. You or third party developers can create managers for virtually any data source enabling you to use XMod as the front-end to your data.
   
• NEW CSV/Excel Export: Prior versions allowed the export of data via XML. Version 5 adds the ability to export data to comma-separated values (CSV) and Excel formats.
   
• NEW Edit and Approve Functions Extended to Detail Templates: XMod 5 now allows you to provide Edit, Delete, Copy, Approve and Un-Approve functionality within detail templates. Prior to this version, they were only allowed in List Templates.
   
• NEW Approve and Delete Buttons Available in Forms.
   
• ADDED CausesValidation Attribute to Command Buttons: By setting this attribute to false, you can use your forms in the FormView module to control other aspects of the page, without triggering validation mechanisms.
   
• REMOVED Administrative Menu Items from Visible Display: These items are still found in the Action Menu, but have been removed from the items that appear at the bottom of each module.

We think you'll agree this is our biggest release yet and we hope it becomes a valuable addition to your DNN toolbox.

If you'd like to purchase or upgrade to XMod 5.0, you can do so now at Snowcovered.

Thanks for your continued support of XMod. We really do appreciate it.

Best,
Kelly