Project Description
The Community Kit for SharePoint is a set of best practices, templates, Web Parts, tools, and source code that enables practically anyone to create a community website based on SharePoint technology for practically any group of people with a common interest.

Vision / Scope
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Community Kit for SharePoint: User Group Edition (or CKS:UGE) 1.0
The CKS:UGE 1.0 is a site admin template (.STP file) designed for user group websites. The default settings and content of a SharePoint site that's been created with this template can be used with minimal modification by any Microsoft product oriented user group. Nevertheless, a user group of any product will find this template to be a compelling option with which to create a SharePoint site for its members. The CKS:UGE demo site is at http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/sharepoint/cks/uge.

Community Kit for SharePoint 2.0
The CKS 2.0 will include several different editions that consist of custom Master Pages, web parts, and Features. Go here for current list of editions and features being considered. The CKS 2.0 project was officially announced on the SharePoint Team Blog on March 27, 2007. The pre-release announcement was posted on June 18th. Here are the CKS 2.0 editions currently being actively worked on by the CKS team.

• Enhanced Blog Edition
• Enhanced Wiki Edition
• Enhanced Discussion Board Edition
• Corporate Intranet Edition
• Internet/Extranet Edition
• User Group Edition (1.0)
• School Edition
• Home Owners Association Edition
• Wedding Edition
• External Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint (Community Edition)

Blogosphere Buzz about the CKS
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CKS Naming Conventions and Branding Standards
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CKS FAQs and Some Answers
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