Microsoft has created an excellent starter kit, the Club Starter Kit, for individual clubs to host a variety of content. As an extension of the initial project, with the spirit of open source, we add additional value to the Club Starter Kit.

.communities is an AJAX-enabled, multi-user content management system that allows for an individual or an ISP to quickly create and administer a collaborative website such as a club site, a user group site, or a news site. Based on the popular source code of the original Community Starter Kit (CSK) released in 2003, it has a number of standard content modules and supports multiple site/url configurations via a single database. .communities contains all the features that you would expect to find in any other Web 2.0 application; HTML content, Wikis, Blogs, Discussions, Photo Galleries, RSS Newsfeeds etc. as well as a plethora of advanced configuration options and settings. Out of the box, .communities has everything you need to create and manage most types of site - its easy to use and runs on a core framework that can be fully customised if required.

My Web Pages Starter Kit is a simple yet powerful file based content management system for small websites.

TheBeerHouse is an ASP.NET 3.5 website which features a layout with themes, membership system, a CMS for publishing and syndicating articles, polls, mailing lists, forums, an e-commerce store, calendar of events and photo gallery.

VWD-CMS is a content management system built for ASP.NET 2.0 websites. VWD-CMS has been developed entirely in Visual Web Developer. Content files are stored on the local file system which simplifies backup, restore, and deployment. SQL Server is required only if you choose to use ASP.NET Membership, VWD-CMS Member Services, and VWD-CMS Forums.