Misc updates

README.md

@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ First, it is recommended to create a new branch to collect your changes without
 git checkout -b your-branch-name
 ```
 
+If you made some changes before making a branch (you are on branch **main** and it's dirty), you can switch+create like this:
+
+```
+git switch -c your-branch-name
+```
+
 Next you can start editing documentation and saving files using your favorite text editor (Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text, Brackets Notedpad++, etc). When you are done with your changes you can verify the modified files. Some code editors will actually show a status of the modified files in their UI. If you want to verify it using the command line you can run the following command:
 
 ```

templates/dnn-docs/partials/sidebar/communityEvents.tmpl.partial

@@ -2,14 +2,58 @@
   <p>Learn more about DNN at these community events:</p>
   <ul class="events-list text-center">
       <li>
+          <a href="https://www.dnn-connect.org/" target="_blank">
+              <span><strong>DNN CONNECT</strong></span><br>
+              <img src="images/sidebar/2026-Dnn-Connect-Brussels-Belgium.png">
+          </a>
+          <span class="details">
+            Brussels, Belgium<br>
+            7-10 May, 2026
+          </span>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+          <a href="https://www.dnnsummit.org/" target="_blank">
+              <span><strong>DNN SUMMIT</strong></span><br>
+              <img src="images/sidebar/2026-DNN-Summit-Virtual-TBD.png">
+          </a>
+          <span class="details">
+            Oct 2026 Virtual<br>
+            Event Announcing Soon!
+          </span>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+          <p><strong>DNN Online Meetups:</strong></p>
+          <a href="https://www.meetup.com/dnn-show-tell-meetup/" target="_blank">
+              <span><strong>DNN Show & Tell Meetup</strong></span><br>
+              <img src="images/sidebar/DNN-Show-and-Tell-Meetup-202605-zDeiTutNru.png">
+          </a>
+          <span class="details">
+            Online, Zoom session<br>
+            1st Tues of Every Month
+          </span>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+          <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Southern-Fried-DNN/" target="_blank">
+              <span><strong>Southern Fried DNN</strong></span><br>
+              <img src="images/sidebar/DNN-Southern-Fried-Meetup-2025.png">
+          </a>
+          <span class="details">
+            Online, Zoom session<br>
+            3rd Thurs, Monthly
+          </span>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+          <p><strong>Past Events:</strong></p>
           <a href="https://www.dnnsummit.org/" target="_blank">
+              <span><strong>DNN SUMMIT</strong></span><br>
               <img src="images/sidebar/2025-Dnn-Summit-Vegas-j26zFozr9J.png">
           </a>
           <span class="details">
             Las Vegas and Virtual<br>
             Feb 3-4, 2025
           </span>
       </li>
+      <!--
       <li>
           <a href="http://www.southernfrieddnn.com/" target="_blank">
               <img src="images/southernfried-logo.jpg">
@@ -19,14 +63,5 @@
             3rd Thursday Every Month
           </span>
       </li>
-      <li>
-          <p><strong>Recent events:</strong></p>
-          <a href="https://www.dnn-connect.org/" target="_blank">
-              <img src="images/sidebar/2024-Dnn-Connect-Champery-bv93voa26j.png">
-          </a>
-          <span class="details">
-            Champery, Switzerland<br>
-            May 23-26, 2024
-          </span>
-      </li>
+      -->
   </ul>

templates/dnn-docs/partials/sidebar/helpfulLinks.tmpl.partial

@@ -1,28 +1,36 @@
-  <h4 class="hlead"><i class="fas fa-fire-alt" style="color: #9F58A9"></i> Helpful Links</h4>
+  <h4 class="hlead"><i class="fas fa-fire-alt" style="color: #9F58A9"></i> DNN Links</h4>
   <ul class="popular-topics">
+    <li>
+      <a href="https://discord.com/invite/6yhBrqEt"
+        title="Join the active DNN Community on Discord"
+        target="_blank">
+        <span>DNN on Discord Invite:</span><br>
+        <img src="images/sidebar/Discord-logo-black-2026.svg">
+      </a>
+    </li>
     <li>
       <a href="https://dnncommunity.org/blogs"
         title="Written for the Community, by the Community"
         target="_blank">Community Blog</a>
     </li>
     <li>
-      <a href="https://dnncommunity.org"
-        title="DNN Platform's Community Home!"
-        target="_blank">DNNCommunity.org</a>
+      <a href="https://dnncommunity.org/forums"
+        title="DNN Platform's Community Forums"
+        target="_blank">Community Forums</a>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform"
-        title="The complete open source project on GitHub"
-        target="_blank">DNN Platform GitHub</a>
+        title="The complete open source DNN project on GitHub"
+        target="_blank">GitHub: DNN Platform</a>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="https://github.com/DNNCommunity/DNNDocs"
         title="DNNCommunity/DNNDocs (this) project on GitHub"
-        target="_blank">DNNDocs GitHub</a>
+        target="_blank">GitHub: DNNDocs</a>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="https://www.dnnsoftware.com"
         title="DNN Corp., Evoq"
-        target="_blank">DNNSoftware.com (Evoq)</a>
+        target="_blank">dnnsoftware.com (Evoq)</a>
     </li>
   </ul>