Simplify Content Management With Dot Net Nuke

8/2/2019 Simplify Content Management With Dot Net Nuke

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Simplify Content Management withDotNetNuke aka DNN

Presented by Kusal Wijewantha


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About Me

A Senior Software Developer at SSW, specialisingin Content Management Solutions based onDotNetNuke.

A DotNetNuke Project Team Member HelpModule Project

First tasted DotNetNuke version 1.0.10 in 2003

>>> Latest version 4.3.5

3 Years = 30+ DotNetNuke based Projects = 75+DotNetNuke Modules, Skin Objects


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Tonights Agenda

1. Lets get to know DotNetNuke

2. Installing DotNetNuke

3. Little about skins

4. Setting up users and permissions

5. Lets look at few core modules


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What is DotNetNuke?

DotNetNuke is an Open Source Web ApplicationFramework.

Ideal for creating and deploying projects such as,

Commercial Web Sites Corporate Intranets and Extranets Online Publishing Portals Other Web Applications

DotNetNuke is built on Microsoft ASP.NET (VB.NET)platform.

Does DotNetNuke support C#.NET Components? YES


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Some Interesting Stats

336988 DotNetNuke Members

Daily around 450 new registrations

Average of 5000 daily resource downloads

23+ core modules

Heaps of 3rd party Module, Skins & Skin Objects


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Who is using DotNetNuke?

KPMG NRL

TASCO Australia

Hosking Jewellers

Astronomy Online

McGrath Nicol + Partners

Asthma Foundation Victoria

New South Wales Midwives Association

PaperlinX

City of Charles Sturt Council, South Australia Warringah Council, New South Wales

Medico-Legal Opinions PTY LTD

RatesMate

Hills Transport


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Why use DotNetNuke?

Easy to install and to host

Fully extensible and scalable

Clearly licensed under a BSD-style license

Constantly evolving through real world trial Simply efficient and manageable

Priority on security

Fully customizable

Fully localized User-friendly interface

Easy to access community support


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Why 2 versions?


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Why 2 versions?


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Why 2 versions?

DotNetNuke 4.x is designed to be used withASP.NET 2.0

DotNetNuke 4.x utilizes ASP.NET 2.0 features

DotNetNuke 3.x is designed to be used withASP.NET 1.1

DotNetNuke 3.x version is compatible withASP.NET 2.0 from a run-time (not development)perspective


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Installing DotNetNuke

Demonstration


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A Common Installation Error


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Lets resolve it

Restart IIS to release the database

Drop and re-create the database

Delete and copy the DNN install files again

Remove all the module zip files in the Install\Module

folder apart from HTML and Links module Create the portal

Copy all the module zip files back to the Install\Modulefolder

Install all the remaining modules using following installation

mode

http://localhost/website/Install/Install.aspx?mode=InstallResources


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DotNetNuke Elements - Layout


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DotNetNuke Elements Pages & Modules


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DotNetNuke Elements - Skin


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DotNetNuke Elements - Containers


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Is it really easy to manage contentusing DNN?

Demonstration

Skins

Permissions & Users

Pages & Modules


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Summary

1. Lets get to know DotNetNuke

2. Installing DotNetNuke

3. Little about skins

4. Setting up users and permissions

5. Lets look at few core modules


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Resources

www.dotnetnuke.com


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Contact Me

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Documents

Simplify Content Management With Dot Net Nuke