Entries for June 2012

Taking Control of the DotNetNuke WYSIWYG Editor

Posted by Mitchel on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Permalink

DotNetNuke by default uses the Telerik RadEditor as the rich text editor. It is a truly amazing product and one of the better WYSIWYG editors. Just like any editor though it does have some mannerisms that are not so welcomed by users. A little known fact within DotNetNuke is that you have a number of configuration elements available to help not only make the editor easier to use by removing un-needed items, but you can drastically improve functionality for super-users if so inclined and prevent issues when staging content etc. In this post I'll dive into a few of the key configuration items that I make to all new sites.

Using radCaptcha Via DotNetNuke Wrappers

Posted by Mitchel on Saturday, June 23, 2012 Permalink

When putting a form that is public facing we often need to add a captcha to help prevent bots from submitting our forms. Historically there has been a control available within DotNetNuke that worked for this, but admittedly it didn't have the best customization nor was it the most "pretty" of them out there. Ever since DotNetNuke has had the Telerik Controls a new option has been available yet its usage isn't the most widely documented. In this post I'll show you how to use RadCaptcha in your own custom modules.

jQuery and Clicking an ASP.NET Linkbutton

Posted by Mitchel on Thursday, June 21, 2012 Permalink

As a web developer one common request is to make sure that the interfaces we build out for users look the best that they can and also provide users with the best experience both via the keyboard and mouse. As part of this we will often have areas of conflict. This post is going to cover one common scenario that will impact users that mi...

Tags: ASP.NET, .NET 3.5, DotNetNuke Development, .NET 4.0, .NET 4.5

Windows Azure 90 Day Free Trial - Buyer Beware!

Posted by Mitchel on Friday, June 15, 2012 Permalink

This is just a quick public service announcement for those that might be looking at trying the new Windows Azure service for hosting a DotNetNuke site. I have been working with a few people that have been wanting to try it out and overall the experience has been pretty good as the DNN install was successful and performed quite well. However, the reason for this post is a warning to those of you that are working within the "free trial" period.