Quick Tips

Creating Custom DotNetNuke Module Categories

Posted by Mitchel on Monday, September 24, 2012 Permalink

As part of one of the recent overhauls of the DotNetNuke interface the control panel was updated to include a "Category" selection that allows modules to be grouped logically into categories. Out of the box a total of two categories are created "Admin" and "Common" with only the Text/HTML module included in the "Common" category. In this posting I'll take a deeper look into this functionality and how you can create your own categories, and how to move modules around between categories to make administration even easier!

Creating Simple Re-Usable Confirmations in DotNetNuke Skins

Posted by Mitchel on Friday, July 06, 2012 Permalink

As part of the IowaComputerGurus site redesign that I just launched earlier this evening I was looking for a simple "no hassle" way to add a confirmation to a link before downloading. Historically I created a module to manage this and the module managed those links. However, I wanted to find something more flexible so that I can put my download links wherever I want, in any Text/HTML module, on any section of the site. Amazingly I was able to do this with two lines of JavaScript in my skin file!

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Security Exceptions After Moving .NET 2.0 DNN Site?

Posted by Mitchel on Thursday, July 05, 2012 Permalink

Over the past few weeks it seems that I have been doing more DotNetNuke site shuffles than I have in a long time. From local -> production, from hosting provider a -> hosting provider b, and any combination therein. This process is practically second nature for me as I've done it so many times. However I had two sties that proved to be really troublesome so I though I'd share the root causes here in hopes that it might help someone!

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.

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.