DNN provides two different caching mechanisms that can be configured to improve performance; ModuleCache and PageOutputCache. Proper configuration and use of these can make drastic improvements to performance.
Read Full ArticleDNN's ability to support multiple portals is an amazing bit of flexibility, however, if not properly configured major performance issues can arise that are hard to diagnose.
Read Full ArticleDNN's functionality to display a module on all pages might seem like a good idea, however, it can be a true nightmare. This workaround is much nicer.
Read Full ArticleNow that we have a good structure in place, how do we deploy to different environments and test our DotNetNuke solutions?
Read Full ArticleIn the final installation of my Enterprise Extension Development blog series we look at the actual project file structure and focus on reusability.
Read Full ArticleEnterprise extension development is a mindset and a technology set. The prior blog post looked at the mindset, now we look at the technology.
Read Full ArticleThere is a difference when developing enterprise-grade solutions vs those quick-hit type items that are more bespoke. This post explores some of the differences in structure and process for the enterprise developer.
Read Full ArticleOver the past 6 months, I have been pushing to establish a set of NuGet packages for DotNetNuke extension development, these have finally been released!
Read Full ArticleStarting with 6.0.0 DNN introduced a new forms design standard, however, they changed that pattern in 7.x. How can we cope with the differences an minimize the level of effort?
Read Full ArticleWith the release of ASP.NET 4.5, Web Forms developers managed to obtain some amazing new features even with all of the emphasis being placed on MVC. Of these new features, the most helpful, in my opinion, is the ability to do Model Binding in a similar manner to MVC within WebForms.
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