How to Limit Access to Administrator Modules in DotNetNuke 5

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to setup a limited DotNetNuke administrators access account. This option is only available from DotNetNuke version 5 onwards where the administrator modules can now be added to any page and configured for any user to access and use the features of the administrator modules.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Configuration of Admin Page and Admin User
• Video 2 - How to Create a Security Roles Page for Members of Staff
• Video 3 - How to Configure User Accounts, Console and Newsletters Modules
• Video 4 - How to Configure the FileManager Module
• Video 5 - How to Configure the Tabs Module

Total Time Length: 42min 10secs

View: How to setup a limited DotNetNuke administrators access account

How to Package a Skin for DotNetNuke 5

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to package a skin for DotNetNuke 5. This method is the new method which includes a .dnn manifest file

The new DotNetNuke 5 method provides additional options when installing. For instance, you can display release notes and a license which the user must agree to before they can install the skin. It also provides the possibility to automatically install any skin objects that your skin requires at the same time, for instance if you are using a menu.

This makes the installation process for the end-user much more streamlined and much less prone to errors. However this method of packaging requires a little more work from the skin developer and that is what we cover in detail in this tutorial.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, How to Configure the DotNetNuke 5 Skin Package
• Video 2 - How to create thumbnail preview images for a skin
• Video 3 - How to Create the Skin, Container, Skin Object Installation Packages
• Video 4 - How to combine the Contents of the Skin, Container, Skin Object Packages
• Video 5 - Skin Package .dnn Manifest File
• Video 6 - Merging the .dnn Manifest Files
• Video 7 - Creating, Installing and Testing the Skin Installation Zip Package
• Video 8 - How to Create a Skin .dnn Manifest File Using the Components Method

View the tutorial: How to Package a Skin for DotNetNuke 5

Open Web Studio (OWS) Video Tutorials Parts 1 to 6 Complete

Over the past 6 months we have been running a series of episodes on the DotNetNuke Open Web Studio Module which is available as a free download from www.openwebstudio.com

The series is now complete with episodes 1 to 6 available to download as video tutorials.These tutorials aim to introduce the beginner to Open Web Studio and demonstrate how to create a functional web application with little or no coding experience required.

The Series

This series takes the viewer through six episodes, where at the end the viewer will have a fully functional Technical Knowledge Base application.

Open Web Studio is a free robust tool for building data bound forms, modules, utilities and more.

Major Framework Features of Open Web Studio:

• Zero Footprint
• Browser based IDE environment
• Rapid change maintenance
• Universal Data Binding
• Rich Debugging
• Supports AJAX, JSON, REST
• Create distributable OWS applications for DNN, Sharepoint, .Net applications

The Episodes can be viewed here:

Part 1 - Getting Started, An Introduction to R2i Open Web Studio

Part 2 - Building Module Interfaces

Part 3 - The User Search Interface

Part 4 - Personalization, Text Editor, Logging and Reporting

Part 5 - Debugging, Enhanced Reporting, Importing Records and Scheduling

Part 6 - Making It Cool - Creating A Mashup

DoNetNuke 5 Quick Start Guides, 10 Free Videos

In the latest issue 48 of DNN Creative Magazine we have included some Free Videos to help you get started using DotNetNuke 5.

DotNetNuke 5 Quick Start Guide - Free
(6 videos - 59mins)

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Configuring and Securing Admin and Host User Accounts
• Video 2 - Introduction to Admin Functions, How to Add a Module to the Page
• Video 3 - How to Add a Text / HTML Module to the Page
• Video 4 - How to Install and Configure the Links Module
• Video 5 - How to Use Containers and Skins in DotNetNuke
• Video 6 - Logo, How to Create Pages and Move Modules

How to install a Core Module in DotNetNuke 5 - Free
(1 video - 3mins)

• Demonstration of core modules location in previous versions of DotNetNuke
• DotNetNuke 5 extensions
• How to install available extensions
• How to install multiple DotNetNuke core modules at the same time

How to install a module in DotNetNuke 5 - Free
(1 video - 11mins)

• How to download the free digFlash module
• Module Definitions - Install Module
• Extensions - Install Extension Wizard
• How to Install a Module using the Extension Wizard
• How to auto install a module using FTP
• How to upload the module install zip file to your DotNetNuke installation
• How to initiate installation of the module

How to install a skin in DotNetNuke 5 - Free
(2 videos - 18mins)

Video 1 - How to Install a Skin in DotNetNuke 5

• How to download the free DNN Blue and DNN Grey skins
• How to view the contents of a skin installation zip file
• The differences when installing a skin using the admin or host menus
• How to install a skin to a single DotNetNuke portal
• Install options when installing a legacy skin (DNN v4 skin)
• How to install a skin to all DotNetNuke portals

Video 2 - How to Test a Skin, How to Auto Install a Skin

• How to test a skin on a single page
• How to apply a skin installed to the portal
• How to apply a skin installed to all portals
• How to auto install a skin using FTP
• How to initiate installation of the DotNetNuke skin

DotNetNuke Nav Menu Skinning - 11 Video Tutorials

In this tutorial we demonstrate the DotNetNuke NavMenu. The NavMenu is the default menu that comes with DotNetNuke, we demonstrate how to configure and setup the NavMenu in your DotNetNuke skins and how to create a horizontal menu, vertical menu and both a horizontal and vertical menu on the same page.

We also demonstrate the various attributes that are available for configuring the menu.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Adding a Horizontal Nav Menu to a Skin
• Video 2 - An Overview of the Nav Menu Token Attributes
• Video 3 - Initial Background Styling and Positioning for the Menu
• Video 4 - How to Style the Root Menu Items
• Video 5 - Styling the Currently Selected, Mouse Over and Sub Menu Items
• Video 6 - Styling the Sub Menu
• Video 7 - How to Create a Vertical Menu Skin
• Video 8 - How to Style the Vertical Menu
• Video 9 - How to Display a Vertical and Horizontal Menu
• Video 10 - How to Configure the Display of 2 Nav Menus
• Video 11 - Configuring Which Pages to Display in the Vertical Menu

DotNetNuke Nav Menu Video Tutorial

DotNetNuke Bookstore now available in DNN Creative Magazine

DNN Creative is pleased to announce that there is now a DotNetNuke Bookstore available.

The Bookstore has been designed to help users of DotNetNuke and web designers find the books that will be the most useful. The store has been separated into various categories which display handpicked books which DNN Creative recommends for your web design library.

The following categories are available:

• DotNetNuke Books
• Adobe Software Guides
• ASP.Net
• Business
• CSS
• HTML
• SEO
• Software
• SQL
• Virtualization

By making a purchase through the book store, DNN Creative will receive a small commission via Amazon for the purchase. So if you need a book from any of the categories above, by buying from the DNN Creative Amazon store, you can help towards the cost of running DNN Creative Magazine and support its ongoing contribution to the DotNetNuke Community.

Even if you don’t need any books right now, you can buy anything that Amazon has to offer by clicking on the ‘Other’ category and searching for the items you wish to buy.

So check out the Bookstore here.

DotNetNuke ASCX Skinning and Open Web Studio Tutorials

DNN Creative have released issue 46 of the DotNetNuke Magazine

This issue takes a look at the professional's method for creating DotNetNuke skins, ASCX skinning. The main benefit of ASCX skinning, over other skinning methods, is that it is much quicker to create a skin in DotNetNuke using the ASCX method.

Other benefits include:

• Make changes live on the website without re-parsing or re-installing the skin
• Instantly see edits and changes you make to your skin code
• View at a glance all of a skin tokens properties
• Visual Web Developer Express will suggest the attributes that are available for each of the DotNetNuke tokens

We demonstrate all of these techniques and show you how to get started with ASCX skinning in DotNetNuke.

We also have part four in our series on the Open Web Studio Tutorials. This latest episode demonstrates how to add personalisation to the knowledgebase module using InterModule Communications and creating a ‘my saved articles’ module. We also demonstrate how to create a Tooltip using JQuery, how to change the “fetching data” message, how to enable Rich Text / HTML articles and how to create a multi-category selection for each knowledgebase article.

This issue concludes with our newest podcast covering the latest DotNetNuke News as well as more tips and tricks.

This issue comes complete with 11 videos and 1 podcast!