Latest DNN Videos

Updated January 2014

In this tutorial we demonstrate the powerful new Advanced URL Rewriting feature introduced in DNN7.1. We walk you through how to activate Advanced URLs and create your own custom semantic page URLs. The videos contain:

• How to Create Custom Semantic URLs and URL Good Practices
• How to Activate Advanced URLs on your DNN Site

Updated December 2013

In this tutorial we introduce all the brand new features of the vastly improved core DNN search that was introduced with DNN7.1. We cover features such as tags and filters, synonym groups and how to omit specific pages and modules from the search results. The videos contain:

• Overview, Filtering Results and Limiting Results to a Module Type
• Remove Individual Pages or Modules from the Search Results and How to Use Synonyms

Updated November 2013

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to create a skin from start to finish using the Bootstrap 3 Framework. The videos contain:

• How to Build a Basic DotNetNuke Skin with Twitter Bootstrap 3
• Creating a DDR Bootstrap 3 Navbar Menu
• Creating Instant Content Panes and Containers using the Bootstrap 3 Framework

Updated August 2013

In this tutorial we walk you through step by step how to setup the email system in DotNetNuke 7. The videos contain:

• How to Set the Host Email Address in DotNetNuke 7
• How to Setup DotNetNuke to Use Your Gmail Account
• How to Setup Email in DotNetNuke Using the Most Common Settings
• How to Setup Email in DotNetNuke with a PowerDNN Email Account

Updated August 2013

In this tutorial, we create a 'Contact Us' page for our website and we walk you through how to locate and install a free standard DotNetNuke module (in this example, the Feedback module) from the DNN Forge. The videos contain:

• Creating and Preparing an About Us Page
• How to Locate and Install a Free DotNetNuke Module from the Forge
• How to add the Feedback Module to a Page and How to Configure the Module as a Contact Us Form
• How to Add New and Required Fields to a Feedback Module Form

Updated June 2013

This tutorial begins our 'DotNetNuke 7 basic training' series of tutorials, We show you how to perform all the basic but important steps required to create your DotNetNuke website. The videos contain:

• Logging in to Your Site as the Host User
• How to Change the Host User Password
• Giving your DotNetNuke 7 Site a Name
• How to Change the Copyright Notice at the Bottom of the Page.
• Basic DNN7 SEO - How to Add Site Metadata - Description and Keywords
• How to Add a Logo to Your DNN7 Site
• Setting Basic DotNetNuke 7 User Registration Options
• How to Set a Different Page as your Homepage in DotNetNuke 7
• Simple Page Management in DotNetNuke 7

Updated July 2013

In this tutorial we walk you through step by step how to create a new page in DotNetNuke 7 and insert an HTML module to hold some text for our new page. The videos contain:

• How to Create a New Page in DotNetNuke 7
• How to Delete a Module
• How to Add an HTML Module to a Page
• How to Change a Module Title
• Adding Simple Content to an HTML Module
• Basic Page Permissions in DotNetNuke 7

Updated on Thursday, April 25th, 2013

In this tutorial we begin to extend the DotNetNuke 7 Bootstrap skin we built in part 1.
We walk you through how to implement the Logo, User & Login, Terms, Privacy Policy and the Copyright skin objects, we demonstrate a technique involving the use of use jQuery to alter the HTML structure of the user & login skin object so it can be used as part of the Bootstrap menu system.
Finally we show you how to implement the standard Bootstrap footer.

Updated on Thursday, March 14th, 2013

In this tutorial we walk you through how to build a skin for DotNetNuke 7 using the powerful front end framework called Bootstrap
Bootstrap, developed by Twitter is a free framework that allows skin developers to create fast and sturdy skins in a fraction of the time.

Updated on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

In this tutorial we show you how to properly install DotNetNuke 7 to Windows 7. This tutorial forms the first part in a series of how to install, backup and migrate your DotNetNuke 7 website to a live hosted server.
We walk you through the four main parts of the installation process: how to prepare the web server (IIS 7), how to prepare the database server and create an empty database for DotNetNuke (SQL Server Express 2008 r2), how to prepare the website in IIS and finally, how to install DNN 7.

Updated on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

In this tutorial we show you how to create a responsive DotNetNuke skin using HTML5 and the HTML5 Boilerplate. A responsive skin will adapt itself to different screen widths such as those found on mobile devices and tablets.

We walk you through step by step how to convert the responsive HTML5 template available from the HTML5 Boilerplate team into a Clean and useful DotNetNuke skin.

Updated on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to present virtually any page or individual module from your DotNetNuke site inside a dnnModal pop-up. We walk you through step by step how to make pages, HTML modules, surveys and contact forms simply 'Pop Up' with the click of a link.

Updated on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

In this tutorial we show you how to implement a tabbed interface to organise your content within a regular HTML module. We use the DotNetNuke custom version of the jQuery Tabs plugin to create an intuitive and user friendly tab system.

Updated on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

In this tutorial we have a close look at the HTML structure of the new notifications area introduced in DNN 6.2. We show you step by step how to work with the various elements that make up the new feature. We demonstrate how to create the correct CSS selectors and we use these to create a whole new design to match your skin.

Updated on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

The notification area is a brand new social feature introduced in the recent release of DotNetNuke 6.2, In this tutorial we show you how to integrate this feature into your skins, this is a simple process involving a slight tweak of your skin files.

In this DotNetNuke 6 training series we walk you through how to build a website using core DNN6 modules. We demonstrate how to install and configure core modules such as the Form and List Module, the Links Module, the Forum Module, the DNN Blog Module, the Document Manager Module, the FAQs Module, the Feedback Module, and the Text/HTML Module.

View Issue 75: DNN 6.x Basics - How to Build a Website
Sections Released:
Part 1 - Setting up your Website
Part 2 - Creating Pages and Content
Part 3 - Installing Modules from the Forge & Creating a Contact Us Form
Part 4 - Setting Default and Individual Module Containers
Part 5 - How to Install and Configure the Core FAQ Module
Part 6 - How to Use the Documents Module
Part 7 - Organising your menu and Working with Page Management
Part 8 - Creating a Blog for Your Site Using the Core DNN Blog Module
Part 9 - Setting Up a Forum and Creating a Community Section
Part 10 - Setting up the Core Form and List Module & Creating a 'Request a Quote' Form
Part 11 - How to Customize the Default DNN6 Homepage

In this DotNetNuke training series we walk you through how to create High-Performance DotNetNuke6 modules with .NET 4, LINQ2Entities, and Visual Studio 2010 We will demonstrate the setup Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and walk through connecting to the DotNetNuke database, how to implement the module, how to design your module for future development and creating controller classes. We will implement DotNetNuke's caching features to vastly improve module performance and then we will cover Visual Studio debugging techniques. Finally we show you how to package your module for distribution.

View Issue 74: Building High-Performance modules in DNN6 with C# 4.0, LINQ2Entities, and Visual Studio 2010
Sections Released:
Part 1 - Setting up DNN and Visual Studio
Part 2 - Creating the Three Controls : View, Edit and Settings
Part 3 - Implementing the Database
Part 4 - Implementing the Module
Part 5 - Designing for the Future: Creating Controller Classes
Part 6 - Fast Lane Performance: Adding Caching and Debugging
Part 7 - Packaging the module for release

In this DotNetNuke training series we show you how to convert a Photoshop document (or a PSD) into a skin for DotNetNuke 6.x We will be covering the entire process from start to finish, including how to slice up the PSD, how to export the individual images, creating the skin div structure and using CSS to layout each individual skin element. We show you how to create content panes, custom containers, add skin tokens, style the DDR menu and how to use modern CSS3 techniques to create a stylish DNN6 skin quickly and efficiently.

View Issue 73: How to build Skins for DNN 6.x
Sections Released:
Part 1 - Planning the Skin and Measuring for Div Tag Dimensions
Part 2 - Creating the Div Structure and Creating the Div Tag CSS Code
Part 3 - How to Add Skin Tokens, the DDR Menu and Content Panes to a DotNetNuke Skin
Part 4 - Slicing Up and Exporting Images From Photoshop
Part 5 - Slicing and Exporting the Remaining Background Images
Part 6 - Styling and Adding Backgrounds to Div Tags
Part 7 - Creating a Custom DotNetNuke Container
Part 8 - Adding a Module Title and Styling the Container
Part 9 - Adding and Laying Out the Three Lower Panes
Part 10 - Styling the DDR Superfish Menu
Part 11 - Creating Two 'Invisible' Containers
Part 12 - Creating the Horizontal Line and Adding Breadcrumbs and Search
Part 13 - Simple Cross Browser Testing and Compatibility
Part 14 - Preparing for Packaging, Extension Icon and Skin Thumbnails
Part 15 - Packaging a Skin for DotNetNuke 6.x

Updated on Thursday, August 4th, 2011

With the recent release of DotNetNuke 6.0 we have a good look at all the new features and improvements. We demonstrate every new development including the new modal pop up windows, the refined control panel, the completely refurbished 'pages' admin module and anything else we can find in the latest alpha release.

Sections Released:

Part 1 - The New Admin Interface and the Extensions Gallery
Part 2 - Introduction to the Dark Knight Skin

Updated on Thursday, September 8th, 2011

In this DotNetNuke training series we demonstrate how to use the DNN Core Reports Module, We walk you through how to create several useful and interesting reports including database structure reports, user activity reports, SEO reports and user specific reports. We teach you some simple SQL queries and show you how to create a few different HTML visualizer templates.

Sections Released:

Part 1 - Introduction, Installation, Creating a DNN Database Structure Report
Part 2 - Table Prefix and Creating a 'Last User Activity' Report
Part 3 - Creating the DotNetNuke SEO Report Stage 1
Part 4 - HTML Template Visualizers and Creating the DotNetNuke SEO Report Stage 2
Part 5 - TabID's and Completing the DotNetNuke SEO Report
Part 6 - Introduction To Dynamic Reports and Creating the 'Content by User' Report
Part 7 - URL Parameters and Completing the 'Content by Specific User' Report

Updated on Thursday, July 7th, 2011

In this DotNetNuke training series we have a good look at the new features and improvements in DotNetNuke 6. We demonstrate every new development including the new modal pop up windows, the refined control panel, the completely refurbished 'pages' admin module and anything else we can find in the latest alpha release.

Sections Released: (Complete)

Part 1 - Introduction, Pop Ups and The Control Panel
Part 2 - HTML Module Settings and Page Settings
Part 3 - The 'Pages' Admin Module
Part 4 - The DNN Werk RadEditor Provider

Updated on Thursday, June 16, 2011

In this DotNetNuke training series we demonstrate how to improve the initial load time and performance of your DotNetNuke site by taking advantage of the services offered by keepaliveforever.com. We also teach you how keepaliveforever can monitor your website and your content.

Sections Released:

Part 1 - Registering your site and how to interpret site statistics
Part 2 - Visit Status, Content Monitoring

Updated on Friday, May 27, 2011

This is an intermediate-level series that demonstrates how to set up the DNN Announcements module, how to implement the jQuery scripts and how to add the correct CSS styles.

Sections Released: (Complete)

Part 1 - Preparing the Announcements Module and adding the jQuery Files
Part 2 - Adding the jQuery and CSS Styles

Updated on Thurs, September 1, 2011

Updated on Wednesday, April 15, 2011
In this multi-part tutorial we go back to the basics and build a small-business website using many of the core modules in DotNetNuke.

This tutorial covers the HTML, Links, Forum, Blog, FAQs, Documents, Feedback, and Form and List module. This is an essential series for anyone new to DotNetNuke.

Sections Released:

Part 1 - Setting up the Site and Creating the First Page
Part 2 - Creating a 'Contact Us' and a 'Frequently Asked Questions' Page
Part 3 - How to use the 'Documents' Module and Menu Management
Part 4 - Creating the 'Executive Blog' Page and Using the Blog Module
Part 5 - Creating the 'Community Forums' Page using the Forum Module
Part 6 - Creating the 'Request a Quote' Page using the Form and List Module