DotNetNuke Videos

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to use the Recycle Bin in DotNetNuke.

Any modules or pages that are deleted in your DotNetNuke portal are placed in the recycle bin and are not physically deleted. This allows you to easily recover any accidentally deleted modules or pages and is often a useful feature that is overlooked in DotNetNuke.

We demonstrate how to fully use the Recycle Bin and get the most from this useful feature. We also show you how to permanently delete items to ensure that your Database is regularly cleaned of old content.

In this tutorial we provide a quick start guide to using DataSprings Dynamic Registration module. The Dynamic Registration module is a very powerful module for quickly creating custom registration forms without the need for editing the core DotNetNuke code.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Demonstration of Registration Options and Installation
• Video 2 - Dynamic Registration Control Panel and Drag & Drop Functions
• Video 3 - How to Create Custom Form Fields and Configure the Fields
• Video 4 - Using the Advanced Wizard and Question Events
• Video 5 - Completion Events and DNN Core Integration
• Video 6 - Display Name Configuration and Hiding Form Fields to Security Roles

Total Time Length: 56mins

In this tutorial we demonstrate working with File Action in your DotNetNuke Open Web Studio configurations.

The File Action is a very flexible action which provides many possibilities for working with files on your website. In this tutorial we walk you through three examples, these cover: How to edit a file on your website, how to upload a file to your website and also how to import an Excel or CSV file into a table within your SQL database.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, How to Edit a File on Your Website
• Video 2 - How to Upload a File to Your Website, Creating a Contacts SQL table and CSV file
• Video 3 - Configuring file action to run a SQL Query and import the data from the CSV file into the Contacts SQL table

Total Time Length: 21min 44secs

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to limit which modules are available to use in the control panel of a DotNetNuke portal (Premium modules).

We show you how to set a module to a premium module and also how to assign a module to a premium module in multiple portals and limit which modules are displayed in the admin control panel.

In this tutorial we walk you through how to configure which modules a non-administrator can add to a page. This applies to user where you have given them edit permissions for a page, but they do not have full administration access privileges. In DotNetNuke 5, we can select which modules a user can add to a page based on their security roles.

How to style the Nav Menu v2 for DotNetNuke 5. Covering CSS Control, how to create a multicolor menu, an image only menu, plus an image and text menu using HTML separators. Advanced techniques to help you style the DNN Nav Menu exactly as you require.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction and Setup
• Video 2 - How to Style the NavMenu using CSS Control Class
• Video 3 - How to Target and Style First and Last Menu Items and Sub Menus (MultiColored Menu)
• Video 4 - How to Style Single Menu Items using IDs and Specific Paths
• Video 5 - How to Style Menu Items in a Specific Path (Sub Menus)
• Video 6 - How to Create an Image Only Menu
• Video 7 - How to Create an Image Only Menu, Removing Text and Displaying Images
• Video 8 - How to Display the Admin and Host Menus in an Image Only Menu
• Video 9 - Styling the Sub Menu of a Root Image Only Menu
• Video 10 - How to Create a Button Menu (Using HTML Separators)
• Video 11 - Styling the HTML Separators for the Button Menu

Total Time Length: 96min 44secs

How to create a custom Login and Registration module for DotNetNuke using R2i Open Web Studio (OWS). Video tutorial demonstrates how to test, display messages, confirm passwords and assign security roles.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Initial Configuration of OWS Login Module
• Video 2 - Testing for Successful Login, Displaying Messages, Redirecting to a Page
• Video 3 - How to Create a User Registration Form
• Video 4 - Testing for Successful Registration, Assigning Security Roles, Displaying Messages

Total Time Length: 33min 38secs

How to Install DotNetNuke to Windows 7. Step by step videos, we cover which software programmes to install, how to configure the software and set it up for DNN. How to install DotNetNuke, plus we also provide troubleshooting and two methods for installing DotNetNuke.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction, Configuring Windows 7
• Video 2 - How to install SQL Server 2008 Express
• Video 3 - Configuring IIS and the DotNetNuke files
• Video 4 - How to Install DotNetNuke
• Video 5 - Troubleshooting and How to Install DotNetNuke by Manually Creating a Database

Total Time Length: 51min 34secs

In this tutorial we demonstrate how you can take advantage of the new page and module view permission options in DotNetNuke 5 to choose exactly who can view the content on your website.

In the latest version of DotNetNuke, an addition has been made to the permissions area where you now have 3 options available for assigning view and edit permissions. These options are, a user does not have view permissions, a user has view permissions, and a user is denied view permissions, these permission options are available for both the pages and modules in DotNetNuke.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Working with Page and Module Permissions
• Video 2 - Demonstration of the New DENY Permissions in DotNetNuke

Total Time Length: 17min 52secs

How to create a DotNetNuke Custom Portal Signup Module using R2i Open Web Studio (OWS). Covering creating a portal template, portal configuration, the signup form and validation to ensure successful portal creation.

The videos contain:

• Video 1 - Introduction and Initial Configuration of the OWS Create Portal Module
• Video 2 - How to Create a Portal Using OWS and Validation Tests
• Video 3 - Validation, Copy and Paste Functions, Testing the Create Portal Module

Total Time Length: 19min 45secs