Book description
Do you want to develop Web sites without the help of a programmer? Lucky for you there's DotNetNuke, a content management system that allows you to build and maintain dynamic Web sites just by using a Web browser.
DotNetNuke For Dummies helps you get down to business and shows you how to create a user-friendly Web site. You'll find out how you can build and manage a flexible, versatile site with all the advantages an open-source application offers, use convenient modules, build a community, and save some money at the same time. This plain-English guide lets you discover how to:
Install, run, and troubleshoot DotNetNuke
Change and customize portal settings
Add and manage pages on your site
Make your site look professional
Deliver contents with Text/HTML
Add news feeds, online surveys, and banners
Interact with visitors through blogging, feedback comments, and forums
Create an e-business
Customize the look of your site with exciting components
This book features cool new modules that will meet every Web site's need, both commercial and personal. With DotNetNuke For Dummies, you'll get up to speed with this wonderful online tool and create your own corner of the World Wide Web!
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Authors' Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Drawing from the DotNetNuke Power Source
- 1. Maximize Your Web Potential
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2. Installing DotNetNuke
- 2.1. Making Decisions about Your DNN Installation
- 2.2. Getting DotNetNuke to Your Server
- 2.3. Setting Up IIS for DotNetNuke
- 2.4. Setting Up the Database
- 2.5. Preinstallation Configuration
- 2.6. DotNetNuke Automated Installation
- 2.7. Installing DotNetNuke with Control Panels
- 2.8. Troubleshooting Your Installation
- 3. Set It and Forget It: Default Portal Settings
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II. Putting the Power of DotNetNuke to Work
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4. Getting Your Site Started on the Right Foot
- 4.1. Setting Defaults for a Web Site
- 4.2. Getting Your Users into Roles
- 4.3. Adding and Managing Pages on Your Web Site
- 4.4. Adding Content to a Page
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4.5. Managing Web Site Files
- 4.5.1. Getting familiar with the File Manager
- 4.5.2. Uploading a file to the File Manager
- 4.5.3. Delete a single file
- 4.5.4. Working with multiple files inside the File Manager
- 4.5.5. Creating a new folder
- 4.5.6. Setting the role permissions for a folder
- 4.5.7. Deleting an existing folder
- 4.5.8. Synchronizing one or more folders with your database
- 4.5.9. Uploading files without Administrator rights
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4.6. Making Your Site Look Good
- 4.6.1. Changing the site logo
- 4.6.2. Changing the default skin and containers
- 4.6.3. Viewing and applying skins
- 4.6.4. Uploading a skin to your Web site
- 4.6.5. Setting the skin and container designs for an individual page
- 4.6.6. Setting the container for an individual module
- 4.6.7. Setting advanced design options for an individual module
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5. Delivering Content Right Out of the Box
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5.1. Doing Almost Anything with Text/HTML
- 5.1.1. Plain text editing
- 5.1.2. Working with the Basic Text Box
- 5.1.3. From rags to riches with Rich Text Editor
- 5.1.4. Discarding unwanted text formatting
- 5.1.5. Adding styles to text
- 5.1.6. Adding a Web site link to the RTE
- 5.1.7. Inserting images into the RTE
- 5.1.8. Uploading images to the RTE Image Gallery
- 5.1.9. Adding a table
- 5.1.10. Accessing the HTML code
- 5.2. Keeping Users Informed with FAQs
- 5.3. Getting Around with Links
- 5.4. Letting Everyone Know with Announcements
- 5.5. Listing Your Contacts
- 5.6. Downloading with Documents
- 5.7. Sneaking a Peek with IFrame
- 5.8. Showing Pictures, Movies, and More with the Media Module
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5.1. Doing Almost Anything with Text/HTML
- 6. Adding Bells and Whistles to Your Site
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4. Getting Your Site Started on the Right Foot
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III. Jumping to Light Speed with DotNetNuke
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7. Getting Interactive with DotNetNuke
- 7.1. Getting to Know the Feedback Module
- 7.2. Getting Familiar with This Blogging Business
- 7.3. Setting Options for the Most Recent Blog Entries Module
- 7.4. Blog Settings for All Bloggers: Advanced Settings for Your Blog
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7.5. Getting to Know Forums
- 7.5.1. The DNN Forum module
- 7.5.2. The Forum Administration page
- 7.5.3. Creating a public forum
- 7.5.4. Turning a forum off
- 7.5.5. Posting to a forum
- 7.5.6. Creating a role-restricted (private) forum
- 7.5.7. Filtering out the bad words
- 7.5.8. Moderating what people say in forums
- 7.5.9. Changing the layout and design
- 7.6. Going Public with Newsletters
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8. Collaborating and Selling with DNN
- 8.1. Showcase and Share with the Repository Module
- 8.2. Setting Up the Repository
- 8.3. Changing the Function of the Repository
- 8.4. Working with Repository Files
- 8.5. Selling Stuff with a Store
- 8.6. Laying Out Your Store
- 8.7. Choosing a Payment Provider
- 8.8. Configuring the Store Admin Module
- 8.9. Adding Products to the Store
- 8.10. Approving and Editing Product Reviews
- 8.11. Deleting a Product Review
- 8.12. Shopping 'til You Drop
- 8.13. Collaborating with Wiki
- 8.14. Creating a Wiki Site
- 8.15. Getting to Know Your Wiki
- 8.16. Editing Wiki Pages
- 8.17. Linking to New or Existing Wiki Pages
- 8.18. Performing Maintenance on Your Wiki
- 8.19. Exporting and Importing Wiki Web Sites
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7. Getting Interactive with DotNetNuke
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IV. Getting Under the Hood
- 9. Standard Stuff You Can Customize
- 10. Keeping Tabs with the Site Log and Log Viewer
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11. Customizing the Look of Your Site with Components
- 11.1. Discovering Providers
- 11.2. Working with HTTP Modules
- 11.3. Getting to Know Skin Objects
- 11.4. Replacing the Standard DNN Editor with the telerik r.a.d.editor
- 11.5. Replacing the Standard DNN Editor with the FCKeditor Provider
- 11.6. Enabling Friendly URLs
- 11.7. Replacing Standard DNN Navigation with a telerik Skin Object
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V. The Part of Tens
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12. Ten Commercial Modules Worth a Look
- 12.1. Building Forms with Enterprise Forms
- 12.2. Managing Images with the DNN Photo Gallery
- 12.3. Skinning Shortcuts with the ZLDnn-Module Wrapper
- 12.4. Online Chat and Support with SWIRL (AJAX-Based Chat)
- 12.5. Designing Pages with the Aggregator 3.1
- 12.6. ActiveForums
- 12.7. Streamlining Content Approval with Content Manager
- 12.8. Distributing Podcasts with the Podcaster Module
- 12.9. Interacting with Page Options
- 12.10. Managing Online Issues Ticketing with Help Desk
- 13. Ten Free (Or Really Cheap) Modules You Shouldn't Pass Up
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14. Ten Fun Things for Your Forum Users
- 14.1. Maintaining Their Profiles
- 14.2. Subscribing to Favorite Forums and Getting Notification of Posts
- 14.3. Ranking Your Most Active Users
- 14.4. Giving Users Additional Avatars
- 14.5. Enabling Time Zones Specific to Each User
- 14.6. Letting Users Rate Their Favorite Posts
- 14.7. Displaying the Poster's Location
- 14.8. Displaying a Forum Group on a Different Page
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12. Ten Commercial Modules Worth a Look
Product information
- Title: Dotnetnuke™ For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2007
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780471798439
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