Setting up SSL within DotNetNuke

Starting with DotNetNuke 4.5.4 a new feature was added that would allow SSL support for specific pages. This new feature is something that many individuals had been requesting for a long amount of time and provides an easy way to switch from SSL to non-SSL within a DNN site. This article will discuss the new settings available as well as some limitations and items to remember regarding this implementation of SSL.

Thursday, September 26, 2013/Author: Chad Nash/Number of views (6840)/Comments (-)/ Article rating: No rating

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How to configure DotNetNuke Stylesheet

The process of skinning DotNetNuke can be a very tedious process as there are numerous CSS styling elements and multiple physical style sheets that you must be aware of.This article will take you through the “default.css” file that is provided with ALL DotNetNuke installations.The most important individual classes will be discussed and screen captures will be used to show you what areas of the site these styles affect.

Thursday, September 26, 2013/Author: Chad Nash/Number of views (14008)/Comments (-)/ Article rating: 5.0

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Implementing AJAX within DotNetNuke

Ajax which stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is a programming technique that has become quite popular recently in website development. Its popularity is mostly due to the rich user experience that can be provided as with AJAX you can reduce/eliminate page post backs to the web server and only update the content needed. Some examples of sites that use Ajax are: gmail.com, flickr.com, and live.com.

Thursday, September 26, 2013/Author: Chad Nash/Number of views (5085)/Comments (-)/ Article rating: 5.0

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Benefits of DotNetNuke 4.5

DotNetNuke 4.5 Released - Are you ready to upgrade?

DotNetNuke recently announced the much anticipated release of v4.5. Besides being a very stable release, the version also includes many new bells and whistles for your portal. We encourage you to check it out and don't worry, all Data Springs, Inc. modules have been tested and work with the release. Lets examine just a few of the new features…

Wednesday, September 25, 2013/Author: Chad Nash/Number of views (3945)/Comments (-)/ Article rating: No rating

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DotNetNuke 4.5 Installation

Installing DotNetNuke

DotNetNuke recently announced the much anticipated release of v5.6. Besides being a very stable release, the version also includes many new bells and whistles for your portal. In this article we will cover the installation wizard and specifically the steps within the 'custom' wizard screens.

As you will see the wizard is great for testing your database connection and setting up your connection information, verifying your sites folders permissions are setup correctly BEFORE the installation, and even better the ability to choose which template and out of the box modules you would like setup for the installation from a friendly interface. Joe Brinkman from DotNetNuke has posted full details of the new wizard including a video demonstration here.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013/Author: Chad Nash/Number of views (3318)/Comments (-)/ Article rating: No rating

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