VB.NET and DotNetNuke 4 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Chapter 1: What is DotNetNuke?
• Open-Source Web Portals
• What is a Web Portal?
• Common Portal Features
• Why DotNetNuke?
• PHP-Nuke
• Metadot
• Rainbow
• DotNetNuke
• Benefits of Using an Established Program
• The DotNetNuke Community
• Core Team
• The DotNetNuke Discussion Forum
• The Bug Tracker
• DotNetNuke Project Roadmap Team
• The License Agreement
• Coffee Connections
• Determining Client Needs
• What is a User Story?
• Advantages of Using User Stories
• Coffee Connections User Stories
• Summary

• Chapter 2: Installing DotNetNuke
• Installing DotNetNuke (Local Version)
• Clean Installation
• Downloading the Code
• Setting Up a Virtual Directory
• Using Windows Explorer (the Easy Way)
• Using the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard
• Verifying Default Documents
• Setting Security Permissions
• Setting up the Database
• Upgrading
• Upgrade Checklist
• Back Up Your Database
• Back up Your DotNetNuke files
• Logging In as Admin and Changing Passwords
• Summary

• Chapter 3: Users, Roles, and Pages
• User Accounts
• What is a User?
• Creating User Accounts
• Setting Required Registration Fields
• Managing a Profile
• Registering a User Manually
• Understanding DotNetNuke Roles
• Assigning Security Roles to Users
• Understanding DotNetNuke Pages and tabIDs
• Administering Pages
• Summary

• Chapter 4: Standard DotNetNuke
• DotNetNuke Modules
• Adding a Module
• Module Settings
• Editing a Module
• Importing and Exporting Content
• Syndicate Information
• Online Help and Documentation
• Editing Module Functionality
• Standard Modules
• Account Login Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features
• Announcements Module
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features
• Banner Module
• Blog Module
• Administration and Modification
• Contacts Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features
• Documents Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• Events Module
• Administration and Modification
• FAQs Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• Feedback Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• Forums Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Gallery Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Help Module
• Practical Purposes
• IFrame Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features/Additional Information
• Image and Media Modules
• Practical Purpose
• Administration and Modification
• Links Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Features
• News Feed (RSS) Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features
• Repository Module
• Administration and Modification
• Survey Module
• Administration and Modification
• Text/HTML Module
• Practical Purposes
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• User Accounts Module
• Practical Purpose
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• User Defined Table Module
• Practical Purpose
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• XML/XSL Module
• Practical Purpose
• Administration and Modification
• Special Features and Additional Information
• Summary

• Chapter 5: Host and Admin Tools
• The Difference between Host and Admin
• Admin Tools
• Site Settings
• Basic Settings
• Advanced Settings
• Stylesheet Editor
• Pages Menu
• Security Roles
• User Accounts
• Vendors
• Site Log
• Newsletters
• File Manager
• Recycle Bin
• Log Viewer
• Skins
• Languages
• Host Tools
• Host Settings
• Basic Settings
• Advanced Settings
• Portals
• Module Definitions
• File Manager
• Vendors
• SQL
• Schedule
• Languages
• Search Admin
• Lists
• Superuser Accounts
• Extra Options on the Admin Menu
• Common Tasks
• Summary

• Chapter 6: Understanding the DotNetNuke Core Architecture
• Architecture Overview
• Diving into the Core
• Using the Context Object in Your Application
• Working with the Configuration Files
• The web.config File
• Application Settings
• The Global Files
• Global.aspx.vb
• Application Start
• Examining Application_BeginRequest
• The Globals.vb File
• Putting It All Together
• Summary

• Chapter 7: Custom Module Development
• Setting up the Development Environment
• The Coffee Shop Listing Module
• Creating the View Control
• Displaying the Module
• What we have Accomplished
• The Module Folder Structure
• Inheriting from PortalModuleBase
• Module Configuration
• Diagnosing Errors using the Log Viewer
• Navigation and Localization
• Create EditShopList.ascx
• Navigation
• Localization
• Update the Configuration
• Navigate from ShopList to EditShopList
• What we have Accomplished
• IActionable
• NavigateUrl
• Adding Localization
• Summary

• Chapter 8: Connecting to the Database
• DotNetNuke Data Access Layer (DAL)
• Create the Database Elements
• Execute the SQL Script
• Create the Class Files
• Insert the DAL+ Code
• Create the Settings Page
• Update the Configuration
• View the Settings Page
• What we have Accomplished
• SQL Scripts
• The DAL+
• The Business Logic Layer (BLL)
• The Settings Page
• Comparing the DAL to the DAL+
• A Close-up Look at the DAL
• Create the DataProvider.vb
• Create the SqlDataProvider.vb
• Create the BLL Layer
• DAL Summary
• Complete the Presentation Layer
• Alter and Complete ShopList
• Alter and Complete EditShopList
• Build and View the Module
• Implementing Optional Interfaces
• Implementing IPortable
• Implementing ISearchable
• Making IPortable and ISearchable Work
• Testing Your Module
• Packaging Your Module for Distribution
• Installation Scripts
• Create the Installation Scripts
• The Install ZIP File
• Testing Your Installation
• Summary

• Chapter 9: Skinning Your Site
• What Are Skin Packages?
• Uploading a Skin Package
• Applying the Skin
• Creating a Custom Skin
• What Tools can we Use?
• Creating a Skin Using HTML
• Creating the HTML Files
• Creating the Container
• Creating the XML Support Files
• Creating a Skin Using Visual Web Developer
• Creating the Web User Controls
• Placing the Skin Objects
• Placing the Container Objects
• Creating the Cascading Style Sheets
• Creating the Skin Package
• Summary

• Chapter 10: Deploying Your DNN Portal
• Acquiring a Domain Name
• Finding a Hosting Provider
• Preparing Your Local Site
• Setting Up the Database
• Backup and Restore Database
• Build New Database
• FTP Your Files
• Summary

• Chapter 11: Creating Multiple Portals
• Multiple Portals
• Parent Portals versus Child Portals
• Setting up a Parent Portal
• Registering Your Domain and Setting the DNS
• Creating a Parent Portal
• Setting Up a Child Portal
• Creating Portal Templates
• Using the Site Wizard
• Managing Multiple Portals
• Summary

• Index