How to Build a Website with DotNetNuke

By Andy Stephenson
February 2011

In this DotNetNuke training series we demonstrate how to build a website using a selection of DotNetNuke Core Modules.

Throughout the tutorial you will learn step by step how to use and configure a new DotNetNuke Website.

We will create and configure the following pages:
  • About Us - Text/HTML Module
  • Contact Us - Feedback Module
  • Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs Module
  • Documents - Document Manager Module
  • Executive Blog - DNN Blog Module
  • Community Forums - Forum Module
  • Links - Links Module
  • Request a Quote - Form and List Module
We also show you all the basic DotNetNuke administration techniques you will need to further develop your DNN website.

Video 1 - Setting up the Site and Creating the First Page

  • Logging in for the first time
  • How to change the Admin User name and password
  • Changing the Host User's credentials
  • Configuring the website to send email
  • How to give your website a name
  • How to change the website logo
  • Choosing your user registration mode
  • Creating the 'About Us' Page
  • Configuring a page to be visible to all users
Time Length: 9min 37secs

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Video 2 - Creating a ‘Contact Us’ and a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ Page

  • How to install core modules in DotNetNuke
  • How to install the Feedback Module for the Contact Us page
  • Configuring the Feedback Module
  • How to create a 'Frequently Asked Questions' Page
  • Installing the FAQs Module
  • How to add questions and answers to the FAQs module
  • How to improve the look of the FAQs module
Time Length: 9min 04secs

Video 3 - How to use the ‘Documents’ Module and Menu Management

  • Creating a Documents Page
  • Installing the Documents Module
  • Using the Documents Module
  • Creating the 'Resources' Page
  • Configuring the 'Frequently Asked Questions' Page as a Child Page using the Ribbon Bar
  • Configuring the 'Documents' Page as a Child Page using Page Settings
  • How to configure the 'Resources' Page to redirect to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' Page.
Time Length: 9min 59secs

Video 4 - Creating the 'Executive Blog' Page and Using the Blog Module

  • Creating the ‘Executive Blog’ Page
  • Installing the Blog module
  • Configuring the Blog module
  • Writing a sample blog
Time Length: 8min 36secs

Video 5 - Creating the 'Community Forums' Page using the Forum Module

  • Creating the Community Forums Page
  • How to install the DotNetNuke Forum Module
  • Configuring the Forum Module
  • Creating forum groups and sub forums
  • How to post in the Forums
  • Creating the 'Community' Page
  • Installing the Links module
  • Configuring the Links module
  • Configuring the 'Community Forums' Page as a Child Page using Admin > Pages
  • Configuring the 'Documents' Page as a Child Page using Admin > Pages
Time Length: 12min 28secs

Video 6 - Creating the 'Request a Quote' Page using the Form and List Module

  • Creating the 'Request a Quote' page
  • How to install the DotNetNuke Form and List module
  • How to build a ‘Request a Quote Form’ using the Form and List module
Time Length: 5min 43secs

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