DNN Tutorials for Advanced Users

Andreas 09 is a free XHTML/CSS skin. This skin comes with 3 different layouts and 7 colours:

• 3 panes
• 2 panes with the side menu on the left
• 2 panes with the side menu on the right

It also comes with 4 containers, they are automatically styled depending on the pane you insert them into:

• h1 container
• h2 container
• h3 container
• transparent, no title container

Andreas 01 is a free XHTML/CSS skin. This skin comes with 3 different layouts:

• 3 panes
• 2 panes with the menu on the left
• 2 panes with the menu on the right

It also comes with 4 containers:

• h1 container
• h2 container
• h3 container
• transparent, no title container

In the latest version of DotNetNuke 4.4 .x, a new function has been introduced which allows you to change the DOC TYPE of a document directly within a skin. This is essential for CSS skins.

The video covers:

• How to switch DOC TYPES in DNN 4.4
• Preparations
• Viewing the current render mode
• How to create a doctype.xml file
• How DotNetNuke uses the doctype.xml file
• Testing the new skin
• Confirming standards compliance mode and quirks mode for the skins installed on the portal

Time Length: 9min
How to select DOC TYPES in DotNetNuke 4.4.x

In previous skinning tutorials, when working with pure CSS skins, we recommended to remove the Solpart Menu from a container and to use the [DROPDOWNACTIONS] token instead as it provides a performance benefit.

In the latest version of DotNetNuke 4.4.1 there is currently a bug with the [DROPDOWNACTIONS] token. There is however a simple fix ...
How to fix the [DROPDOWNACTIONS] token bug in DotNetNuke 4.4.1

(Updated March 2007 for DNN 4.4)

The aim of this skin is to provide a clean, simple, search engine friendly and accessible skin.

The layout is created using just CSS (no tables) and makes use of CSS for styling the fonts, menu etc.

The skin takes advantage of the features that CSS layout designs provide:

Accessibility, Flexibility, Print View, Search Engine Friendly, Small File Size, Browser Compatible, etc.

(Updated March 2007 for DNN 4.4)

This tutorial outlines how you can reduce the overall size of your CSS files and therefore the page load time of your DotNetNuke portal by editing the CSS files.

It is possible to reduce the default.css file from 17K to 12K by using CSS shorthand techniques and editing the code so that it passes the W3C CSS Validation Test.

Example free CSS file included for download.
Reducing the DotNetNuke CSS file sizes

Are you aware of the licenses for your DotNetNuke modules and skins? You may be using a module or skin illegally without realising. This article highlights the typical licenses used in DNN along with how protecting a modules code can help to sustain the DotNetNuke development community for the future.

Software Piracy – A Small Business Epidemic

Information to help you get started blogging, from content, marketing, categories, RSS feeds and examples.

Blogging - What is a blog?

How to promote your DotNetNuke blog using the blog directories and 'blog and ping'.

Blog Promotion - ‘Blog and Ping’

This article explains how to make changes to DotNetNuke modules varying their look-and-feel, as well as adding some fundamental behaviour. Explanation is done by example of the Blog module.

How to improve a DotNetNuke module (The Blog module)