add modules on login and register forms
Last Post 10/14/2008 10:04 AM by johnmk777. 7 Replies.
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anthony lucas
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10/13/2008 12:54 AM
    hi , gays

    i have made a site . In skin i was put tag , it is displaying on my pages. when i click on these links , it redirects on login  and registration pages respectively. but these pages are blank except login control or registration control on pages , now i want to add some modules that i was created on these login and registration pages , but i dont know how to access these pages for placing modules. i am worried about this problem .

    please help out me,

    i will be really thanks full .



    thanks

     
    Joseph Craig
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    10/13/2008 8:24 AM
    If you login as Host or Admin, you will have a control panel from which you can add modules to pages.

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    anthony lucas
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    10/13/2008 8:56 PM

    hi. thanks for reply, actually these links will be display when i am not  login . these are not created be me , its created by self on the  click of control which display on page. i cant see these pages , when i can see these page then i will add modules on it ,

    if i was created pages for these and add login or registeration modules then i can access these pages , because these page not created by me manually, these pages are created by click on login link that is displaying against control ,

    please sugges me how to access these page by login as host or admin.

    thanks

     
    johnmk777
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    10/14/2008 9:23 AM
    blanketstream,

    I am glad you posted this as I have a similar issue.  When I access the login page, it has the skin I asked for, but not any of the modules.  For example, I have a top banner that would change from page to page, so I did not embed it in my skin.  Instead, I have a module where I can add a different banner on each page.  However, since I can't figure out how to add modules or apply templates on the login page, it simply has my menu and the login functionality.  This looks really unprofessional!

    It appears the login page is built dynamically by DNN, but it seems like there should be a way to access the settings on how this page is build. 

    Perhaps there is a way to change the code behind the login token to point to a page we create, instead of this default login page that DNN creates.  This would allow us to layout the resulting login page however we see fit.

    blanketstream - I will keep searching for an answer and will post it if I find it.  Please do the same you figure it out on your own.

    Thanks!
    Joseph Craig
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    10/14/2008 9:34 AM
    There is no need to modify any code.

    You should create a new page and add the login module to it.  That page will pick up the site skin.  You can add other modules to the page if you like.  Set the page to be visible to all users, including unauthenticated users, and also set the page so that it is not included in the menu.

    Then, go to Site Settings, open up Advanced Settings, and then select your new page as the Login Page.

    That should do it.

    Note that there are actually four pages that can be specified this way.  If you go to User Settings, you'll find some other page customization that you can do.)

    (If you don't have a custom login page, the standard DotNetNuke Login page uses the site's Administrative Skin rather than the portal skin.  That is probably why yours doesn't have the right styling -- assuming that your Portal and Admin skins are different.  I believer that this is different in Version 5 of DotNetNuke, to be released "soon."

    Also, ALL DotNetNuke pages are bult dynamically.)


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    johnmk777
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    10/14/2008 9:49 AM
    Jncraig,

    Thanks for the reply.  I was just coming back to post this answer as I found an old thread where Lee had these instructions.  I am new to DNN and did not realize there was the option where the page could be defined for login in the site settings. 

    I already tried this and it works great!

    While we are on the topic, what do the settings for "Splash Page" and "User Page" control?
    Joseph Craig
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    10/14/2008 9:54 AM
    A splash page is shown when someone first comes to the site.  From the online DotNetNuke documentation:

    "Enable or disable a custom built splash page for this portal. When a visitor first comes to the standard URL of your portal, that is the main URL (E.g. http://www.domain.com or http://www.domain.com/default.aspx) rather than a specific page (E .g. http://www.domain.com/ContactUs/tabid/103/Default.aspx) the Splash Page will be displayed."

    Also ...

    "
    The user page is where registered users maintain their account details, password and services. By default DNN portals use a standard User Account page which only includes the User Account modules. This page cannot be edited, however you can design and set your own User Account page.  If no page is selected then DNN will use the default User Account page."

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    johnmk777
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    10/14/2008 10:04 AM
    Gotcha.  Thank you very much.  You guys to a great job!


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