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Geting Started With DotNetNuke

Key Concepts

• DotNetNuke is a portal framework that stores all information in a database, typically SQL.
• DotNetNuke supports the hosting, design and maintenance of multiple online business portals using a single database.
• A portal consists of Pages (web pages) which automatically create a dynamic portal Menu to enable navigation from Page to Page; and Modules that present a type of content to the user. E.g. a list of Links, a list of Documents, or a News Feed.
• DotNetNuke uses Security Roles to control access to areas of the portal. Security Roles can be created by the Portal Administrator
•  Two important Security Roles are provided with DotNetNuke, the Portal Administrator (Admin) and the Host Administrator (Host). Users who belong to these Security Roles have access to a range of additional tools. The Admin Role maintains control over a single portal, whereas the Host Role maintains control over all portals within the database and is able to create new portals.

Logging in

1. Click Login or navigate to an Account Login module.
2. In the User Name field, enter a user name.
3. In the Password, enter the password.
4. Click the Login button.

Update the Administrator Account Login Details

Update the Administrator Account Login Details

To protect your portal from any visitor logging in and uploading potentially dangerous files, you must first update the Administrator and Host Account Login detail.

1. Click Login.
2. In the User Name field, enter admin.
3. In the Password field, enter admin.
4. Click the Login button.
5. Click Administrator Account.
6. In the Old Password field, enter Admin.
7. In the New Password field, enter a new password. Remember that passwords are case sensitive.
8. In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter the new password.
9. Modify any other field details as desired.
10. Click Update.
    

Update the Host Account Login Details

Update the Host Account Login Details

To protect your portal from any visitor logging in and uploading potentially dangerous files, you must first update the Administrator and Host Account Login detail.

1. Click Login.
2. In the User Name field, enter admin.
3. In the Password field, enter admin.
4. Click the Login button.
5. Click Host.
6. In the Old Password field, enter host.
7. In the New Password field, enter a new password. Remember that passwords are case sensitive.
8. In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter the new password.
9. Modify any other fields as desired.
10. Click Update.

Reference

Color Codes and Names

AliceBlue F0F8FF	AntiqueWhite FAEBD7	Aqua 00FFFF
Aquamarine 7FFFD4	Azure F0FFFF	Beige F5F5DC
Bisque FFE4C4	Black 000000	BlanchedAlmond FFEBCD
Blue 0000FF	BlueViolet 8A2BE2	Brown A52A2A
BurlyWood DEB887	CadetBlue 5F9EA0	Chartreuse 7FFF00
Chocolate D2691E	Coral FF7F50	CornflowerBlue 6495ED
Cornsilk FFF8DC	Crimson DC143C	Cyan 00FFFF
DarkBlue 00008B	DarkCyan 008B8B	DarkGoldenRod B8860B
Darkgray A9A9A9	DarkGreen 006400	DarkKhaki BDB76B
DarkMagenta 8B008B	DarkOliveGreen 556B2F	DarkOrange FF8C00
DarkOrchid 9932CC	DarkRed 8B0000	DarkSalmon E9967A
DarkSeaGreen 8FBC8F	DarkSlateBlue 483D8B	DarkSlateGray 2F4F4F
DarkTurquoise 00CED1	DarkViolet 9400D3	deepPink FF1493
DeepSkyBlue 00BFFF	Dimgray 696969	DodgerBlue 1E90FF
FireBrick B22222	Floralwhite FFFAF0	ForestGreen 228B22
Fuchsia FF00FF	Gainsboro DCDCDC	Ghostwhite F8F8FF
Gold FFD700	GoldenRod DAA520	Gray 808080
Green 008000	GreenYellow ADFF2F	HoneyDew F0FFF0
Hotpink FF69B4	IndianRed CD5C5C	Indigo 4B0082
Ivory FFFFF0	Khaki F0E68C	Lavender E6E6FA
LavenderBlush FFF0F5	LawnGreen 7CFC00	LemonChiffon FFFACD
LightBlue ADD8E6	LightCoral F08080	LightCyan E0FFFF
LightGoldenRodYellow FAFAD2	LightGreen 90EE90	LightGrey D3D3D3
LightPink FFB6C1	LightSalmon FFA07A	LightSeaGreen 20B2AA
LightSkyBlue 87CEFA	LightSlateGray 778899	LightSteelBlue B0C4DE
LightYellow FFFFE0	Lime 00FF00	LimeGreen 32CD32
Linen FAF0E6	Magenta FF00FF	Maroon 800000
MediumAquamarine 66CDAA	MediumBlue 0000CD	MediumOrchid BA55D3
MediumPurple 9370D8	MediumSeaGreen 3CB371	MediumSlateBlue 7B68EE
MediumSpringGreen 00FA9A	MediumTurquoise 48D1CC	MediumVioletRed C71585
MidnightBlue 191970	MintCream F5FFFA	MistyRose FFE4E1
Moccasin FFE4B5	NavajoWhite FFDEAD	Navy 000080
OldLace FDF5E6	Olive 808000	OliveDrab 688E23
Orange FFA500	OrangeRed FF4500	Orchid DA70D6
PaleGoldenRod EEE8AA	PaleGreen 98FB98	PaleTurquoise AFEEEE
PaleVioletRed D87093	PapayaWhip FFEFD5	PeachPuff FFDAB9
Peru CD853F	Pink FFC0CB	Plum DDA0DD
PowderBlue B0E0E6	Purple 800080	Red FF0000
RosyBrown BC8F8F	RoyalBlue 4169E1	SaddleBrown 8B4513
Salmon FA8072	SandyBrown F4A460	SeaGreen 2E8B57
Seashell FFF5EE	Sienna A0522D	Silver C0C0C0
SkyBlue 87CEEB	SlateBlue 6A5ACD	SlateGray 708090
Snow FFFAFA	SpringGreen 00FF7F	SteelBlue 4682B4
Tan D2B48C	Teal 008080	Thistle D8BFD8
Tomato FF6347	Turquoise 40E0D0	Violet EE82EE
Wheat F5DEB3	White FFFFFF	WhiteSmoke F5F5F5
Yellow FFFF00	YellowGreen 9ACD32

Glossary of Terms

Administrator (Admin)
Security Role permitting full portal administration rights. The portal administrator/s has full access to all tabs and modules in the portal and is able to add, edit and update all tabs and modules on the portal.

The Administrator/s also has access to the Admin tab, permitting management of security roles, members/users, bulk email, site settings, vendor management and file management.

Members Services
A member’s service is a Security Role that has been created as a Public Role. All registered users are able to sign up for members services which can include a trial fee and/or a service fee. Access to a member’s service can also be limited to a number of days, weeks or months. See Security Roles for more details.

Module
A module is a building block that permits the administrator/s to add content to a tab. Typically; one or more modules are added to each tab. Each module is designed to manage a common type of online content such as a list of FAQ’s, a calendar of events, or a list of downloadable documents. See Modules for more details.
Module SettingsModule settings control the Security Role access for the module, page location, module container design and more. More details.
PaneA pane is a column on a tab. By default, each page can display either one, two or three panes. Modules appear on the main pane by default and can be moved to either the left or right panes. The width of the left and right panes is set under Tab Setting.
PortalA portal is another term for a website. Typically, a portal is a website with lots of links to other websites. DotNetNuke can be used as either a portal or a website; however DotNetNuke is referred to as a portal in this documentation.
Registered UserAny visitor who registers to be a member of the portal is a Registered User. This is the default Security Role to which all Users are added. A User cannot be removed from the Registered User Security Role. Users can however be set as Unauthorised which removes Registered User privileges.
RolesSee Security Roles below.
Security RolesSecurity Roles control user access to view and edit tabs and modules on the portal. Each user can belong to one or more Security Roles.
Each new portal begins with three security roles - Administrator, Demo User and Registered User. The portal Administrator is then able to add new security roles according to their business needs.
SiteA portal or website.
TabIn DotNetNuke Version 1 and 2 a page was called a Tab. This term is no longer used.
Page SettingsTab settings control the security role access for the tab, mobile telephone accessibility, design and more. See The Admin Tab, Working with Tabs for more details.
UserA user is any person who visits your portal.
VendorA vendor is a person or company who has been given advertising rights on your portal. Advertising methods are either inclusion in the portal Service Directory and/or banner advertising on the portal.

Skin Objects

Token	Control	Description
[SOLPARTMENU]	< dnn:SolPartMenu runat="server" id="dnnSolPartMenu">	Displays the hierarchical navigation menu ( formerly [MENU] )
[LOGIN]	< dnn:Login runat="server" id="dnnLogin">	Dual state control – displays “Login” for anonymous users and “Logout” for authenticated users.
[BANNER]	< dnn:Banner runat="server" id="dnnBanner">	Displays a random banner ad
[BREADCRUMB]	< dnn:Breadcrumb runat="server" id="dnnBreadcrumb">	Displays the path to the currently selected tab in the form of TabName1 > TabName2 > TabName3
[COPYRIGHT]	< dnn:Copyright runat="server" id="dnnCopyright">	Displays the copyright notice for the portal
[CURRENTDATE]	< dnn:CurrentDate runat="server" id="dnnCurrentDate">	Displays the current date
[DOTNETNUKE]	< dnn:DotNetNuke runat="server" id="dnnDotnetNuke">	Displays the Copyright notice for DotNetNuke ( not required )
[HELP]	< dnn:Help runat="server" id="dnnHelp">	Displays a link for Help which will launch the users email client and send mail to the portal Administrator
[HOSTNAME]	< dnn:HostName runat="server" id="dnnHostName">	Displays the Host Title linked to the Host URL
[LINKS]	< dnn:Links runat="server" id="dnnLinks">	Displays a flat menu of links related to the current tab level and parent node. This is useful for search engine spiders and robots
[LOGO]	< dnn:Logo runat="server" id="dnnLogo">	Displays the portal logo
[PRIVACY]	< dnn:Privacy runat="server" id="dnnPrivacy">	Displays a link to the Privacy Information for the portal
[SIGNIN]	< dnn:Signin runat="server" id="dnnSignin">	Displays the signin control for providing your username and password.
[TERMS]	< dnn:Terms runat="server" id="dnnTerms">	Displays a link to the Terms and Conditions for the portal
[USER]	< dnn:User runat="server" id="dnnUser">	Dual state control – displays a “Register” link for anonymous users or the users name for authenticated users.
[CONTENTPANE]	<div runat=”server” id=”ContentPane”>	Injects a placeholder for module content

Skin Objects

Token	Control	Description
[SOLPARTMENU]	< dnn:SolPartMenu runat="server" id="dnnSolPartMenu">	Displays the hierarchical navigation menu ( formerly [MENU] )
[LOGIN]	< dnn:Login runat="server" id="dnnLogin">	Dual state control – displays “Login” for anonymous users and “Logout” for authenticated users.
[BANNER]	< dnn:Banner runat="server" id="dnnBanner">	Displays a random banner ad
[BREADCRUMB]	< dnn:Breadcrumb runat="server" id="dnnBreadcrumb">	Displays the path to the currently selected tab in the form of TabName1 > TabName2 > TabName3
[COPYRIGHT]	< dnn:Copyright runat="server" id="dnnCopyright">	Displays the copyright notice for the portal
[CURRENTDATE]	< dnn:CurrentDate runat="server" id="dnnCurrentDate">	Displays the current date
[DOTNETNUKE]	< dnn:DotNetNuke runat="server" id="dnnDotnetNuke">	Displays the Copyright notice for DotNetNuke ( not required )
[HELP]	< dnn:Help runat="server" id="dnnHelp">	Displays a link for Help which will launch the users email client and send mail to the portal Administrator
[HOSTNAME]	< dnn:HostName runat="server" id="dnnHostName">	Displays the Host Title linked to the Host URL
[LINKS]	< dnn:Links runat="server" id="dnnLinks">	Displays a flat menu of links related to the current tab level and parent node. This is useful for search engine spiders and robots
[LOGO]	< dnn:Logo runat="server" id="dnnLogo">	Displays the portal logo
[PRIVACY]	< dnn:Privacy runat="server" id="dnnPrivacy">	Displays a link to the Privacy Information for the portal
[SIGNIN]	< dnn:Signin runat="server" id="dnnSignin">	Displays the signin control for providing your username and password.
[TERMS]	< dnn:Terms runat="server" id="dnnTerms">	Displays a link to the Terms and Conditions for the portal
[USER]	< dnn:User runat="server" id="dnnUser">	Dual state control – displays a “Register” link for anonymous users or the users name for authenticated users.
[CONTENTPANE]	<div runat=”server” id=”ContentPane”>	Injects a placeholder for module content

The Host Administrator Role

Overview of Host Administrator Role

The Host pages are accessible to only to the SuperUser Account. A SuperUser Account is an account which is a different type of user account and users are added via the SuperUser Page under the Host Pages. For the purpose of this guide, we refer to the SuperUser as the Host Administrator; however it can also be referred to as the Host Account, the Host User or the Host.

The Host pages permits a portal Host to configure the settings of the Parent portal (e.g. http://www.dotnetnuke.com/) and any Child portals created under this Parent portal (e.g. http://www.dotnetnuke.com/Child), manage users of the portal, manage Host site vendor accounts and banners, manage security roles, manage files, and send bulk email

Find a User’s Verification Code

1. Navigate to the Host > SQL page.
2. Enter the following into the SQL window:
   
   SELECT dbo.Portals.PortalID, dbo.Users.UserID
   FROM dbo.Users INNER JOIN
   dbo.UserPortals ON dbo.Users.UserID = dbo.UserPortals.UserId INNER JOIN
   dbo.Portals ON dbo.UserPortals.PortalId = dbo.Portals.PortalID
   WHERE (dbo.Users.FirstName = N’FIRSTNAME’) AND (dbo.Users.LastName = N’LASTNAME’)
   
3. Click Execute.