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DotNetNuke Administration Through DotNetNuke CMS Explained

Also referred to as the DNN Platform, DotNetNuke is a content management system that gives the developer the ability to not just design a website, but also maintain it with just a web browser. Anyone who wants to build a website without the help of a web developer will be excited to utilize DotNetNuke CMS. When using the DNN Administration tools, you can easily build a website and while at it, use a variety of modules and different DNN skins. It is also possible to maintain a community on the site by taking advantage of the various built in DotNetNuke modules and tools that the host and administrator users have at their disposal through the DotNetNuke CMS.

When utilizing DotNetNuke Configuration settings, it is important to note that one can easily access free DotNetNuke modules and resources that are available on the DNN website as well as the 13 Below blog. When it comes to the DNN skins and DNN modules available, the DNN store offers quite a variety to choose from. The DNN store is an open marketplace where DotNetNuke developers publish and offer DNN modules either at a fee or free. There are thousands of DNN modules that one can search for in the store for developing the site and customizing through DotNetNuke administration tools. A user can search through the category, product needs, price and many other search filters to find the DNN module or DNN skin they are looking for. Once purchased, you can easily upload through the DNN CMS and further customize using DotNetNuke administration tools that are available out of the box when you perform a DotNetNuke install.

DotNetNuke Skin and DotNetNuke Module Administration

To further define a DotNetNuke module, it is a piece of functionality that is added to a webpage so that content can be shown or a web page has added functionality. The basic layout of a DNN website allows one or more modules to be added on a web page. For advanced features like adding a map on a page, all that one needs to do is search for a mapping module at the DNN store and add the module on the page. Through the DotNetNuke administration tools, you can customize the module settings. If more advanced functionality is needed, or you cannot find what you need at the DNN store, you can contact 13 Below and we will build custom DotNetNuke modules that fit your exact need.

When it comes to DotNetNuke skins, there are different options that are available for purchase or for free on the DNN store to customize your website’s look and feel and overall design theme. Just like with DotNetNuke modules, they can be easily searched by using different characteristics like color, price, and type. The different DNN skins available are designed with a particular interest, color scheme or topic in mind. If you can’t find what you are looking for, contact 13 Below and we will build a custom DotNetNuke skin that fit your exact need.

Specific DotNetNuke Administration Tasks using DotNetNuke CMS

When performing DotNetNuke administration tasks, one is responsible for role based authentication from a SQL membership perspective on what a visitor can view or edit on the DotNetNuke CMS through DotNetNuke configurations. This can occur at the site, page, or module levels. These roles provide a very integral part in ensuring that members and those visiting (or the public user group) can do more powerful things like the addition of new pages, managing new communities, changing the overall design of a page or even managing the entire website by giving them DotNetNuke administration rights.


There are various DotNetNuke administrator tools that play a special role on the design aspect of a website. The remarkable thing about them that they are fully accessible by the DotNetNuke Administrator or DotNetNuke Host users right through the DNN CMS without advanced programming knowledge of the DotNetNuke framework. These tools give the administrators the full rights to not just build, but modify all the pages and modules that make up the website. DNN websites are created with a single administrator user who can assign members to the same role if they want to. There can be more than one Administrator role as well.

DotNetNuke CMS offers a lot of tools for the management aspect of the website. Below is a quick explanation of a few of the available DotNetNuke administration options.


DotNetNuke Administrator Settings

DNN Security Roles
These allow the DNN Administrator to edit, add and delete user groups. This role also help the administrator in setting whether members can become subscribers to a role and the fee they are supposed to pay. These roles and permissions can be added at the site, page or module level through DotNetNuke configuration settings.

Page Management
These settings play an integral part in letting the Administrator manage the navigation menu by moving and organizing pages within the website. The Administrator can arrange the page hierarchy as well, including parent and child pages and that is often reflected in the DNN menu structure. Through page management, the Administrator can also assign roles and permissions to specific pages.

User Accounts
In this area, the Administrator is given the ability to not just create, but delete and edit users on the site. Through these settings, the administrator is also able to access user profiles, reset credentials (login info) and configure the roles members belong to.

Vendor Roles
This particular function allows the Administrator to easily manage such things as advertising on the DNN site. This is easily done by managing banners, vendors, and affiliates on the site. With such a feature, it is very easy for the site administrator to filter the type of advertising content and create targets for advertising revenue.

The Recycle Bin
When performing DNN administration tasks, the recycle bin plays an integral role in the sense that it allows the Administrator to recover data which might be accidentally deleted. It allows easy restoration of pages, module settings and files.

The File Manager
As we are all commonly aware, content and files make up a well-designed website. By having the file manager at the disposal, the Administrator has an easy way to manage files and all folders on the website.

DotNetNuke Host Settings

With the Host Settings tab, the Host users (DNN Superuser accounts) is given advanced configuration options for over all of the DotNetNuke configuration. Similar to the Administrator user, the host is able to add and remove users and roles. In fact, the Host user has all the same abilities as the Administrator user, but has additional configuration options. The Host also can add or build new DotNetNuke portals and control the content types that can be viewed on the website. Below are some more advanced configuration settings the Host has access to:


The Portals
This allows the host to add new DotNetNuke websites to the currently installed DotNetNuke instance, as well as manage existing portal settings that exist.

The File Manager
This is not very different to the file manager in the Administrator menu. The only difference is that the files are now for a Host user.

The Vendor Platform
This is where one can easily manage vendors similarly to the Administrator settings with the only difference being that the availability of vendors is accessible to every portal under the current DotNetNuke instance.

SQL
Those who are comfortable with writing SQL and have knowledge of the underlying database schema can utilize this function to write and execute SQL queries. It’s important to note that if done incorrectly, can break the entire DotNetNuke website so proceed with caution here.

Super User Accounts
This is a different list of users who have full access to every DNN feature including the host tools.

If you are a web developer or a marketing guru who is looking for the best way to make your web presence felt, you can utilize the DotNetNuke CMS in moving forward. Not only will the process be smooth, but it has a lot of administrative abilities to create and edit your website on the fly without the need for IT requests.

If you are looking for a custom DotNetNuke solution for your web presence, contact 13 Below Consulting today for a free proposal.

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