1. The ideal platform for building professional websites with
dynamic content and interactive features.

2. DotNetNuke history
•Started by Shaun Walker of Perpetual Motion Interactive Systems
Inc. in Dec. 2002 as an extension to IBuySpy, initially called IBuySpy
Workshop.
•Microsoft have supported as a Ideal Content Management System.
Now consists of 40 core team developers.
•Open Source license (BSD). And 50,000 lines of code to expose
common functionality for CMS

3. What is DotNetNuke
•DotNetNuke is an open-source Web Application Framework ideal for
creating and deploying projects such as commercial websites,
corporate intranets and extranets, online publishing portals, and
custom vertical applications.
•DotNetNuke is built on a Microsoft ASP.NET (VB.NET) platform, and
is easily installed and hosted.
•DotNetNuke is designed for use on the Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, 3.0,
and 3.5 platforms using Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, or
Visual Web Developer.
•DotNetNuke based on common requirements of CMS likewise Map,
Blog, Online Store using latest technology Flex, Card Space,
Workflow, JQuery, Silverligh etc..

4. What’s a Portal
•Portal is a web system that provides the functions and features to
authenticate and identify the users and provide them with an easy,
interactive, personalized and user-customizable web-interface for
facilitating access to information and services that are of primary
relevance and interests to the users.
•Pages are used to organize content, but also have settings to
control various non-visual aspects such as meta tags, permissions,
start and end dates as well as optionally linking to other resources
such as files, url or other pages.
•Modules are dynamically loaded user controls. They inherit from
Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase , so are aware of the current
portal, user and permissions and can render (or not) accordingly.
They each have a series of settings to control various metadata and
positioning.
Portals provide a way for enterprises to provide a consistent look

5. Portal Architecture
1 Installation (1DB/Web)
Host
CarPoint.ninemsn.com.au
BikePoint.ninemsn.com.au
BoatPoint.ninemsn.com.au

6. Key Features of DNN
•Multi portal implementation
•Role-based Security - Full control over user permissions and access
privileges.
•Skinning, provides flexibility of design.
•Content is editable in-line and searchable.
•Various tools provided – traffic log reporting, file management, bulk
email,
•payment handling, vendor management.
•Fully customizable, Priority on security and Fully localized.
•Fully extensible and customizable and community support
•Easy installation and upgrade newer versions
•Enable multiple installs in a single DB
•Simply efficient and manageable with user friendliness.
•Announcements - Ideal for news broadcasts, communication and

7. •User Manager - Add, edit, delete users, assign users to roles,
control user registration.
•Administration Tools - Customize your every aspect of your site any
way you want to!
•Search from site – Database search features
•Bulk Email - Conveniently send bulk email to employees, customers
or Newsletter.
•File Manager - Powerful tool that allows administrators to upload
files and images directly to the portal
•RSS content syndication
•Set of common functional inbuilt modules as well can develop and
install on based of custom functional requirements
•Data and site import export features
•Ajax and partial rendering concepts inbuilt available
Key Features of DNN

8. Hosting Features of DNN
•Enable multiple installs in a single DB
•User base can be shared or isolated across sites
•Shared admin tool constrained for current site
•Easily add-value with new language packs
•Skins / containers are additive
•Payment Gateway and SSL inbuilt configuration

9. DNN Architecture
Stored Procedures
Tables
Functions
Core Services (VB.NET)
Business Logic LayerData Providers
Common Classes
Logic and Security
SQL Server Data Provider
Profile and Localization
Web Gateway
Web Presentation Layer User Controls
Rendering Logic
HTML Rendering
Skinning
SQL
Serve

10. •“A provider is simply a contract between an API and the Business
Logic/Data Abstraction Layer.”
•Whidbey Pattern for Extensibility
•Build new core features using this Pattern!
•Modules built using this pattern as well!
•Data Provider
•Rich Text Provider
•Logging Provider
•Scheduler Provider
•Authentication Provider
Provider Pattern

11. Portal Architecture for Data Access
Abstract
Base Class
Config
AccessDataProvider
SqlDataProvider
OracleDataProvider

12. What is Module
•Written in .NET code, C#, VB.NET
•Promotes code reuse/Multi thread identifiable.
•Allows you to extend DotNetNuke.
•Customizable (using the module container)
•Compiled assemblies.

13. Development Process
Setup
Project
Creation in
Visual Studio
(Developer)
Develop
Create your
Custom
Functionality
(Developer)
Pack
Package
Module for
Installation
with SQL
script
(Developer)
Deploy
Install into
Portal
(Admin)

14. What is Skin?
You can write your own Skin Objects
Container Packages are the content around a Module
Design
Design Skin in
Any Editor
(Designer)
Replace
Mark Dynamic
Section in Skin
with special
PlaceHolders
(Designer)
Pack
Package into
Zip File for
Distribution
XML Menifest
(Designer)
Deploy
Install into
your portal
(Admin)

15. DNN for programming features
•Inbuilt Data caching functionality
•Abstract Class, interfaces and info/Controller/Collection Architecture
for performance
•URL Rewriting features
•HTTP Modules and Web Controls can be add or extend
•Rapid development with inbuilt library of overridable functions
•Interfaces that helps to communicate with modules
Imodulecommunicator, ISearchable, IActinable etc
•Relational table and Assemblies can be place by User Interface with
Module Installable Package
•Inbuilt List management features from user interface, it can be map
with custom modules

16. •Admin as well front module interface with single set of package, So
development procedures can be well distribute
•Inherits the PortalModuleBase, provides values for Settings hash,
ModuleID, security, TabID from any ware in core or custom modules
•Help files and user manual can be provide on the same module
•Premium module can be develop that will be expired after
configured time duration
•Copy Page, reference of module (Module will appear for all pages of
portal), Page move, Skin/Container uniform for sub pages makes
DNN portal very rapid and flexible
•Upload size, file type, Up-gradation, Skin install permission etc tasks
can be control from administration area
DNN for programming features

17. Wizards and Dynamic Portals
•Use page preview as Admin
oMake modules that are visible only to Admin show red box
•Add functionality with custom modules
•Use providers for plug-in flexibility
oData access, membership, HTML edit, search, scheduling, logging,
friendly URLs
oDotNetNuke Community, Forum, Blog, resources documents
oDynamically Portal generation, Portals can be Import/Export with
contents
oTime based page/module visibility
oVendor and affiliates inbuilt tools
oUserDefinedTable Module allows user to define form with data
storage functionality
oDeferent authentication methods inbuilt available

18. Questions