Entries for September 2008

Are you ready for DotNetNuke 5.0 with XHTML/CSS compliant? I don’t know about you but I have been ready. Below is the list of many web sites that provide free XHTML/CSS templates that you can download and convert into DotNetNuke skin. Many of them have good designs and I think it’s a good practice to get your skinning skills ready for DotNetNuke 5.0. Also, you’ll be exposed to many web designer experts layout approaches. I always enjoy seeing other people’s work through their codes to improve m...

If many of you are early adopters like me, you probably had your web sites upgraded to the latest version of DotNetNuke. In this version, there’s a minor change in the [SEARCH] token that hasn’t been documented anywhere. I thought I would share a new attribute just in case for non-developers can understand. When designing your DotNetNuke web skin using HTML approach, if you wish to use the dropdown list, make sure to use this: If you know a bit about ASCX skinning, you can embed this code wi...

Recently, via twitter, I stumbled upon a new blog. I started poking around, and was really surprised to find a ton of DNN content. Click here to visit .Net Answers Recent entries look to be great resources for developers just starting out with DotNetNuke; giving them overviews of features such as skinning, and module portability. On a separate note, I'm excited to share that the Stackoverflow private beta is, reportedly, nearly over. With a public launch coming soon, I think this will quickly...