DotNetNuke SuperUser Manual DNN5.6.2

1785 Pages·2011·39.94 MB·English

DotNetNuke5.6SuperUserGuide(VersionIIII)
DotNetNuke 5.6 SuperUser Guide (Version IIII) 1
About This Manual 76
About this DotNetNuke Manual 76
Content Overview 76
DotNetNuke Installation Wizard 79
About the Installation Wizard 79
Using the Auto Method of the Installation Wizard 80
Using the Typical Method of the Installation Wizard 83
Using the Custom Method of the Installation Wizard 95
Creating a Custom Installation Setup 106
Managing Your User Account 108
Signing Up for a User Account 108
Signing up as a Registered User 108
Signing up as a Registered User with a Security Code 109
Logging In and Out 111
Logging into a Site 111
Logging Out of a Site 112
Remembering Login Credentials 112
Retrieving your Password 113
Troubleshooting. Login Failed, Remember That Passwords are Case Sensitive 114
Troubleshooting. Retrieving Password Failed 114
Managing Your Profile 115
Changing your Password 115
Managing your Profile Photo 116
Managing your User Credentials 117
Managing your User Profile 118
Unregistering your User Account 122
Subscribing to Member Services 122
Subscribing to a Member Service 122
Subscribing to a Service with an RSVP Code 123
Subscribing to a Service with an RSVP Link 124
Unsubscribing from a Member Service 124
Working with Content 125
Minimizing and Maximizing Content 125
Printing Content 126
Subscribing to Syndicated Content 127
Tagging Page Content 128
Configuring Your Host Settings 129
About the Host Pages 129
Overview of the Host Child Pages 129
Overview of Professional Features 130
Modifying Maximum File Upload Size 131
Restarting the Application 131
Viewing the DNN Version Upgrade Log 131
Host Settings Page 132
About the Host Settings Page 132
Basic Settings 133
Configuration 133
UpdatingSiteto CurrentFramework 133
CheckingforandDownloadingDNNCoreFramework Upgrades 133
ViewingConfiguration Details 134
HostDetails 136
SettingtheHostPortal 136
SettingtheHostDetails 137
SettingtheFallback Skin Doctype 137
EnablingRememberMeon Login Control 138
PaymentSettings 139
SettingthePaymentProcessorforPortalHosting 139
Enabling/DisablingAnonymousDemo Signup 140
SettingChildPortalHostingFee 141
Appearance 142
Enabling/DisablingDNNCopyrightCredits 142
Enabling/DisablingCustom ErrorMessages 142
Enabling/DisablingCustom ModuleCSSClasses 143
SettingtheHostSkin 143
Uploading/InstallingaLegacyHostSkin 144
SettingtheHostContainer 145
Uploading/InstallingaLegacyHostContainer 145
SettingtheSkin fortheHostPortal 146
SettingtheEditContainer 147
Advanced Settings 148
FriendlyURL Settings 148
Enabling/DisablingUseFriendlyURL's 148
AddingaNew FriendlyURL Rule 149
EditingaFriendlyURL Rule 149
DeletingaFriendlyURL Rule 150
RequestFilterSettings 151
ConfiguringtheRequestFilter 151
Enabling/DisablingRequestFilterSettings 152
AddingaRequestFilter 152
EditingaRequestFilter 153
DeletingaRequestFilter 154
ProxySettings 155
ConfiguringProxySettings 155
SettingtheWebRequestTimeoutPeriod 156
SMTP ServerSettings 156
SettingtheSMTP ServerandPort 156
SendingEmailswithouttheSMTP Server 157
TestingOutgoingEmailSettings 158
PerformanceSettings 159
SettingPageStatePersistence 159
SettingtheModuleCachingMethod 160
ClearingtheDNNCache 160
SettingCachingPeriod 161
Overview of AuthenticatedCacheability 162
SettingAuthenticatedCacheability 163
SettingContentCompression 163
Enabling/DisablingtheWhitespaceFilter 164
Compression Settings 165
SettingExcludedPaths 165
SettingtheWhitespaceFilter 165
JQuerySettings 166
SettingtheJQuerySettings 166
OtherSettings 167
SettingtheControlPanel 167
SettingtheSiteLogStorage 167
SettingtheSiteLogBuffer 168
SettingtheSiteLogHistory 168
Disabling/EnablingUsersOnline 169
SettingtheUsersOnlineTime 170
SettingtheAuto-Unlock TimeforUserAccounts 170
ManagingAllowableFileExtensions 171
Enabling/DisablingtheScheduler 172
Disabling/EnablingEventLogBuffer 173
SettingtheOnlineHelpURL 173
Enabling/DisablingOnlineModuleHelp 174
Enabling/DisablingAuto-Sync of theFileSystem 174
Enabling/DisablingContentLocalization 175
Additional Host Tools 175
Configuration Manager 175
AbouttheConfiguration ManagerPage 175
ModifyingConfiguration Files 176
ModifyingMaximum RequestLength 177
MergingConfiguration Scripts 178
Dashboard 180
ViewingDashboardInformation 180
Extensions 186
AbouttheHostExtensionsPage 186
ConfiguringAuthentication System Extension Settings 186
EditingPackageSettings 187
EditingLanguageFiles 188
FindAvailableLanguagePacks 188
InstallingAvailableExtensions 189
ViewingDetailedModuleUsageInformation 189
Authentication 190
ConfiguringAuthentication System Extension Settings 190
CreatingaNew Authentication System Extension 190
CreatingNew Extensions 191
CreatingaDashboardControlExtension 191
CreatingaNew Authentication System Extension 191
CreatingaNew CoreLanguagePack Extension 191
CreatingaNew LanguagePackage 192
CreatingaNew LibraryExtension 193
CreatingaNew ModuleExtension 193
CreatingaNew Provider 193
CreatingaNew Skin, ContainerorSkin ObjectExtension 193
CreatingaNew WidgetExtension 193
New Extension Wizard 194
InstallAndUninstallExtensions 195
UsingtheInstallExtension Wizard 195
InstallingAvailableExtensions 196
InstallingaLanguagePack 197
InstallingaSkin orContainerPackage 198
UninstallingaSkin PackageInstalledon Host 198
UninstallingaContainerPackageInstalledon Host 198
UninstallingaLanguagePack 200
InstallExtension Wizard 200
UsingtheInstallExtension Wizard 200
Languages 201
CreatingaNew CoreLanguagePack Extension 201
CreatingaNew LanguagePackage 202
EditingLanguageFiles 203
FindAvailableLanguagePacks 204
InstallingaLanguagePack 204
UninstallingaLanguagePack 204
Skins&Containers 205
CreatingaNew Skin, ContainerorSkin ObjectExtension 205
InstallingHostLevelSkinsandContainers 206
UninstallingaSkin PackageInstalledon Host 206
UninstallingaContainerPackageInstalledon Host 207
Lists 208
AbouttheListsPage 208
AddingaParentList 209
AddingaChildList 211
DeletingaList 212
AddingaListEntry 213
EditingaListEntry 215
DeletingaListEntry 215
Schedule 216
AbouttheSchedulePage 216
ViewingScheduleHistory(AllTasks) 217
ViewingScheduleStatus 218
ViewingTask History 219
Enabling/DisablingScheduledTasks 220
RunningaTask 221
Addingan Item to theSchedule 222
EditingaScheduledTask 223
DeletingaScheduledTask 224
SQL 225
AbouttheSQL Page 225
Executingan SQL Script 226
UploadingandExecutingan SQL File 226
Professional Features 228
Overview of Professional Features 228
Automatically activate your DNN Professional Licenses 230
Manually activate your DNN Professional Licenses 232
Activating an Extended Trial License 235
Requesting an Extended Trial License 236
Deleting a License 237
Creating And Managing Portals 238
About the Portals Page 238
Adding a Child Portal 239
Adding a Parent Portal 240
Switching Sites 242
Viewing any Portal 243
Exporting a Portal Template 243
Uploading a Portal Template to a new DNN Installation 244
Deleting Expired Portals 245
Deleting a Portal 246
Portal Aliases 246
Configuring Portal Alias Settings 246
Adding a Portal Alias 248
Editing a Portal Alias 249
Deleting a Portal Alias 249
SSL Settings 250
Setting Portal SSL Settings 250
Host Settings 251
Editing Portal Host Settings 251
Modifying the Hosting Fee 252
Setting the Hosting Expiry Date 253
Modifying the Available Hosting Space 253
Modifying the Site Log History 254
Installing And Allocating Modules 255
About the Module Definitions Module 255
Installing a New Module 257
Uninstalling a Module 261