DotNetNuke 5.1 Superuser Manual Administration DotNetNuke Corporation 1825 S. Grant St. Suite 240 San Mateo, CA 94402 www.dotnetnuke.com 650.288.3150 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Contents About this Manual... 10 About this DotNetNuke Manual... 10 Content Overview... 10 About DotNetNuke... 11 Information about DotNetNuke Corp... 11 Getting Started as a Site Member... 12 Logging In and Out... 12 Getting Help with Login... 12 Logging into a Site... 12 Logging in with a Verification Code... 13 Logging in with a Security Code... 14 Logging in with LiveID... 15 Logging in with OpenID... 18 Logging in with a Verification Code and a Security Code... 23 Logging Out of a Site... 25 Remembering Login Credentials... 26 Retrieving your Password... 26 Troubleshooting. Login Failed, remember that Passwords are case sensitive 27 Troubleshooting. Retrieving Password Failed... 28 Managing Your Account... 28 Changing your User Credentials... 28 Changing your Password... 29 Managing your User Profile... 30 Setting your Preferred Locale... 33 Setting your preferred Time Zone... 33 Unregistering your User Account... 33 Signing Up for a User Account... 34 Signing up as a Registered User with a Security Code... 35 Subscribing to Member Services... 37 Subscribing to a Member Service... 37 Subscribing to a Service with an RSVP Code... 38 Subscribing to a Service with an RSVP Link... 40 Unsubscribing from a Member Service... 41 Working with Content... 42 Minimizing and Maximizing Content... 42 Printing Content... 42 Subscribing to Syndicated Content... 43 Getting Started Building Your Site... 44 Building a DotNetNuke Site... 44 About Modules... 45 About Pages... 46 About Role Based Access... 47 Common Tools... 48 About Common Tools... 48 Calendar... 48 About the Calendar... 48 Selecting a Date using the Calendar... 49 FCK Editor (Rich Text Editor)... 50 About the FCK Editor... 50 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 2
About the FCK Editor Tool Bars... 50 Administrators... 52 Admin Custom Options... 52 Overview of all FCK Editor Tool Bars... 52 Overview of the Default FCK Editor Toolbar... 53 About the FCK Editor Custom Options... 54 Applying FCK Editor Enhanced Security... 55 Enabling/Disabling Full Image Path... 56 Managing FCK Editor Styles List... 57 Modifying FCK Editor Size... 57 Setting Editor Area CSS... 59 Setting FCK Editor Image Folders... 59 Setting the FCK Editor Flash Browser Skin... 60 Setting the FCK Editor Image Browser Skin... 62 Setting the FCK Editor Toolbar Skin... 65 Setting the Font Colors List... 66 Setting the Font Format List... 67 Setting the Font Names List... 68 Setting the Font Size List... 69 Setting Toolbar Viewing by Security Role... 70 Setting Toolbars as Expanded or Hidden by Default... 71 Edit Content... 72 About the FCK Editor... 72 Checking Spelling in FCK Editor... 73 Maximizing the FCK Editor... 73 Showing/Hiding the Toolbars... 74 Adding Content... 75 Applying Content Templates... 75 Beginning a New Line without a Paragraph Break... 77 Inserting a Horizontal Line... 77 Inserting a Page Break... 77 Inserting a Smiley... 77 Inserting a Special Character... 78 Aligning Content... 78 Block Justify Aligning... 78 Center Aligning Content... 79 Decreasing Indent... 79 Indenting Content... 79 Left Aligning Content... 79 Right Aligning Content... 79 Formatting Text... 80 Block quote Formatting... 80 Bolding Text... 80 Creating a Bullet List... 81 Creating a Numbered List... 81 Italicizing Text... 81 Modifying Text Font Face... 82 Modifying Text Formatting... 82 Modifying Text Size... 83 Modifying Text Styles... 84 Removing Formatting... 84 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3
Selecting Background Color... 84 Selecting Text Color... 85 Strikethrough Text... 86 Subscript Text... 87 Superscript Text... 87 Underlining Text... 87 Formatting Tools... 87 Copying Content... 87 Cutting Content... 87 Finding and Replacing Content... 87 Finding Content... 88 Paste Content From Word... 89 Pasting Content as Plain Text... 90 Pasting Content... 90 Pasting HTML from RTE into HTML Editor... 90 Previewing Content... 90 Printing FCK Editor Content... 91 Redoing Last Undo... 91 Selecting all Content... 91 Undoing Last Entry... 91 Viewing Source... 91 Viewing Text Formatting Blocks... 91 Working with Images and Flash... 92 Inserting an External Image... 92 Inserting an Internal Image... 94 Inserting External Flash... 96 Inserting Internal Flash... 97 Modifying Image Properties... 99 Deleting an Image or Object... 101 Working with Links and Anchors... 101 Adding an Email Link... 101 Adding an External Link... 102 Adding an Internal Link... 103 Adding an Internal Page Link... 104 Setting a Link to open in a Popup Window... 105 Setting the Target Window for a Link... 106 Editing a Link... 107 Adding an Anchor... 108 Editing an Anchor... 108 Deleting an Anchor... 109 Linking to an Anchor... 109 Moving an Anchor... 110 Working with Tables... 110 Adding a Table... 110 Editing a Table... 112 Deleting a Table... 113 iespell... 113 About the iespell Tool... 113 Adding a Word to iespell Tool... 113 Changing iespell Language... 114 Changing the Default Look Up Meaning Resource... 114 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 4
Creating and Adding a Custom Dictionary... 115 Customizing iespell Options... 115 Ignoring a Misspelled Word... 116 Looking Up the Meaning of a Word... 116 Managing Dictionaries associated with Look Up Meaning... 117 Managing Words within a Custom Dictionary... 118 Removing a Custom Dictionary... 118 Replacing a Misspelled Word... 119 Link Control... 119 About the Link Control... 119 Administrators... 120 Deleting a URL from the Links URL List... 120 Module Editors... 121 Adding a User Profile Link... 121 Setting a File Link... 123 Setting a Link in the Same Web Browser Window... 124 Setting a Link to Open in a New Web Browser Window... 124 Setting a Page Link... 125 Setting a URL Link... 126 Selecting an Existing URL Link... 126 Setting No Link... 127 Uploading a File and Linking to the File... 128 Enabling/Disabling Tracking of Link Clicks... 129 Working with the Link Log... 130 Enabling the Link Log... 131 Disabling the Link Log... 132 Troubleshooting: Restricted File Type Warning Message... 133 About the Pager Control... 133 Control Panel... 134 Overview of the DNN Control Panel... 134 About the Classic Control Panel... 135 About the Iconbar Control Panel... 135 Maximizing/Minimizing the Iconbar Control Panel... 137 Setting Control Panel Mode... 137 Administrators... 138 About the Administrator Role and Admin Pages... 138 Admin Pages... 139 About the Admin Pages... 139 Event Viewer... 140 About the Event Viewer Page... 140 Extensions... 141 About the Administrator's Extensions Page... 141 File Manager... 141 About the Administrator's File Manager Page... 141 Google Analytics... 142 About the Administrator's Google Analytics Page... 142 Languages... 142 About the Languages Page... 142 Newsletters... 142 About the Administrator's Newsletters Page... 142 Pages... 142 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 5
About the Pages Page... 142 Adding a Page... 143 Deleting a Page... 144 Editing Page Settings... 145 Moving Page Position in Menu... 146 Viewing any Page... 147 Recycle Bin... 148 About the Administrator's Recycle Bin Page... 148 Security Roles... 148 About the Administrator's Security Roles Page... 148 Site Log... 149 Overview of the Site Log Page... 149 Site Settings... 149 About the Site Settings Page... 149 Basic Settings... 150 Appearance... 150 Enabling/Disabling Skin Widgets... 150 Setting the Body Background... 150 Setting the Edit Container... 151 Setting the Edit Skin... 151 Setting the Portal Container... 152 Setting the Portal Skin... 153 Setting the Site Logo... 154 Site Details... 155 Adding Site Keywords... 155 Creating a Unique Copyright Notice... 155 Displaying the Site Title in the Copyright Notice... 155 Setting the Site Title... 156 Setting the Site Description... 156 Viewing the Portal GUID... 157 Site Marketing... 157 Disabling Banner Advertising... 157 Enabling Host Banners... 157 Enabling Site Banners... 158 Signing up for AdWords... 158 Submitting your Site Map URL to Google... 159 Submitting your Site to Search Engines... 160 Advanced Settings... 160 Other Settings... 160 Setting the Default Language... 160 Setting the Portal TimeZone... 161 Setting the Primary Administrator... 162 Page Management... 162 Adding a Login Link to any Page... 162 Enabling/Disabling a Splash Page... 163 Enabling a Custom Login Page... 165 Restoring the Default Login Page... 166 Restoring the Default User Registration/Profile Page... 166 Setting a Custom User Registration/Profile Page... 167 Setting the Home Page... 168 Viewing the Home Directory... 169 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 6
Payment Settings... 169 Setting the Payment Processor... 169 Security Settings... 170 Disabling User Registration... 170 Enabling Private User Registration... 170 Enabling Public User Registration... 171 Enabling Verified User Registration... 171 Usability Settings... 172 Enabling/Disabling Inline Editing... 172 Setting Control Panel Security... 173 Setting Control Panel Visibility... 174 Setting the Default Control Panel Mode... 175 Stylesheet Editor... 175 About the Stylesheet Editor... 175 Editing the Stylesheet... 176 Restoring the Default Stylesheet... 177 Site Wizard... 178 About the Site Wizard Page... 178 Skins... 178 About the Administrator's Skin Page... 178 Skin Designer... 179 About the Skin Designer Module... 179 Setting Container Token Values... 179 Setting Skin Token Values... 180 Troubleshooting the Yellow Warning Message "You Must Select A Token Setting"... 181 Solutions Explorer... 181 Overview of the Solutions Explorer Page... 181 User Accounts... 183 About the Administrator's User Accounts Page... 183 Vendors... 184 About the Administrator's Vendors Page... 184 Pages... 184 About Pages... 184 Viewing Any Page... 184 Adding Pages... 184 Adding a Page... 184 Adding a New Page from a Template... 186 Basic Settings for New Pages... 188 Setting Advanced Settings for New Pages... 190 Setting Page Permissions... 194 Manage Pages... 194 Copying a Page... 194 Copying Design to Descendant Pages... 195 Copying Permissions to Descendant Pages... 196 Deleting a Page... 197 Exporting a Page... 198 Importing a New Page... 199 Moving Page Position... 201 Replacing the Current Page with a Page Template (Import Page)... 202 Manage Settings... 203 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 7
Editing Page Settings... 203 Setting Basic Settings for Existing Pages... 203 Setting Advanced Settings for Existing Pages... 206 Modules... 209 Module Basics... 209 Adding a New Module... 209 Adding an Existing Module... 210 Adding a Module (Classic)... 211 Editing Module Title Inline... 212 Moving a module to a new position in the same pane... 213 All Users... 214 Working with Modules... 214 Edit Content... 215 Adding Module Content... 215 Deleting Module Content... 215 Editing Module Content... 216 Menu Options... 217 Deleting a Module... 217 Exporting Module Content... 218 Importing Module Content... 219 Moving a Module to a New Pane... 220 Opening the Module Menu... 221 Overview of the Module Menu... 221 Refreshing Module Content... 223 Viewing/Editing Module Settings... 223 Viewing Module Help... 225 Viewing Online Help... 226 Managing Module Settings... 227 Overview of Module Settings... 227 Module Settings... 227 Displaying Module on all Pages... 227 Setting a Module Footer... 228 Setting a Module Header... 229 Setting Module End Date... 231 Setting Module Permissions... 231 Setting Module Start Date... 233 Setting the Module Title... 234 Viewing Added To Pages List... 234 Page Settings... 235 Applying Page Settings to Existing Modules... 235 Moving a Module to another Page... 236 Overriding the Default Container... 236 Setting a Module as a WebSlice... 237 Setting a Module Icon... 238 Setting Container Visibility... 240 Setting the Default Page Settings for a Module... 242 Setting Module Background Color... 243 Setting Module Border Width... 244 Setting Module Cache Time... 246 Setting Module Content Alignment... 247 Setting Module Printing... 248 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 8
Setting Module Syndication... 249 Setting Visibility of Module Content... 251 Reference... 255 Color Codes and Hex Numbers... 255 Email Messages... 255 Affiliate Notification Email Message... 255 Banner Notification Email Message... 255 Bulk Email Confirmation Email Message... 256 Password Reminder Email Message... 256 Portal Signup Email Message... 257 Profile Updated Email Message... 257 Retrieve Password Instructions... 258 Role Assignment Email Message... 258 Role Unassignment Email Message... 259 SMTP Configuration Test Email Message... 260 User Registration Administrator Email Message... 260 User Registration Private Email Message... 261 User Registration Public Email Message... 262 User Registration Verified Email Message... 263 User Unregister Email Message... 264 Vendor Registration Administrator Email Message... 264 Vendor Registration Email Message... 265 Error Messages... 266 The Default 403_3 Error Message... 266 The Default 404 Error Message... 266 Portal Messages... 268 License Text... 268 Portal Privacy Text... 268 Portal Terms Text... 271 User Lockout Email Message... 276 Site Log Reports... 276 Report: Affiliate Referrals... 276 Site Log Report: Detailed Site Log... 277 Site Log Report: Page Popularity... 278 Site Log Report: Page Views By Day Of Week... 278 Site Log Report: Page Views By Day... 279 Site Log Report: Page Views By Hour... 280 Site Log Report: Page Views By Month... 281 Site Log Report: Site Referrals... 282 Site Log Report: User Agents... 283 Site Log Report: User Frequency... 284 Site Log Report: User Registrations By Country... 285 Report: User Registrations By Date... 285 Copyright 2009, DotNetNuke Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 9