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    Hi All,

    Please advice how to change or load some useful content in home page instead of showing as empty !

     

     






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      Please provide some more details about your DNN installation.

      I also think that if you are new to DNN, you need to find some introductory material regarding DNN. Start with YouTube. This might help you get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qozY9zL45c8

      Presumably this is a new installation of DNN. When you created the installation, you went through a screen where you configured a dozen or so options. One of those options was the site theme (design). The two choices are "default" or "empty" site. You might want to go to the PB, find Sites, and create a second site, this time using the default site, which has some content. This is similar to the site shown in the video above.

      If you chose "empty" then you have a site with a single page (Home) with no content.

      The way to change this is by adding pages (using the Persona Bar's Pages option).

      (The Persona Bar is that vertical black column at the left with some icons. The PB appears only if you are logged in as an administrator or superuser.)

      Next you can add modules to any existing pages, including the home page. You do that by putting the site into Edit mode (click the pencil icon art the bottom of the PB. Click it a second time and it turns blue, indicating that it will stick around until you click the Close button.) I would suggest adding an HTML module and then using controls that appear next to that module and select Edit Content)

      Finally, all of this might make more sense. I recently discovered that a pdf version of the book Professional DotNetNuke 5 is available here:

      https://www.google.com/ur...2ZlblgfsDZFVAm5tXcgH

      Don't be put off that the book is 12 years old. Much of the content is still quite valid, and most of the content is valid in principle.
      Joe Craig
      DNN MVP
      Patapsco Research Group





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        These are some key concepts in DNN. You will find lots of details about these and more in the book I referenced.

        Installation: DNN is a framework for building web applications. For most people, this means that a single installation of DNN can house multiple websites.

        Pages: A DNN website consists of pages.

        Theme: A Theme defines the look and feel (structure and appearance) of DNN pages. A single theme can be applied to all pages in a DNN website, or different pages can have different themes.

        Modules: Modules are placed on DNN pages to house content. One simple example is the HTML Module. You can put chunks of HTML here.

        Containers: Containers wrap CSS style and structure around modules.
        Joe Craig
        DNN MVP
        Patapsco Research Group





        New Around Here





          Thanks for your reply. I am completely new to this platform and i don't have exp in html and css . 

          Today i did one mistake by default Standard option there , but i have changed to URL and i have given my customer company web site 

          now the problem is while accessing portal url (https://bc.jason.com.sg:8...lenavcustomerportal/ )  it is redirecting to our customer URL 
          I don’t know how to revert back . Please help .Please help Really sorry . 

           






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            Because I don't know what you did, I don't have any suggestions.

            I do suggest that you create a test DNN installation and use that as your learning tool. DON'T use a URL that matches your real site.

            Also, the virtual DNN Summit meeting is coming up this week. You could attend, use it for some knowledge, and also use the networking opportunities to connect with people who might be able to help. See dnnsummit.org for details.
            Joe Craig
            DNN MVP
            Patapsco Research Group





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              As Joe said, it is very hard to help as there could be a number of reasons why things are not working as planned. DNN is the most powerful CMS in my opinion but it is not as simple as Wix. If you like the video that Joe mentioned: there is a lot more to discover on https://dnncommunity.org/Resources/Videos#

              I just tried to check you website but it is asking for a login.

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