do you want content per item? in this case you should store it in your module, using either same data source or a table inside the DNN database. Where should the content be edited?

Naively I was thinking about placing a number of html modules on an edit-only page and then import that content (the html content) via a javascript function. I am aware that this does not sound like a plan. Maybe I should add the content to the page (just under my costum module), edit the content there, hide it via css and copy the content into my knockout construct at runtime. I was hoping there is a more elegant solution without employing an actual (additional) headless CMS.

Hi Tim,

Your opening sentence was 'I use a custom DNN module...' but for this to work you probably need to be the developer of the module. For now I will assume that is the case ;-)

Your idea about placing a number of text editors in an edit-view does not sound like a bad idea at all, although I would probably use the settings-view instead. The CK-Editor can be used as far as I recall to allow you to edit the text without concern of html tags etc. but if that is a pain to use other options could be included in your module instead, such as TinyMCE or similar.

Add the required number of editors to your settings-view and store the text in the TabModuleSettings. The texts can be loaded again in the view and placed in the page in a script section to gain access to it from javascript if that is your weapon of choice.

// SETTINGS FILE CODEBEHIND
modules.UpdateTabModuleSetting(TabModuleId, "Setting1", myEditor1.Text);

Loading the data in the codebehind of the view module is just as easy as getting the data from an array.

// VIEW FILE CODEBEHND
public string MyFirstText { get; private set; }
// PageLoad
if (Settings.ContainsKey("Setting1"))
{
  this.MyFirstText = Settings["Setting1"].ToString();
}

// VIEW FILE
<script>
var myFirstText = '<%= MyFirstText %>';
</script>

See the Chris Hammond template to build a module for more details on how to add data in your module from the settings view.

If you are not the developer things will soon become overcomplicated when adding html-modules and keeping track of them and their IDs in your page, so let's hope that is not the case ;-)

# DnnBro

Thank you, DnnBro! I am using Chris Hammonds templates (an age old version) and tried your suggestion with just one Setting. Will totally do for the content pieces in my control! I remember now having used settings for content... but that was about 10 years ago. I can probably expand on your idea a bit and use a collection of settings so I can add new stuff without having to recompile / restart the site.

Glad I could help :-)

#DnnBro