Yes. DNN Platform is a free, open-source CMS under the MIT License.

What is the tech stack for DNN?

DNN runs on ASP.NET (.NET Framework 4.8+) with Microsoft SQL Server (2017+ or Azure SQL).

DNN Platform is community-led and a member project of the .NET Foundation.

What’s the difference between DNN and Evoq?

DNN Platform is the open-source core that's been wildly popular and adopted for over 20 years. Evoq is a commercial offering maintained by DNN Software (IgniteTech) that builds on DNN.

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DNN Community Forums 10.00.01 Release Now Available Started By johnhenley DNN Community Forums 10.00.01 is now available! Download DNN Community Forums 10.00.01 This release fixes some stability issues that were found in the initial 10.00.00 release. If you've installed 10.00.00, please install this release as a preventative measure. If you're on a release prior to 10.00.00, you can upgrade directly to this release. And a reminder: If you're upgrading to version 10.0 AND you access database tables using SQL, you NEED to view the important release note here: ...		139	0	9/2/2026 1:36 PM by johnhenley
DNN Community Forums 10.00.00 is now available! Started By johnhenley DNN Community Forums 10.00.00 is now available! Download DNN Community Forums 10.00.00 This release represents a significant milestone in the ongoing evolution of DNN Community Forums from its legacy beginning as Active Forums, as evidenced by the two big updates for this release: Add export/import features (IPortable/IShareable) so DNN Community Forums content is included when you export/import portals or the module content itself. Renaming the SQL database objects from 'activefo...	1	207	0	8/24/2026 2:17 PM by johnhenley
40FINGERS DNN StyleHelper - 02.17.00 Released Started By Timo Breumelhof. StyleHelper Update: Body Class Conflict Resolved This release addresses an issue in which multiple StyleHelpers, when configured to add classes to the element simultaneously, could overrule one another's output. As a result, only one StyleHelper's class assignment would take effect, while others were silently discarded. This has now been corrected. All active StyleHelpers adding classes to the element will apply their classes correctly, without interference from one another. Please no...	1	198	0	7/16/2026 11:31 AM by Timo Breumelhof.
How to add custom logic to the default DNN login process? Started By Shivam S Hi everyone, We are using the DNN Community Edition and the default DNN login functionality. We need to add some custom logic during the login process to implement IP blocking (for example, blocking an IP after multiple failed login attempts within a specific time period). However, since we are using the precompiled DNN installation, we do not have access to files such as Login.ascx.cs or any other login code-behind files where the authentication logic is implemented. Could someone plea...	2	164	1	8/4/2026 3:41 AM by Shivam S
DNN Community Forums 10.00.00 RC1 now available for testing!! Started By johnhenley Release candidate for the next version 10.00.00 of DNN Community Forums is now available for your testing and review. Remember, this is a release candidate, not for production use. Download DNN Community Forums 10.00.00 RC1 The two big updates for this release are: Add export/import features (IPortable/IShareable) so DNN Community Forums content is included when you export/import portals or the module content itself We also have renamed the SQL database objects from 'activeforu...		182	0	8/8/2026 12:55 PM by johnhenley
Announcing: Xcillion-B5 a Bootstrap 5 based version of the DNN 8 Theme Started By Timo Breumelhof. I needed a theme to test-drive a new theming setup I've been working on, and figured — why build yet another throwaway test theme when the community's been asking for a Bootstrap 5 version of Xcillion for a while now So that's what I started building. It was meant to be a quick proof of concept. It did not stay a quick proof of concept. A few weeks (and a lot more scope) later: Xcillion-B5 is ready for its first real-world test drive. https://github.com/Timo-D...eleases/tag/00.09.00 ...	2	228	1	8/4/2026 3:57 PM by Timo Breumelhof.
BlockBuilder 6 – Now Ready for Every DNN Theme and Website Started By EasyDNN Solutions BlockBuilder 6 works with all DNN themes and gives DNN users a smarter, safer, and more modern way to create and maintain website content using ready-made blocks, Smart Editing, WebP support, image tools, version history, permissions, reusable elements, and AI assistance. https://www.easydnnsoluti...nn-theme-and-website Product page https://www.easydnnsoluti...asydnn-block-builder	1	206	0	6/25/2026 7:19 AM by EasyDNN Solutions
AI Page Builder for DNN Started By EasyDNN Solutions Click the image to watch the videoScroll down to grab your coupon code and start building web pages quickly and easily today. ...	1	191	0	5/26/2026 2:57 PM by EasyDNN Solutions
DNN Community Forums 09.08.00 Released !! Started By johnhenley DNN Community Forums 09.08.00 is now available. Download DNN Community Forums 09.08.00 This one feels like it should be a MAJOR release! NEW: Community Forums now ships with its own editor (based on TipTap) to replace the outdated CKEditor used in DNN; enabled by default on new installs; must be enabled after upgrading existing sites (Editor Selection wiki page) ENHANCED: Community Forums posts (from publicly-readable forums) included in DNN Portal site map now use algorithmic ran...	1	155	0	5/25/2026 2:21 PM by johnhenley
DNN Community Forums 09.08.00 RC1 Now Available !! Started By johnhenley Release candidate for version 09.08.00 of DNN Community Forums is now available for your testing and review. Remember, this is a release candidate, not for production use. Download DNN Community Forums 09.08.00 RC1 This one feels like it should be a MAJOR release! NEW: Community Forums now ships with its own editor (based on TipTap) to replace the outdated CKEditor used in DNN; enabled by default on new installs; must be enabled after upgrading existing sites (Editor Selection wi...	1	150	0	5/13/2026 5:44 PM by johnhenley

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