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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Forum: Administration and Configuration

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Login not working Started By Michael Tobisch I have copied a working DNN site (9.13.2) to a testing environment (and I have done this hundred times in the past). Starting the site runs fine, but when I try to login to the testing website I come back to the page where I clicked on Login - but nothing has happened. Still the login link, and no Persona bar. No errors in the developer tools console, and in the EventLog table a single line with 'LOGIN_SUCCESS' and the user name. When I try to login providing a wrong password I get the approb...	9	625	2	7/5/2024 6:01 AM by Michael Tobisch
Only portal 0 out of a group of portals isn't working Started By EdoDNN I have this weird problem. only portal 0, which is luckily the least important one of the lot, isn't working anymore. When I try to connect a page with DNN Error appears, and I get Default.aspxtabid=2558&error=An20unexpected20error20has20occurred all over my IIS logs. Looking around on the various forums people suggested it might be a DB connection problem, which it can't because this portal is using the same AppPool as other portals that are working fine. Looking through the event...	10	1403	2	7/4/2024 10:59 AM by EdoDNN
Search results with empty or null description. Started By Juan Luis Santamaria I have a problem when I change the title of a module and re-index, when I search by the module title I get 3 results: The title and description of the page (configured from content) - Modified Time: 4 days ago. The title and description of the module (recently configured) - Modified Time: 4 days ago. The module title and empty description - Modified Time: 3 days ago. A curious fact that I found is that the most recent modified time is the one that causes the problem. At first, ...	7	712	3	7/3/2024 5:42 PM by Juan Luis Santamaria
DNN Password Requirements Started By muddeatr Looking for the DNN Password Requirements settings in DNN 8.0.3. Specifically I'd like to require upper and lowercase along with alphanumeric, but I can only find the minRequiredPasswordLength and minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters in the web.config. Is there a way to require upper and lower case also	5	3912	1	8/22/2019 11:17 AM by muddeatr
Broken links Started By Supersteve I have odd broken links reported in web tools from time to time. I was told the are generated by DNN Client Resource Manager as a feature of Composite Files and It would be best to post this over at DNN Community website for further assistance. How can I resolve these Here are the the most common URLs with the issue. integrationprofessionals.com/Depend...90/371/css integrationprofessionals.com/Depend...45/371/css integrationprofessionals.com/Depend...45/371/css DNN Product :...	11	1121	4	6/30/2024 8:26 PM by Supersteve
Can't add new users with my SuperUser account Started By Marco Alvarado Hi Community, I've a website with DNN version v. 09.13.00 (0); I'm trying to create new users internally using my super user account but I can't I get an error with an 'X' mark and no details. I checked the admin logs and I've nothing, no errors. ¿Any ideas on how can I resolve this	26	1881	0	6/19/2024 9:19 PM by Marco Alvarado
Community website Started By willem We need to build a community website in DNN. We prefer the platform editor and not the Evoq version. Is Evoq Engae still avaliable / active We need functionality like facebook timeline, forum, blog, groups, wiki etc. What modules / solutions can we use third-party	12	1347	0	5/21/2024 6:33 AM by willem
Menu node level setting Started By Jini Joy I am using the DNN 09.10.01 version. How can I update the menu node level setting in DNN settings I need 5 level menus.	8	1186	1	5/13/2024 5:41 AM by Jini Joy
Started By Gillian My site has two languages (English and Arabic) The Breadcrumb on the Arabic page is showing 'Home \| \| Questions: 1. How to change the word 'Home' to the Arabic word 2. The hyperlink for is linked to the English version. How to change to the /ar instead of /en	7	586	1	4/30/2024 1:19 PM by Gillian
Private registration and notify email Started By progmr Hi, I need to understand how work private registration and notify at admin (DNN 9.9.1) In Settings > Security > Account Members > Registration setting I define Private registration and flag on Receive New User Registration Notification In Settings > Security > Login Settings > Base login settings I define my Super User account like principal admin However, I've got other two admin user (role: Administrator) because I would notify them when a new user registry to site. Every admin users ...	11	4552	1	6/22/2021 5:13 AM by progmr

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