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Aperture Theme Adding more panes to my DNN skin (need help with left/right layout)

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D0rk52

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11/9/2025 11:14 AM

Hey everyone —

I’m using DNN v. 10.01.02 (0) and I’m trying to add more panes to my skin, not just the default ContentPane. Basically, I’d like to have a row with a LeftPane and RightPane alongside the main ContentPane.

I’ve tried adding them in my ASCX file, but I can’t seem to get it working correctly.

Does anyone have a simple working example of how to properly define extra panes (like LeftPane, RightPane, or BottomPane) in a DNN 10 in the apetrure theme?

Thanks in advance!

Timo Breumelhof.

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12/10/2025 7:18 AM

I just had a try and the nearest I got to what you are asking is this:

A bit hacky, that wrapping div.
I did not find another width limiting CSS class like the container in Bootstrap.
FYI, I use Bootstrap for all my client's Themes, so I did not explore the Aperture CSS yet TBH.
So I'm probably missing something, but it's a start.

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Marco Alvarado

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12/29/2025 1:49 PM

On last November Edition for the focus group called "Southern Fried DNN" somebody show a module that you can install in your DNN to dinamycally add panes, maybe this could help you out, check this link for the video.

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