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

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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: Upgrading DNN Platform

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Upgrade 9.8.1 Started By WhatsHerName Hello I am currently on DNN 9.7.02, I was wondering if I could upgrade directly to 9.8.1 and skip 9.8.0 Or do I need to up upgrade to DNN 9.8.0 first Thank you.	5	3021	2	1/22/2021 2:12 PM by WhatsHerName
Upgrade to 9.5.0 Build error Started By Cmis Hi, I have upgraded my local development environment to 9.5.0 and the site works fine. However when I come to build our solution I get: The type 'PortalModuleBase' is defined in an assembly that is not referenced. You must add a reference to assembly 'DotNetNuke, Version=9.2.1.533. I have gone through every project and checked that the DotNetNuke.dll referenced is the 9.5.0 one in the bin folder. And when I double click the error and go through to the definition of PortalModuleBase, I ...	2	2115	1	4/3/2020 5:09 AM by Cmis
Error after upgrading to DNN 9.5 Started By Vicenç Masanas I did an upgrade from a very old system (DNN 5.x) to DNN 9.5. All seems ok except just a few things: pages, users and recycle bin. On these I get an API call error similar to this one: http://website/RunningOnF...tPageListsearchKey= {Message: 'An error has occurred.',…} Message: 'An error has occurred.' ExceptionMessage: 'The 'ObjectContent`1' type failed to serialize the response body for content type 'application/json; charset=utf-8'.' ExceptionTy...	5	3734	4	3/18/2020 4:51 PM by Vicenç Masanas
Persona Bar Dissappears After Stepped Upgrade Started By eTeacher PRO We are currently on DNN 9.1.1. we have been testing the upgrade process and can get to 9.3.2 fine. When we then try to go any further, the Persona Bar dissappears. I have read there can be an issue with Newtonsoft.json.dll. We have version 12 in the bin folder and the binding is set in web.config. But still no joy. Does anyone have any suggestions Thanks, Michael	5	2092	1	3/17/2021 1:54 PM by eTeacher PRO
Can't edit certain pages on DNN site after upgrade to 9.01.01 Started By PamR Hello, We recently upgraded one of our client sites to 09.01.01 to address a Telerik vulnerability, and then had to migrate the site from managed.com to Azure due to manage.com's outage. After the upgrade, a couple of pages on the site have been uneditable using the pencil icon in the persona bar, although the rest work fine. We're aware of the workaround of going into content > pages and clicking the pencil icon there, but even then not all of the areas on the page are editable. For examp...	3	3674	1	1/9/2021 1:21 AM by PamR
I would like to give a big thank you to DNN for not deleting the old forum! Started By scippy Today upgrading an old DNN installation I ran into this same issue discussed a lot of time ago here Very thanks to Leopuld that even after all this time it solved my problem today! Keeping old forms active is always helpful! Thanks to DNN for not deleting this forum as Microsoft is doing with Codeplex!		2370	0	2/19/2021 4:18 AM by scippy
Persona Bar issues after update Started By BorisVivienne Hey All, We recently started using DNN. We have several sites on this platform. I'm an admin for a DNN site that running now latest version, but when i did the last upgrade I think I blew up the user registration module that was being utilized. Immediately, I grabbed the backup I created of the website and placed it back in the correct directory, while deleting the upgraded website. After this, the registration bar was working but the Persona Bar had disappeared. Do you have any tips on ho...	1	1644	1	2/16/2021 1:08 PM by BorisVivienne
Moving pages from Dev to Prod Started By Mark Mac We are in the middle of an upgrade from 7.3.4 to 9.6.1. We have been using 7.3.4 for years and have been using the simple process of exporting an upgraded page from dev and importing it to prod. I can't seem to figure out how this process works now in 9.6.1. We have existing pages on our prod site that we want to update with what is currently on dev.	1	1701	0	2/11/2021 9:36 AM by Mark Mac
Issue while Upgrading 9.3.2 to 9.8.0 Started By VM Hello DNN Community, Thank you everyone for your outstanding job. I have an issue where I upgraded DNN 9.3.2 to 9.8.0 and experiencing the following issues 1. I logged in as Superuser and still not able to see the SQL Config editor ( I can see the buttons) to execute queries. 2. Not able to view any file under the Config Manager 3. I had created a custom theme which was working fine prior to the upgrade. However, after the upgrade, I am not able to access Shortcodes, Typography, and access...	4	2394	1	1/14/2021 11:38 PM by VM
Module/PersonaBar Page Load Exceptions After Upgrade Started By H. Hugh-Jones Hello all, I'm in a bit of a catch-22: DNN tech support doesn't provide support for third-party vendors and the vendor indicates it is unrelated to their products. So thanks in advance for your help. I've been steadily updating our version of DNN from 8.4.1 up to 9.6.4 (Evoq Content). Up through 9.1.1, Mandeeps Live Accordion/Tabs were working fine. By 9.6.1, I would get page load exceptions/critical errors when clicking on 'Manage' or 'Settings' in their products, or clicking the 'Activ...	5	2887	2	1/22/2021 1:12 PM by H. Hugh-Jones

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