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DNN 10.3.0 Upgrade Issue – Menu Disappeared / Legacy Menu Control Not Rendering

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Ahmad

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4/8/2026 1:54 AM

I hope you are doing well.

I am currently upgrading a website from DNN version 10.2.1 to 10.3.0, and I have encountered an issue where the main navigation menu has completely disappeared after the upgrade.

In my skin (.ascx), I am using the following menu control:

<dnn:MENU ID="MENU1" MenuStyle="DNNStandardMenu" runat="server" />

From my understanding, it seems that legacy menu controls like DNNStandardMenu may no longer be supported or require additional configuration in DNN 10.3.0.

I would appreciate your guidance on the following:

Is the DNNStandardMenu officially deprecated or removed in DNN 10.3.0?
Is replacing it with DDR Menu the recommended approach?
If so, what is the correct configuration for DDR Menu within a custom skin?
Are there any migration steps or compatibility considerations for older skins using legacy controls?

Any advice, best practices, or sample configurations would be highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Mariette Knap (SU)

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4/8/2026 2:45 AM

I would roll back to 10.2.3 because 10.3.0 has issues: [Bug]: Site unusable after upgrade to 10.3.0 due to Login module and DDR Menu not rendering · Issue #7187 · dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform

Timo Breumelhof.

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4/8/2026 5:44 AM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3+4. There is no drop-in replacement as everyone uses a different approach.
As an example the Xcillion Theme uses a js script and Bootstrap 3.
You might use another CSS framework or none at all (any choice will lead most likely to CSS clashes)
Some low level examples: https://demo.40fingers.net/dnn-ddr-demo-skin

You can try (old, no idea if tey still work) https://github.com/MarkXA/ddrmenutemplates

Or you can have a look at the script used in Xcillion and see if that works for you. Copy of the source: https://github.com/Timo-Design/xcillion-3

Ahmad

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4/15/2026 5:17 AM

Hi, are there any updates on this issue, and is it safe to remain on the current version 10.02.03?

Mariette Knap (SU)

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4/15/2026 5:50 AM

Hello Ahmad, yes it is solved in the next release which was released last night: Release v10.3.1 · dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform. Please, also read DNN Platform Upgrades (Post 10.2.0) -- DNN Docs and The New DNN Upgrade Process. In the last two links you see that upgrading is now different.

Ahmad

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4/15/2026 6:22 AM

Many thanks.

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