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Skinning Resources
Make sure you download the skinning documentation provided by DotNetNuke:
DotNetNuke Documentation
Here is a regularly updated list of skinning resources provided by the DotNetNuke community:
Skinning Resources
Tools
WYSIWYG Editor
Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
A free WYSIWYG editor for creating skins. The programme creates XHTML compliant code and can highlight any invalid code to the W3C standards.
Color Selection tools
Free color scheme chooser tool
provided by DNN Creative Magazine
Color Schemer
Software and site to share color schemes
Web Developers Toolbars
Useful functions to plug into your browser, essential tool for web design, they provide a variety of tools for quickly testing, troubleshooting and validating your skins.
FireFox web developers Toolbar
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
W3C Standards
Ensure your DotNetNuke skins are coded to a high standard, check your skin files against the
W3C Validation tools
.
DotNetNuke Tutorials from DNN Creative Magazine
Beginners Tutorials
Beginners Tutorials
An Introduction to the Principles of DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke 5 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide to DotNetNuke v4
Basic Introduction to Working with Pages in DotNetNuke
How to optimize an image before uploading it to your website
Working with Images in DotNetNuke
Beginners html guide for DotNetNuke
How to install a Core Module in DotNetNuke 5
How to install a Module in DotNetNuke 5
How to install a Skin and Container in DotNetNuke 5
How to install a module to DotNetNuke 4
How to Install a Skin and Container in DotNetNuke 4
How to use Skins and Containers in DotNetNuke
How to install the FCKEditor
Installation and Upgrading DotNetNuke
How to adjust your Nameserver settings
How to install DotNetNuke to Windows 7
How to install DotNetNuke to Vista
How to install DotNetNuke 4.5 to Windows XP Pro with IIS
How to install DotNetNuke 4.5 to Windows XP Home (Using VWD)
How to install DotNetNuke 4.5 Source Code to Windows XP Professional
Installing DotNetNuke 3.2 to a website hosting provider
How to Upgrade DotNetNuke (Auto Merge Method) (v4.6.2 to v5+)
How to Upgrade DotNetNuke (Manual Method) (all versions)
How to Upgrade DotNetNuke v3.x to v4.4.1
How to upgrade DotNetNuke from v3.x to v3.2 on a live website
How to backup a live hosted DotNetNuke website and restore it to a localhost installation
How to transfer a localhost DotNetNuke installation to a live website
Administrators Tutorials
Administrators Tutorials:
How to Quickly Edit Module Titles and Text
Token Replacement in DotNetNuke
Using Favicons within DotNetNuke
Security Roles, Pages, Modules and Users:
DotNetNuke Users & Setting the Registration Options
Working with DotNetNuke Security Roles
Specifying The Required Fields Upon User Registration
User Accounts: Adding, Editing, Viewing, Deleting
How to Assign a Security Role to a User Account
Assigning Security Roles to Pages and Modules
DotNetNuke 5 Page and Module Permissions
Security Roles new features
How to Limit Modules Available in the Control Panel (Premium Modules)
How to Configure Which Modules Non-Administrators Can Add to a Page
Users and Registration:
User Accounts new features
User Accounts and User Settings
Enforcing Terms and Conditions on User Registration
How to Manage Profile Properties in User accounts (Creating a custom registration page)
Working with Pages:
The Advanced Page Settings
Managing Pages
How to create Page Templates in DotNetNuke
Page Management – New Functions DotNetNuke v4.5 onwards
RSS Feeds:
How to create an RSS feed
How to display RSS feeds
Vendors, Banners, Payments:
Working with Vendors, Banners and Affiliates
How to set up DotNetNuke to accept subscription payments
Email:
How to set up email in DotNetNuke
How to send Newsletters in DotNetNuke
Admin Menu and Maintenance:
Site logs, Event logs and Scheduler
DotNetNuke File Manager
DotNetNuke Recycle Bin
How to Setup and Configure the DotNetNuke Core Search
How to Limit Access to the Admin Menu (DNN 4.x)
How to Limit Access to Administrator Modules in DotNetNuke 5
Login:
How to Reset Host and Admin Login Details
DotNetNuke Authentication Settings (Configuring the Login Page)
Portals:
DotNetNuke and Multiple Portals
How to create DotNetNuke Portals (Parent and Child)
Portal Considerations (When to use Multiple Portals / Parent / Child or create a new DotNetNuke installation)
DotNetNuke Portal Aliases
DotNetNuke Portal Templates and the Site Wizard
Managing and Configuring Portals as a Host Super User
SQL:
Introduction to SQL Queries with SQL Server Express, DotNetNuke and Vista
SQL Queries for Exporting DotNetNuke Users and Working with Security Roles
Working with Shadow / Copied Modules and SQL in DotNetNuke
How to Update the DotNetNuke Page Settings Using SQL Queries
Administrating modules in DotNetNuke using SQL
Administrating Skins and Containers using SQL
How to Quickly Add Large Quantities of Data into DotNetNuke Modules
Forum Maintenance - SQL Automation for SPAM
Core Module Tutorials
Core Module Tutorials
Announcements Module
Blog Module
Blogging - What is a blog?
Blog Promotion - ‘Blog and Ping’ what is it anyway?
Contacts Module
Documents Module
FAQ Module
FCK Editor:
FCK Editor Toolbar Functions
How to change the FCK Editor Skin in DotNetNuke
FCK Editor CSS Skin Styles Preview in DotNetNuke
FCK Editor Formatting Style Definitions
FCK Editor HTML Templates
FCK Editor Custom Toolbars and Security Roles
FCK Editor Further Configuration Options
DotNetNuke 5 Community Edition HTML Module Content Staging Workflow
Bad Practices when working with the Text / HTML module
Styling and formatting in the Text / HTML module
(skinning)
Styling and formatting (part 2) – Text / HTML module and FCKEditor
(skinning)
Feedback Module
Image Module
Media Module
News Feed (RSS) Module
Setting up the RSS News Feed XSL Stylesheet
Store Module
How to setup and use the PayPal Sandbox
SQL Module
User Defined Table (UDT) DotNetNuke Core Module
Third Party Module Tutorials
Codeplex Module Tutorials
Monitter4DNN Twitter Module
DataSprings Module Tutorials
DataSprings Dynamic Forms Quick Start Guide
DataSprings Dynamic Forms Question Events
DataSprings Dynamic Forms Data Management
DataSprings Dynamic Forms Completion Events
How to Create an Email Opt-In Form with a Third Party Email Service (AWeber) using DataSprings Dynamic Forms
DataSprings Opt In Email Module
DataSprings Dynamic Registration Module Quick Start Guide Part 1
DataSprings Dynamic Registration Module Part 2
DNN Stuff Module Tutorials
DNN Stuff Aggregator Module
DNN Stuff Module Rotator
iFinity Module Tutorials
iFinity URL Master Module
Markit Modules
Markit Slideshow Module
Markit PageEar Module
OnyakTech Module Tutorials
OnyakTech SigmaLive Module
OnyakTech Host Commander Module
Tutorials for Advanced Users
Tutorials for Advanced Users
DotNetNuke Performance and Http Compression
How to display Flash Games in DotNetNuke
How to add the Snowcovered.com RSS feeds to your DotNetNuke portal
Enabling RSS Auto-Discovery Aggregation
Configuring DotNetNuke before installation
(How to create a portal site template for the wizard)
Using XMod with Active Forums to select Avatars
Find and Replace SQL queries for DotNetNuke
(To fix problems after transferring a localhost database to a live website and other useful functions)
How to synchronize local and live DotNetNuke installations
How to setup and use Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
How to Setup a Podcast Website using DotNetNuke
20 Best Practice Tips for Creating Forms
How to Improve Email Newsletter Deliverability
Skinning Tutorials
Skinning Tutorials
How to Build a Website using DotNetNuke
Planning a DotNetNuke website
Skin Design Considerations
Creating a Skin Template
Setup Preparations for Skinning
Introduction to Skinning
How to create a skin (using tables)
How to create a container (using tables)
Table tricks for search engine optimized skins
Skinning MP3 Interview with Tyler Fawcett
Color Chooser Tool
How to test a skin
Minimising and creating efficient CSS code
Browser Quirks, Standard Compliance modes and Doc Types
How to install and configure the House of Nuke menu for a DotNetNuke skin
How to remove the Solpart menu from a container
How to create resizable text
Free Skin - Simple Red Leaf CSS Skin
How to create a pure CSS skin
How to create CSS containers
SolPart Menu Uncovered
DotNetNuke Skinning Toolkit
Reducing the DotNetNuke CSS file sizes
Introduction to CSS and inheritance in DotNetNuke skins
Semantic Code and Header Tags in DotNetNuke Skins
Incorporating sIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement) with DotNetNuke skins
How to create Horizontal CSS menus in DotNetNuke using the HouseMenu
Incorporating Google Adsense into DotNetNuke Skins
Troubleshooting DotNetNuke Skins
How to fix the [DROPDOWNACTIONS] token bug in DotNetNuke 4.4.1
How to select DOC TYPES in DotNetNuke 4.4
How to create an XHTML Compliant DotNetNuke 4.4
XHTML Compliant DotNetNuke 4.4 and 4.5 - part 2
Pure CSS SEO Layouts for DotNetNuke skins
Multiple skin layouts using skinname.css
How to create a DotNetNuke CSS skin from an XHTML template – part 1
How to create a DotNetNuke CSS skin from an XHTML template – part 2
How to style and skin the search box in DotNetNuke
CSS Reference Book (112 page PDF)
How to Create Print Stylesheets for DotNetNuke Skins
Administrator Alert Styles
Color Reference Guide (34 page PDF)
DotNetNuke ASCX Skinning for Professional Skinners
DotNetNuke Nav Menu
How to Package a Skin for DotNetNuke 5
Nav Menu v2 for DotNetNuke v5
Skins
Free Pure CSS Skins
Simple Red Leaf
Andreas 01
Andreas 09
Summer Breeze
FreeStyle
Curiously Green
Internet Sharing
Lazy Days
Zenlike
Bitter Sweet
Greenery
Dark Ritual
Module Development Tutorials
R2i Open Web Studio Module Tutorials
How to Build a Public Knowledge Base with OWS
How to Import the Configuration Source Code into Open Web Studio
An Introduction to R2i Open Web Studio – Part 1
How to Build Module Interfaces in Open Web Studio – Part 2
The User Search Interface in Open Web Studio - Part 3
Personalization, Text Editor, Logging and Reporting in Open Web Studio – Part 4
Debugging, Enhanced Reporting, Importing Records and Scheduling - Part 5
Making it Cool - Creating a Mashup - Part 6 of 6
How to Create an Email Form with OWS
How to Create an iPhone App with OWS
How to Create a Portal Signup Module with OWS
How to Create a Custom Login Module with OWS
Working with File Action in Open Web Studio
Enhancing the OWS Login Module and Building a Twitter Module
DotNetMushroom Rapid Application Developer (DNM) (RAD)
How to Build a News Application with DotNetMushroom RAD
How to Style the DotNetNuke News Application with DotNetMushroom RAD
How to Implement Multi-Language Localization With DotNetMushroom RAD
Language Resource Files With DotNetMushroom RAD for full Localization
Module Development Tutorials
How to improve a DotNetNuke module (The Blog module)
There are also further video tutorials in the
module reviews
section.
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We will regularly keep this toolkit updated with the latest resources and information, so please regularly check back to read the latest version.
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