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[...]... blog 198 xvii xviii DotNetNuke For Dummies Getting to Know Forums .199 The DNN Forum module 199 The Forum Administration page 200 Creating a public forum .202 Turning a forum off 202 Posting to a forum 203 Creating a role-restricted (private) forum 205 Filtering out the bad words .206 Moderating what people say in forums 206 Changing... 355 Index 357 xxi xxii DotNetNuke For Dummies Introduction W elcome to the world of DotNetNuke! DotNetNuke is not just a great piece of free (yes, free!) software: It’s your key to a vibrant and ever-changing community of software users, designers, and developers How deeply you choose to get involved with the DotNetNuke world is up to you If you opt for little involvement, you can simply... should not only share your own information, but make it possible for others who share interest in that information to expand upon it, comment on it, rate it, add to it, subscribe to it, e-mail it, and so on The good news is DotNetNuke Don’t worry; despite its name, DotNetNuke won’t blow up! Most computer geeks can glean a bit of understanding from the name DotNetNuke However, for those of us with jobs that... seek the assistance of a NET developer or someone with knowledge of Web site hosting 5 6 DotNetNuke For Dummies Part I Drawing from the DotNetNuke Power Source T In This Part his Part is about getting started with DNN Chapter 1 covers all the definitions and the basic foundational concepts for understanding DotNetNuke It also explains a little bit about open source and why that aspect of DNN is important... Drawing from the DotNetNuke Power Source This section is about getting started with DNN and is written for a mixed audience Chapter 1 covers all the definitions and the basic foundational concepts to understand DotNetNuke It also explains a little bit about open source and why that aspect of DNN is important to a user right now We recommend that everyone read this chapter 3 4 DotNetNuke For Dummies Chapter... Collaborating with DotNetNuke: Permissions and special roles ᮣ Finding help is only a hyperlink away! D otNetNuke revolutionizes common notions of consumer-oriented Web publishing by putting enormous power, affordably, into the hands of regular people Whereas most tools for creating Web sites just let you type a little text and change a few colors and graphics, DotNetNuke makes it possible for anyone to... you up with a domain and hosting where you can build your DotNetNuke Web site In fact, you may never visit the official DotNetNuke Web site! Alternatively, if you do catch the DotNetNuke bug, you may find yourself taking the red pill along with many other excited and dedicated community members and seeing just how deep the rabbit hole goes DotNetNuke (DNN) is a Content Management System (CMS) that enables... Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction 1 Part I: Drawing from the DotNetNuke Power Source 7 Chapter 1: Maximize Your Web Potential 9 Chapter 2: Installing DotNetNuke 31 Chapter 3: Set It and Forget It: Default Portal Settings 57 Part II: Putting the Power of DotNetNuke to Work 77 Chapter 4: Getting Your Site Started on the Right Foot .79 Chapter... more information Second, this book aims to plug you in to the wider world of DNN where an ever-growing range of free and commercial resources including content, content management, Web site design, and hosting services are available to enhance your DNN experience 2 DotNetNuke For Dummies Foolish Assumptions On the whole, we wrote this book for beginners who may have never built a Web site before In... DNN serves applications, not just online brochures .23 DNN gives you N for the price of 1 24 Plug in to Open Source 24 Yes, it’s free! 25 Based on Microsoft muscle 26 A thriving community 27 Finding Help Only a Hyperlink Away 28 xiv DotNetNuke For Dummies Chapter 2: Installing DotNetNuke 31 Making Decisions about Your DNN . Beadle, Scott Willhite, and Chris Paterra DotNetNuke ™ FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_798439 ffirs.qxp 3/22/07 9:10 PM Page iii 01_798439 ffirs.qxp 3/22/07 9:10 PM Page ii DotNetNuke ™ FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_798439 ffirs.qxp. Young,Philip Beadle, Scott Willhite, and Chris Paterra DotNetNuke ™ FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_798439 ffirs.qxp 3/22/07 9:10 PM Page iii DotNetNuke™ For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River. Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies. com, and related trade dress