DNN 8 Admin Manual

551 Pages·2016·17.13 MB·English

Table of Contents
Introduction.....................................................................   3
ManagingYourUserAccount..................................................... 4
MakingSocialConnections...................................................... .  19
TheControlBar.................................................................   30
BuildingaSite..................................................................   35
AddingSiteContent.............................................................  86
AdminPages..................................................................   291
BuildingMulti-LanguageSites...................................................   447
ContentLocalization............................................................  453
CommonTools................................................................   491
AppendixA: RibbonBar.........................................................  518
Index.........................................................................   528
Introduction
Thismanualhasbeenwrittentoprovidesitevisitors,editorsandAdministratorswithstep-by-
steptutorials on using, building and maintaining websites using DNN Platform 8.0.0. A sep-
aratemanualthatprovidesdevelopers,hosting providersandSuper Userswithstep-by-step
tutorialsoninstalling, configuringandmaintaining oneor more websitesusing DNN Platform
canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.dnnsoftware.com/Community/Download/Manuals.Addi-
tionalmanualsfor EvoqEngageandEvoqContentcanbeaccessedfromtheCustomer Sup-
portNetwork.
DNN isaworldleadingopensourceportalandcontentmanagementframework,adopted by
thousandsoforganizationsworldwide.Typically,portalsprovideasinglewebfront-endtothe
manyapplicationswithinanorganization.For example,itmaypresentcriticalinformationfrom
theHR,Finance,Marketing,andCustomer Serviceallfromonewebsite.Connectedbackend
systemsalsoprovidebusinesseswiththeopportunitytocombineinformationandmoreeasily
assist.
Managing Your User Account
Sitevisitorscancreateauser accountthatprovidesthemwiththeabilitytomanagetheir user
profile,contributesitecontentandinteractwithother sitemembers.See"User AccountMan-
agement"fordetailsoncreatingandmanagingusers,rolesandsitelogin.
Signing up fora UserAccount
Visitorscansignuptobecome registeredsiteuser byclicking theRegister linklocatedat the
topofallpages.
Visitorscanthencompletethebasicsignupformandcompletetheir registration.Registration
mayalsorequireadditionalinformationsuchnames,addressdetails,contactdetailsorasecur-
itycode.Somesitesalsorequirevisitorstoprovideauniqueuser name,displaynameand/or
email address. Once the registration form is submitted the application may require author-
izationfromanAdministratorortheaccountmaybeautomaticallyactivatedandtheuserwillbe
loggedin straight away. Email address verification may be required to complete registration
andaccessrestrictedcontent.
Alternatively,visitorsmaybeabletologinusinganexistingFacebook,Google,WindowsLive
orTwitteraccount.See"LogginginwithExternalAccounts".
RelatedTopics:
See"CompletingaUserProfile"
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See"ConfiguringaCustomRegistrationForm"
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See"ConfiguringtheStandardRegistrationForm"
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Logging into a Site
Registereduserscanlogintoaccessandmanagetheiruserprofile,andviewrestrictedcontent
andperform any site management tasks they have been granted access to undertake. This
topiccoverstheminimuminformationrequiredtologin,howeveradditionalinformationsuchas
name,addressdetailsandcontactdetailsmayberequiredonsomesites.
Tologintoasite,clicktheLoginlinkandenteryourusernameandpassword.The"Remember
Login"optioncanbeselectedtoretainlogincredentialsfor24hours.Becausethisfeatureadds
acookietothecomputerofthecurrentuseritwillonlyworkonthatcomputer.
First time users may need to verify their email to complete the registration process. Once
loggedinto thesite, userscan clickon their DisplayName tocomplete their profile and view
messagesandnotifications.
RelatedTopics:
See"ConfiguringDefaultAuthentication"
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See"LoginSettings"
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Logging in with ExternalAccounts
VisitorscanregisterandsignontoaDNN siteusingtheirexistingFacebook,Google,Windows
Live or Twitter account. This makes it easier than ever for customers and prospects to par-
ticipateinanonlinecommunity.Userswho arealreadyloggedintotheir Facebook, Windows
Live or Twitter accounts will be automatically logged into the DNN site once they click the
relatedlogin/signinbuttononDNN.FacebookallowsvisitorstocreateFacebookaccountdur-
ing login and enables users to determine which user groups can view posts created on the
DNNsite.E.g.Everyone,Friends(thedefaultsetting),OnlyMe,Custom,CloseFriends,Fam-
ily,etc.
RelatedTopics:
See"ConfiguringExternalAuthentication"
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Logging Outofa Site
Users can logout of a site by clicking the Logout link that is typically located in the top right
cornerofeachpage.Loggingoutwillforgetanylogincredentialsthathavebeensaved.Altern-
atively,userssimplyclosetheWebbrowsertoexitthesiteandremainloggedinnexttimeifthe
"RememberMe"settinghasbeenenabled.
Resetting YourPassword
Userswho forget their password can clicking theReset Password buttonon the login win-
dow.
Userscan then enter their user name and request that a passwordreset link be sent to the
emailaddressassociatedwiththeuseraccount.
Note:The "ResetPassword option iscurrently unavailable"message may displayif the mail
serverisnotworking.AdministratorsshouldcontactaSuperUser tocheckSMTPSettingsfor
thissite.
Profile Management
Changing aPassword
Userscanupdate their password andview passwordexpiryand lastchanged detailsvia the
ManageAccounttaboftheirprofile.
Completing aUser Profile
Userscanaddandmanagethepersonaldetailsdisplayedontheir profileincludingtheir name,
contactdetails, biography,photo, time zoneand preferredlocale based onthe cultures (lan-
guages) enabled on the site (See "Enablinga Language"). Contact information supplied for
TwitterandFacebookisautomaticallycapturedwhenauser logsinwiththeirTwitter or Face-
bookaccount,howeveritisonlyvisibletoAdministratorsbydefault.Userscanmanagethepri-
vacyofeachprofilefieldbymodifyingtheVisibility setting.Inthedefaultsetup,all name
fieldsandthe user photoare publiclyvisibleand allother fields onlyvisibleto Administrators.
TheFriendsand Groupsvisibility settingthat restrictsvisibilityto thefriends andsocial group
memberscanbefurther refinedtofriendsand/or followers.Note:Administratorscanaddand
modifyprofile fields.See "Adding aNew ProfileProperty" and See"Configuring Profile Set-
tings".
Managing Notifications
Usersarenotifiedofeventssuchfriendrequestsandcanquicklyviewandrespondtoeachnoti-
ficationmessagebyclickingtheCheck Notifications buttonwhichindicatesthenumber of
newnotifications.UserscanchoosetoAcceptorDismissfriendrequestsand/orchoosetoFol-
lowBacktheseusers.Individualorallnotificationscanbedismissed.