How Does DotNetNuke Help Me Manage Content and Design?

Site Settings.  All aspects of the site can be managed through the site setting page:  title of site, search engine description and submission, user welcome messages, logo, background, and skins.

Stylesheets.  Installation includes built-in stylesheet designed to provide portal with basic and uniform appearance.  This stylesheet can be easily configured to alter certain portal elements such as font type, color, bullet points, and background color.

Site Skins.  “Skinning” provides users with a manageable way to separate application logic/content from its visual presentation. By applying a “skin,” administrators can completely change the look of their portal without the need to reorganize content – all at the click of a button.  Skins can be easily designed, and are widely available through third-party vendors as free offerings or custom-built purchases.

Modules.  These modular pieces of code give some form of specific functionality to the user, and are grouped together in units to form complete web pages.  These modules can be easily added, edited, deleted, restored, moved around on a page, or transferred to other pages.  DotNetNuke installation includes over 25 free modules.  These are:  Account LogIn, Announcements, Banners, Contacts, Discussion, Documents, Events List/Calendar, FAQs, Feedback, IFrame, Image, Links, News Feed (RSS), Search Input, Search Results, Service Directory, Survey, Text/HTML, User Accounts, User Defined Table, Users Online, Weblog Calendar, Weblog Recent List, Weblog Referrals List, Weblogs, and XML/XSL.

File Management.  This powerful tool allows site owners the ability to upload files directly from their computer to their portal.  Any uploaded file becomes instantly available to be used on the portal, or listed in a module that handles documents or file downloads. 

Recycle Bin.  Allows users to restore any content, modules, or pages that have been deleted.  The deleted item is restored to the location it was deletd from.

Drag and Drop Functionality.  Containers and modules are easily moved within pages by mouse, using drag and drop feature.

Banner Advertising.  Revenue can be generated and managed through the use of banner advertisements.  Through the Vendors tab, administrators can easily; add vendors and their profile information; upload banners and determine their placement; define number of impressions, cost per impression, or length of ad campaign; track ad views and click-thrus; and define affiliate referrals.