SSW Rules to Better DotNetNuke

1. Do you have your new developers go through the SSW DotNetNuke Induction training?

   There are lots of DNN resources at www.dotnetnuke.com. There you can:

   • Get latest download
   • Read latest User Guide
   • Get 3^rd Party Modules
   u

   Lorraine Young's comprehensive user guide is great. However it is too much (350 pages) if you just want a developer to understand a basic operations and get some handy tips in DotNetNuke. So instead you can use DotNetNuke Induction training site.

   The site is designed to get you up and running with DotNetNuke. It is a collection of numerous tutorials, training videos, 3^rd party tools, handy tips and resources. It is also our central repository for all DotNetNuke custom modules and skins. So once you create one, remember to upload it there.

2. Have you installed the latest DNN version?

   You can check your DNN version via "Host Settings" and tick "Check For Upgrades" check box to see the latest version

   

   Figure: Bad Example: A new version is available, DotNetNuke need to be upgraded.

   

   Figure: Good Example: Latest version is now installed.

   It would be nice if DNN version can be checked by Better way of cheking DotNetNuke version on 'DotNetNuke Suggestions'.

3. Do you always update the DotNetNuke style sheets to underline a link?

   As per Rules to underline all links on "SSW Rules to Better Websites - Navigation" always update the necessary DotNetNuke style sheets to make links perfectly clear, by underlining them.
   To underline links in DotNetNuke you need to change the styles in the style sheet Portals/_default/default.css

                           
   		                A:Link
                           {
                               text-decoration: none;
                               color: #003366;
                           }
                           A:Visited
                           {
                               text-decoration: none;
                               color: #003366;                   
                           }
                           A:Hover
                           {
                               text-decoration: underline;
                               color: #ff0000;
                           }
                           A:Active
                           {
                               text-decoration: none;
                               color: #003366;
                           }
                           

   Bad Example: The default style does not underline all links

                           A:Link
                           {
                               text-decoration: underline;
                               color: #003366;
                           }
                           A:Visited
                           {
                               text-decoration: underline;
                               color: #003366;                   
                           }
                           A:Hover
                           {
                               text-decoration: underline;
                               color: #ff0000;
                           }
                           A:Active
                           {
                               text-decoration: underline;
                               color: #003366;
                           }
                           

   Good Example: The style now underline all links

   Go to SSW <-- Not Good

   Go to SSW <-- Good

Acknowledgements

Adam Cogan
Zune Vien