DotNetNuke For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

~ Lorraine Young (Author), Philip Beadle (Author), Scott Willhite (Author), Chris Paterra (Author)
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Product Description

Do you want to develop Web sites without the help of a programmer? Lucky for you there’s DotNetNuke, a content management system that allows you to build and maintain dynamic Web sites just by using a Web browser.

DotNetNuke For Dummies helps you get down to business and shows you how to create a user-friendly Web site. You’ll find out how you can build and manage a flexible, versatile site with all the advantages an open-source application offers, use convenient modules, build a community, and save some money at the same time. This plain-English guide lets you discover how to:

• Install, run, and troubleshoot DotNetNuke
• Change and customize portal settings
• Add and manage pages on your site
• Make your site look professional
• Deliver contents with Text/HTML
• Add news feeds, online surveys, and banners
• Interact with visitors through blogging, feedback comments, and forums
• Create an e-business
• Customize the look of your site with exciting components

This book features cool new modules that will meet every Web site’s need, both commercial and personal. With DotNetNuke For Dummies, you’ll get up to speed with this wonderful online tool and create your own corner of the World Wide Web!

From the Back Cover

Get up to speed on DotNetNuke 4.4

Get down to business and create a site your customers can use

Power to the people who aren't programmers! That's what DotNetNuke is all about, and this book gets you plugged in. You'll find out how you can create and manage a flexible, versatile Web site with all the advantages an open-source application offers, use the convenient modules, build a community, and save some cash in the process.

• Install DotNetNuke

• Control access by using roles

• Use modules and skins

• Enable users to add content

• Take advantage of open-source support

• Monitor your site's statistics

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471798436
• ISBN-13: 978-0471798439
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for DNN Site Admins , December 20, 2007

By	Cape Fear Web Masters "CFWebmasters.com" (Wilmington, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking for a book to give to your end users on "how to use DNN" and are not looking for programming knowledge, this is the book for you. I would recommend every person that has to edit a page in DNN to read this book in order to understand it's capabilities and the power that DNN has to offer.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DotNetNuke beginer, February 11, 2008

By	THRacing (arlington, WA United States) - See all my reviews

The first week of January, I asked my web host to create a web site for my race car team that I could design and update myself. They use DotNetNuke. I knew nothing about running a web site. I had no idea what a "skin" was or how to use a "container." "DotNetNuke for Dummies" turned me into a web designer. [...]

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not written for non-programmers, really, January 16, 2008

By	Carol "thedigitalartist" (Chepachet, RI USA) - See all my reviews

The problem with "Dummies" and similar books written by people who are experts in their areas is that they've forgotten what it's like not to be a beginner. Consequently, they're often filled with jargon that goes unexplained, processes that leave out steps, and things that just make you go "huh?"

This book is no exception to that. While there is a lot of useful information, there are some puzzling gaps that will leave you scratching your head. It assumes more knowledge than the authors let on.

This book, like many others in this series, would serve the reader much better if they were written by real writers in association with the real experts. A writer with a real command of the presentation of information would know when to dig deeper and ask more questions when a process isn't clear to the uninitiated reader.