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Ajax onSuccess callback while not having any control over ajax calls

I have a simple JS function that needs to get called when AJAX call succeeds, however i don't have any control over the AJAX calls since the framework (DNN5) handles all that. How do i call my function on AJAX success? I use DNN5 and jQuery, if you're not familiar with DNN, just assume that all the controls on the page are wrapped in t...

CSS menu broken in Firefox (display:table-cell;)

HTML: <td align="center" width="100%"> <a class="Forum_ib_moderate" href="Default.aspx" title="Moderate"></a> <a class="Forum_ib_admin" href="Default.aspx" title="Admin"></a> ... CSS: A.Forum_ib_moderate:link, A.Forum_ib_moderate:visited, A.Forum_ib_moderate:active, A.Forum_ib_moderate:hover { background-image: url(images/ib_mode...

DNN 5 - DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl() throws NullReferenceException

Posting as a reference when redirecting to custom controls in custom DNN 5 module, I get InnerException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Method: DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl StackTrace: Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an...

DNN 5 - Role expired, but user can still view pages

I'm testing periodic fee subscriptions in DNN 5. I've set the renewal period on my custom role to 1 day. After 1 day, the subscription shows as EXPIRED, but the user can still view all the pages accessible to that role. Am I missing something? ...

DNN 5 - Can't get current ModuleId from nested user control in cutom module

I'm writing a custom module for DNN 5, and I need a "Manage" link to be on every control in the module. I created a new UserControl ("ManagerLink") that inherits from PortalModuleBase, put my link into that control, and dropped that control on ALL OF MY MAIN CONTROLS. The problem is that ModuleId and TabId are always -1 in "ManagerLink"...

Why is document.write no longer working for me?

I'm working in DotNetNuke but this doesn't really seem to be strictly a DNN problem. I am using a DNN provided method in my module called FormatEmail which uses document.write to write out an email like like so: <script language="text/javascript"> <!-- document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,97,32,104,114,101,102,61,34,109,97,105,108...

Change favicon in DotNetNuke portal

I'm managing several DotNetNuke portals (as well as the main hosting itself). All of the portals have the default DNN icon in the address and when they're bookmarked. I want to have a custom favicon.! It's the icon on the left side of this: I've tried clobbering the default favicon.ico file in the root directory (where the web.confi...

dnn 5 module programming

Hi all. I'm starting to get into dnn 5 module programming (using dnn for the very first time). The issue is i can't seem to be able to use my new module. i programm it, then apparently y install it, but when i try to add it to a pane in the page, the page loads, but no module appears. i try to install it again, but a tag reads "it's all...

How to stop "SMTP Configuration Test" email every time I send a Newsletter in DotNetNuke 5.0?

The question is in the title, every time i send out a Newsletter from DNN (Newsletter Module) the Admin gets a blank "SMTP Configuration Test" email. How do I stop that email? ...

Best wiki for dotnetnuke

I've tried the wiki that comes with DotNetNuke and we don't like it at all. Can anyone suggest a better wiki that we could use with DNN 5? ...

DNN Survey module

Hi, I am have a requirement of creating a user feedback function in a DNN 5 (community edition) site, it includes about 30 MCQ questions and a couple of file attachments upload boxes. Can it be done using DNN survey module (http://dnnsurvey.codeplex.com)? I don't have much experience with the DNN modules, will appreciate your comments. ...

Develop a Family Tree Portal with several functinality

We need to develop a family tree portal which also supports functinality like Portal Framework (Sub portal) Dashboard Blogs, Forums, Events, Polls, Task Member subscription Advertisement Chat Broadcast Document Management Personalization Alerts & Reminders And above all Family tree It is also decided to build family tree from scratc...

DNN 5.0 Modules available for Free or less cost

I am just planning to work on CMS with some features like blog, forum, chat, broadcast, video, Document management, poll, dashboard, advertisement, alerts & reminder, events, task etc.. I am thinking of using DNN for development as i feel most of the modules are available so i just need to do the customization. Also suggest what all ar...

2 Parent BLOGs in DNN 5.x?

Hi there, I have created 2 parent BLOGs in DNN. BLOG x has 3 children BLOGs and BLOG y has 5 children. When I click Add BLOG entry, only BLOG x & is children come up in the dropdown list, BLOG y is missing. Anyone know why? Even if I go to the BLOG y and click Add BLOG entry, its missing. Many thanks, Tony. ...

Skin issues with multiple controls in a Dot Net Nuke module

In the Dot Net Nuke module that I'm developing I need to separate the controls into several different areas. Unfortunately, it appears that Dot Net Nuke thinks that any control identified by a control key is an 'edit' screen and changes the skin automatically. Is it possible to change this behaviour programmatically? What is the best ...

Implications of not forwarding http:// to http://www.

Hi, my company is running IIS and DNN (I'm not a server guy, so color me ignorant), and I've read previous that you should either redirect your .http://www.mydomain to .http://mydomain or Vice Versa. Can anyone give me reasons to do this? (periods "prepended" to remove href) From what I understand, it's because search engines see those ...

find used or unused dnn pages

i want to clean up my portal and do some house cleaning. how can i generate a list of used pages, or on the flip side a list of unused pages? next, how is it best to remove an unwanted page from a dnn portal? ...

Custom-created DNN module can not be added to page

Hi All I have created a custom DNN module with 2 .ascx files that I have installed successfully to an existing DNN website. But when I add the custom-created module to a page, nothing happens. Also in the module definitions page, my module is shown as "not in use". Any idea what is happening? I have checked the log viewer, there are no ...

How to properly implement IHydratable interface in DNN?

After upgrading to DNN 5.5.0 we had to implement IHydratable on all of our business objects. This idea seemed like a good way to go at first, but after playing with IHydratable I'm not so sure any more. There are two possibilities: I'm doing it wrong IHydratable forces you to use select * construct an all your queries The business...

Problems with Localization on DNN 5.5

Hello guys, I'm using a free version of DNN 5.5 you can check it out on www.cibercell.net . Well my issue is that I just install languages packs on it as "Host User", then I published it and finally when pick up on Spanish country Flag (on top) I note that all content specially tabs just were changed adding a (es-ES) label on each contr...