There’s nothing that makes me pull my hair out faster than looking for an option that isn’t there. No, I’m not on the wrong page. I’m not signed in as the wrong user. And I’m not looking at the Dev…
DNN Custom Module Missing Create Package
Category: Modules
Unable to Add Modules
A few months ago, we upgraded a client’s development and production sites from DNN 6 to DNN 7.3. Other than a few minor issues, the upgrades went well and the sites have been running very well. Recently, we started encountering…
The Dreaded “Not a Known Element” Error
Element ‘{name}’ is not a known element. This can occur if there is a compilation error in the Web site, or the web.config is missing. If you’ve ever seen this error and started pulling your hair to solve it; this…
Multiple View Controls in a DotNetNuke module
This is one that threw me for a long time, but the solution is really pretty simple. Simple enough that I don’t understand why there isn’t more documentation on it. Here’s the scenario: You have a module with two, or…
Build a Compiled DotNetNuke Module using the Visual Studio Starter Kit
The Visual Studio Starter Kit allows you to create a compiled DotNetNuke module that will be more compact, faster, and hide your source code from prying eyes. The following instructions will get you started and well on your way to…
DotNetNuke 6, PopUps and Module Controls
After I upgraded to DNN6 I discovered the PopUpURL class. Like most DNN classes there’s very little in the way of documentation and I had to stumble around with it for awhile to get it to work. In the end,…
DotNetNuke and the TreeView
Scenario: In my DotNetNuke 6 custom module the treeview crashed on postback in view mode, but worked properly in edit mode Solution: In my case I had an UpdatePanel in the ascx control. To update all my modules to work…
DotNetNuke and Custom Permissions
While creating my own DotNetNuke 5 modules I found myself adding all kinds of custom permission in the code, but then the admin users didn’t have any access to change them. I found myself having to update the code every…
DotNetNuke and BC30002: Type ‘{type}’ is not defined
I recently ran into this problem: I have a DotNetNuke module that logs activity via a previously installed module. Several of my existing modules call the logging module without a problem, but then I created a new module and after…
How to Uninstall a DotNetNuke module
These instructions cover uninstalling a module from DotNetNuke 05.06.03, but should be good for DotNetNuke 5 installs. If you are having trouble with a module on a particular page and are unable to remove it from the page, uninstalling the…