DotNetNuke® is an open source content management system written in VB.NET for the ASP.NET framework. It is fully extensible and customisable through skins and modules and can be used to create dynamic, community based websites quickly and easily.
Introduction
DotNetNuke was originally based on the IBuySpy Portal released by Microsoft as a sample application for the .NET Framework. It has been expanded and developed and is now in its fourth edition. Version 4.0 or later requires version 2.0 of the .NET Framework, but earlier versions will run on ASP.NET 1.1.
A single DotNetNuke installation can serve multiple websites, each with its own look and feel and its own user community. The latest versions have multilingual support.
The name refers to both .NET, and several popular pre-existing frameworks such as PHP-Nuke and PostNuke.
Extensibility
DotNetNuke has a basic core which can be extended using pluggable modules and providers that enable additional functionality; the look and feel of individual sites can be customised using skins.
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Modules
About a dozen basic Core Modules are included with the core DotNetNuke distribution, and further modules can be downloaded from the DotNetNuke website including e-commerce systems, photo galleries, blogs, forums, wiki and mailing list options. Additional third party modules are provided by both the open source community and proprietary commercial developers.
Modules can be installed easily and automatically by uploading them through the administration pages.
Skins
DotNetNuke has a skinning architecture which provides a clear separation between design and content, enabling a web designer to develop skins without requiring any additional development. Skins consist of basic HTML files with placeholders for content, menus and other functionality, along with support files such as images, stylesheets and Javascript, packaged in a Zip file.
Like modules, skins can be uploaded and automatically installed through the administration pages.
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