The document provides an introduction and overview of the new features in DotNetNuke 6. Some of the key highlights include: - The conversion of DotNetNuke from VB.NET to C# for improved performance and maintenance. - A redesigned user interface with new templates, control panels, and module categorization. - Updates to the RadEditor and new icon APIs for developers and designers. - New folder providers that integrate with Amazon S3 and Windows Azure cloud services. - An expanded commerce module and new SharePoint connector for the commercial editions. Extensive testing was conducted during development, including over 1500 manual and 500 automated test cases. A demo of the new

1. Introduction to
DotNetNuke 6
(Uncensored)
Antonio Chagoury
CapArea .NET, October 2011
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2. About Me
• CEO & Software Architect @ Inspector IT
• Microsoft MVP – Visual Basic
• DotNetNuke Core Team Member
• DotNetNuke Project Lead, Blog Module
• Co-Founder and President of the Capital
DotNetNuke User Group (CDUG)
• CapArea Elf
• DotNetNuke Junkie since 2003
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3. Agenda
• History, then and now
• What’s new
• Demos
• Commercial enterprise features
• Q&A
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4. Then . . .
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5. Then… let’s not forget the COMMUNITY!
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6. Then . . . & Now
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7. What’s New: Community Edition
• C# Converstion
• User Interface overhaul
• New Default Website Template
• New Control Panel
• Improved Page Management
• Categorize Modules
• Telerik RadEditor Provider
• Mega Menu Provider
• Folder Provider
• App Gallery
• Fresh Icons + API
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8. What’s New: Commercial Editions
• Amazon S3 Folder Provider
• Windows Azure Folder Provider
• Commerce Module
• SharePoint Connector
Will not be demonstrating these features
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9. DotNetNuke 6.0 Switches Language
• Converted from VB.NET to C#
• Converted 1236 code files to C#
• 662 net-new C# files added
• Much of conversion was automated, but
• Required lots of human intervention, testing
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10. Quality Control
• Over 1500 manual test cases
• Over 500 automated test cases
• Test cases, manual and automated are added with
each release cycle
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11. DEMO
User Interface
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12. Icon API
• Access Icon Images with a simple API
• Accessible by Developers and Skin Designers
• Images are stored in Icons/Sigma folder
• Convention: key_widthXheight_Style.png
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13. Icon API (Cont’d)
• The OLD way:
.ImageUrl = “~/images/add.gif”
• The NEW way:
.ImageUrl = IconURL(String key);
.ImageUrl = IconURL(String key, string size);
.ImageUrl = IconURL(String key, string
size, string style);
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14. Rad Editor Updates
• Minified – less icons on toolbar
• Ability to configure the editor (no more manual web
config changes)
• Portal, Role or Page based configurations
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15. DEMO
Rad Editor
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16. Azure & Amazon Folder Providers
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17. SharePoint Connector
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18. Resources
• DotNetNuke
• DotNetNuke World 2011, Orlando
• My Blog
• My Company Website
http://twitter.com/antoniochagoury
http://facebook.com/antoniochagoury
http://linkedin.com/in/antoniochagoury
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