11 June Securing Your Non-Azure Website Using Let’s Encrypt If you’re in the developer community, and especially if you’re using or near any Azure conversations, you’ll continuously hear someone suggest Let’s Encrypt when it comes to securing your domain name. You know, that thing you do to allow your website to use the HTTPS protocol to get that lock in front of it in the web browser. I’ve tended to use NameCheap.com these days. They’re cheap like their name suggests, and they’re super easier to use. However, things just got even easier. By Will Strohl Internet, Technology, Website Hosting, security, tips and tricks, Website Loading Disqus... Read More »
7 March Save Hundreds of Hours Building DNN Modules and Other Types of Extensions Over the years, I’ve followed, learned, and tried many different ways to build extensions in DNN. Of course, the primary extension I’ve built has always been a module. If you’re new to DNN, a module is simply an app that you can install for visitors to interact with on your website. After working on DNN solutions since 2003, I’ve settled on a very specific development pattern that we implemented here at Upendo Ventures. Using our development pattern was time-consuming to get started with a new project, but it had too many benefits to avoid. We’ve found and publicly released this development pattern to all of you. Now you can use our development pattern too, but without any of the effort that we used to put into it By Will Strohl Technology, Website Development, DNN, DNN Summit, DNNCMS, Open Source Loading Disqus... Read More »
28 October An Interview with David Poindexter About nvQuickPulse and More If you've been around DNN for a while, you may vaguely remember a monthly show that existed where myself and Joe Brinkman spoke about the various interesting news items of the month, and we also interviewed various folks in the DNN community. Well, it's back! That's right. This is the first of many DNN Hangout shows for you to enjoy. By Will Strohl Business, Technology, Website Content Management, Content Management System, David Poindexter, DNNCMS, DotNetNuke, Interview, Open Source, Open Source Software, OSS, Videos Loading Disqus... Read More »
25 September Hotcakes Commerce Version 03.02.01 is Full of Community and Support-Driven Updates Our team has been working hard at delivering the next great release of Hotcakes Commerce. This time, we primarily focused on some updates that both our support clients and the community really wanted. We’re very happy to announce that version 03.02.01 is ready for you and it brings with it some very popular updates. By Will Strohl Business, Technology, Website CMS, Commerce, Content Management, DNN, DNNCMS, DotNetNuke, ECommerce, E-Commerce, Hotcakes Commerce, Marketing, Sales, Selling Online, Shopping Cart Loading Disqus... Read More »
17 June 5 Tips for Upgrading DNN Websites Depending on who you ask, you’ll be the recipient of a very passionate response when you ask any DNN’er their opinion about DNN upgrades. In general, upgrading DNN is very similar to any other ASP.NET application. Yet, when things go wrong, people tend to blame the application itself. Don’t get me wrong, the respective application can and sometimes does have something to do with an issue that may occur, but in my experience, that’s the exception and not the rule. Here are some tips to help you have a less "exciting" time the next time you have to upgrade DNN. By Will Strohl Technology, Website ASPNET, DNN, DNNCMS, DotNetNuke, Performance, Security, Stability, Upgrade Loading Disqus... Read More »