9.7.0 RC2 Testing (Clean Install)
Aug 08, 2020

In this episode, I am joined by Will "HisMightiness" Strohl to participate in the DNN Platform 9.7.0 RC2 testing frenzy! We performed a "clean install" and performed a few quick tests to ensure all was in order. We'll report our findings back to the Technology team.

Contributing to DNNDocs Made Easy (Feedback)
Aug 08, 2020

In this live stream, we covered how to make a simple contribution to DNN Docs by providing "Feedback" on a specific page of dnndocs.com.

Peter Donker: Building and Debugging DNN Platform On Your Own PC
Jul 06, 2020

In this live stream, I talked DNN build and debugging with Peter Donker. Peter has a fantastic video series on the subject and it is a MUST VIEW for anyone wishing to build and debug DNN within a local development environment. It is also helpful for those wanting to contribute to the open-source project - all are welcome!

Don Gingold: The Case of the Missing Glossary (Part 4)
Jun 22, 2020

Today we focused on enhancing an existing view/template to render not only a list of all the glossary terms, but also the details for a single glossary term. We used some nice Razor logic to check for the existence of a an "id" querystring parameter value and make sure it has a valid data type. From there we rendered a different block of code for the list versus for the details. We capped it off with some basic UX work and now we have a fully functional app with related entities, and much more!

Contributing to DNN Platform Made Easy (Simple Pull Request)
May 25, 2020

In this live stream, I was joined by a very special guest, Daniel Valadas. We demonstrated the process for making a simple contribution to DNN Platform. The following links show the ISSUE that was going resolved and the PULL REQUEST that contained the resolution.

Contributing to DNNDocs Made Easy (Local Development Environment)
May 24, 2020

In this live stream, we are talking a look at how to make DNN Docs contributions within a local development environment instead of via the browser on GitHub.

Contributing to DNNDocs Made Easy (Improve this Doc)
May 24, 2020

This is a walkthrough of a simple edit to dnndocs.com using the browser only on GitHub. You don't have to be a GitHub or Git experience to help make the DNN Docs better!

Don Gingold: The Case of the Missing Glossary (Part 3)
May 22, 2020

Today we focused on building out a view/template for visualizing all the glossary terms and their associated information on a page. We covered how to reference field data within the template and to even handle some more advanced features, like conditional display of a field ("Read More..." button) and how to list all associated of books for a given glossary term.

Don Gingold: The Case of the Missing Glossary (Part 2)
May 15, 2020

In this episode, we'll be talking with Don Gingold of Sprocket Websites as we look at a cool passion project for his wife. She is an author an Agatha Christie novel enthusiast. Don is looking to build a site to support his wife's new book and we'll be taking a dive into how structured content can help achieve some of the goals they have for the website.

Don Gingold: The Case of the Missing Glossary (Part 1)
May 15, 2020

In this episode, we'll be talking with Don Gingold of Sprocket Websites as we look at a cool passion project for his wife. She is an author an Agatha Christie novel enthusiast. Don is looking to build a site to support his wife's new book and we'll be taking a dive into how structured content can help achieve some of the goals they have for the website. This is Part 1 of a multi-part live stream where you can learn how to build a custom app using 2sxc from the ground up!

nvQuickSite 1.4.1 Issue Installing DNN Release Candidates
May 10, 2020

Today I am troubleshooting an nvQuickSite 1.4.1 issue reported by a DNN Community member.

nvQuickTheme Video Series - 04 Browsersync
Jul 07, 2019

This video illustrates the use of Browsersync within nvQuickTheme to live-reload. This significantly increases the local development workflow efficiency.

DNN Community Website: Structured Content Management Options
Jun 19, 2019

In this session, we covered some of the new structured content solutions put in place to handle content on the new DNN Community website (https://dnncommunity.org).

DNN Yeti Remix from DNN Summit 2019
Feb 22, 2019

In this epic tale of the mystic DNN Yeti, I teamed up with my friends Ron Miles (the real DNN Yeti OG) and Clint Patterson (DNN Superfan) to do a remix of the original DNN Yeti.

nvQuickTheme Video Series - 03 Color Scheme
Dec 30, 2018

In this video, we focus on making quick and easy color changes to match the brand for our custom DNN theme.

nvQuickTheme Video Series - 02 Project Setup
Dec 25, 2018

This video will help with your custom DNN theme project setup using nvQuickTheme.

nvQuickTheme Video Series - 01 Intro
Dec 24, 2018

This video is the first in a series of videos on nvQuickTheme to introduce you to the basics of using nvQuickTheme and getting your local development environment setup.

Southern Fried DNN: A Web Components DNN Future
Aug 17, 2018

Are you tired of JavaScript Framework Churn? Perhaps some of my latest development efforts will help brighten your day and improve your outlook for future DNN development possibilities. While this project is in the early stages, I am so excited about it and wanted to go ahead and share what I am working on for the DNN community. I believe this contribution will have similar, if not greater, impact to future DNN development as some of my previous open source contributions.

DNN Connect 2018: DNN Q&A
Jun 13, 2018

Questions and answers panel at DNN Connect 2018 in Limerick, Ireland

DNN Connect 2018: A New Paradigm in DNN Theme Development
Jun 08, 2018

In this session, we'll be introducing a powerful theme building framework and developer workflow. This "starter solution" was made with developer efficiency and the ultimate DNN theme performance in mind. Most DNN themes in the marketplace today are loaded with bloat, which can make theming a pain, and for someone new to DNN, almost impossible. We will outline basic usage, modification, and advanced usage of this framework and developer workflow. And don't worry if you are new to DNN theme development. We will introduce fundamental theme development in DNN.