I"m a newbie - need some help. How easy is it to learn DNN. I am a moderately talented web builder (front end) but am unsure about how to use this one. I'm here because I want to build a site directory - something I've never built before and was told this was a good open-source software to use to do what I want.

Let me know what you think.

I'm looking for modularity to build interactive forums. Would this still work? And, where do I begin to learn the program?

Actually I meant forum - I want to build a site where people can type in forum related material. You know, "interactive." It looks like I can do this, but I haven't started yet as I'm still at the beginning stage. When I download the software to begin building, do I have to upload it to an active host to begin building or can I build it, then upload it and publish it?