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4/14/2015 2:19 PM
 
Joseph Lilly


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I'm completely new to DNN.  I just want to replace my crummy old web site.  Would someone please answer a few questions and point me to the videos or resources to get me going?

Here's my situation:

I'm a .NET developer and I code in VS2013.  My stuff is hosted on WinHost.   I've installed DNN on my webserver there.  I purchased a template from DNN.  I've built my site from a template and have applied a demo skin.  I've uploaded my logo.  The site serves up and everything appears to work as intended.  Now I want to customize, ie replace all the lorem ipsums with my content.

My questions:

  1. Should I work directly on the host's web server, or should I work on my local server?  or does it matter?
  2. How do I edit content?   How do I add/edit/delete menu items?  images?  page content?
  3. Do I have any need for Visual Studio? 
  4. I've started by building this in a /testwebs/ folder.  When I have this working can I easily publish it to my /prdcnwebs/folder where my domain is pointed?

Thanks for any help.

 
 
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4/14/2015 2:49 PM
 
Sebastian Leupold


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1. for managing your site content, working on the host server would be the easiest (even if you create a test or staging installation for upgrades / extension tests)
2. log in as Superuser ("host") or site admin ("admin", is not always created) and use the control panel at the top to enter edit mode. use Admin > Pages to edit page structure
3. only, if you want to create your own modules
4. yes, but you should use same relative paths, otherwise links to local files and images might be broken
Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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Joseph Lilly


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OK Thank you.
 
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