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4/25/2013 7:36 PM
 
fredbutters


Joined: 3/8/2012
Posts: 81

DNN version 6.2.6

I have an HTML module on every page that displays some news headlines. It's on every page, so that's about 50 of them. Each one was copied from the first "News" module I put on the site, so if I update the content in one, it updates in all of them.

Now I built a custom module that will pull the content from the database. Is there an easy way to replace all 50 of those copied HTML modules with my new custom built "News" module?

Thanks
 
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4/25/2013 9:33 PM
 
Wes Tatters


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Joined: 4/30/2004
Posts: 2155

Instead of a custom module - have you considered maybe using a custom skin object ... that way you dont need the module on every page.

Just build a skin for all your pages that injects the custom skin object.

Westa
 
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4/26/2013 8:28 AM
 
Mike Santoro


Joined: 10/25/2006
Posts: 371

I would consider Wes's suggestion, but if you still want to go your route.  Look in the ModuleDefinitions table, that has a listing of all the modules installed on your system, and you will find a ModuleDefID in that table.  Then look at the Modules table, if all 50 modules are copied from 1 source, then you should find only 1 record for your module in that table.  TabModules will have 50 entries for each individual module on the pages, but you don't need to worry about that.  So replace the ModuleDefID on that 1 record in the Modules table with the ModuleDefID on your new module.  Then clear the DNN cache.   Backup before you do anything!

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Mike

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4/26/2013 12:07 PM
 
fredbutters


Joined: 3/8/2012
Posts: 81

Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't even thought of a custom skin object, I'll definitely look into that for next time. I was also guessing there was a way to do this in the DB, but I just figured it out a way that works:

  1. In the settings for the referenced module to remove -> Advanced settings -> Check the box for "Display Module on All Pages"
  2. Click update
  3. Go back into the Advanced settings and uncheck the box for "Display Module on All Pages"
  4. Click update
  5. Now there is only one HTML module and it's on the home page (aka the other 49 are no longer there)
  6. Delete the HTML module on the home page, now they're all gone
  7. Add my custom module and in the Advanced Settings check the box for "Display Module on All Pages."

It seems kind of hacky, but it works.

Thanks again!
 
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