This seems a basic thing. but I've never been able to find an simple sample of how to add a parameter to my module that can be set when I add the module from the control panel.

For example I want to be able to click on the settings icon on my module and see my custom parameter in the list of module settings available.

Other than the properties which all modules and module controls expose that can be set from default settings page of the module or from the Host-->Module Definitions pages, the answer is no.

Your best approach is to create a settings.ascx which will then be used to save any custom properties to the DNN core's ModuleSettings or TabModuleSettings table.

If my module has more than a few settings (perhaps 10), I usually define a configuration class which handles loading and saving of settings and exposing them as strongly typed properties. For modules with an even larger number of settings, I tend to bypass the DNN ModuleSettings or TabModuleSettings entirely in preference to storing them in a custom table. This makes the settings easier and more efficient to load/save as an entire database table row or as needed direcly within the module's stored proceedures.

 

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