Hi DNN experts:

I'm not sure if I'm in the right spot.  I've been using dnn for a while, but don't know if the dnn Help Module will help me or if I need to look here or somewhere else.  Hopefully you can point me in the right direction.

I want to implement module Help.  We don't care if it's all in one module, and then a help and module id are sent to the help module, or if it's similar to the IActionable items (settings, etc), and if IHelp is implemented in the controller, then an action menu item shows up.

However, I don't see anywhere where this is explained.  I looked through the docs, but no avail.  I noticed there are multiple references to 'ctl' and 'Help' in the core, and also to 'mid' (module id)...so it appears that this feature is implemented in some manner (perhaps calls to the help module?).  Could someone point me in the right direction of how to achieve 'module-based help'?  Thanks!

I too am looking for help with this.  I have writen a few modules, and I am ready to begin polishing them up and getting them ready for release.  The question I have is what's the best or typical way to provide help within your module?  I see in the edit module control panel that you can edit the individual controls and provide a help link.  Is that the best way or only way to handle it within the framework?

I am interested in comparing and contrasting a few ways to integrate help.

Thanks!

Alright, I wasted three days on finding the answer to this but here it is (and it's quite simple).

Each ascx file in your module should have an associated resource file (resx) in your App_LocalResources subfolder.  Simply create a resource named ModuleHelp.Text and paste any html coding in the value you wish to be displayed.

It's almost too simple, I wish discovering it were so easy.