I'm contracting for a company which uses DNN, and I was brought in to finalize their test site prior to launch. I am not super experienced with CMS; I have used Joomla for one site, but not DNN. An ad agency built their site but the company is no longer using that agency (so I can't get any help there) and wants many changes to it. I downloaded the Super User Manual and have been able to find answers to some things in there, but there are several issues that I can't solve and questions I still have. Here goes.... *deep breath**:

1. When page names are changed, the URL automatically changes, but the a href paths in the code don’t update to reflect this change, so the links to those pages no longer work. Is there a way for the links to automatically update? Otherwise we have to manually find and update each link.

2. Is there a way to do a find/replace in the HTML code of each page?

3. Is there a way to do a universal check for broken links?

4. How do I change the copyright throughout the site from 2012 to 2013? The agency did not use the copyright module, but instead created this custom copyright in the code of the footer section, which I can't find anywhere to edit: <div id="copyright">©2012 by ikaSystems Corporation. All rights reserved. <a href="/PrivacyPolicy.aspx">Privacy Policy</a></div>

5. A page that the agency made uses a container that I need to copy and edit to use on other pages. On the page with the container, I clicked on Manage > Settings >  Module Container, and it shows the container name. The "info" popup says "Select a Container for the Module (to add a new Container go to the File Manager)."  I found the container listed on the page /Admin/Skins.aspx, but I can’t find a way to copy it or create a new container. I downloaded the DNN manual, and looking through it I found this: 

The Host > File Manager page displays the File Manager module which enables the Host to manage file folders, upload new files and manage existing files. This File Manager includes the follow default folders: Host Root, Cache, Containers, Event Queue, Logs, Skins, Smiley's and Templates. See "About the Host File Manager"

The Host Console can be accessed either by hovering over or clicking on the Host link in the Control Panel. This section is only available to SuperUsers and the Host. The Host Console provides access to manage global settings for all sites and host level tools. Note: The Host page is hidden from the site navigation by default however it can be restored using the Pages module.  

I don’t have access to the Host Console and it seems that’s the only way to create and edit containers. Is that correct? Do I need access to the Host Console? If not, how can I create and edit containers?

6. I want to change the link colors on all links on product pages, which use the “solutions” stylesheet. However, when I add the code below to the solutions stylesheet, the link colors in the home page carousel module tab and the sidebar tabs also change. How do I make the carousel module and sidebar not refer to the solutions stylesheet?

.solutions a:link, a:visited, a:active{text-decoration:none;color:#06f;}
.solutions a:hover{text-decoration:none;color:#039;}

I really appreciate any help anyone can give me on these things.

LTTAWNYMADISON,

Welcome to the DotNetNuke Community! I'm going to respond to some of your questions below in the same numbered list format that asked with. Also, just a note... you should definitely investigate the Video Library here on the site. There are tons of videos that can help you along the way.

1. At this time the links will not automatically update. I think this feature will be added in the future
2. Yes, in the HTML Module there is a "Find and Replace" in the list of button options. I believe it's on the top left
3. There is a module by Engage Software called F3 that can help you find broken URLs.
4. Changing the copyright is easy, and, there's a video for that. Changing Copyright Statements in DotNetNuke.
5. Skins and Containers reside in different folders. I suggest watching the "How to install skins & containers" video.
6. Sounds like you've got links across the site inheriting styles from the site's skin... which is what is supposed to happen. So when you change the style in the skin all links are affected. In order to make this not happen you can either create a new skin and apply it to that specific page, then update your styles so that only that page is affected .... or ... you could input the styles in only that page via placing the styles in the page header tags or in the module's settings > advanced settings "Header" section by dropping a style block in. This will inject your styles only on that page and thus not affect your styles in a global manner. You can also create styles that only get applied in the HTML editor. I've previously created a quick walk-through on how to do this which you can see here: Creating custom HTML Editor Styles in DotNetNuke 7.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

CBP