DotNetNuke is an open-source content management portal framework written in ASP.NET. With over 200,000 registered users it is by far one of the most popular open-source projects for the Microsoft platform. Upon installation it provides point-and-click functionality to dynamically create custom portal websites to meet almost any need. Among some of its many features include skinning, plug-and-play module installation, localization, role-based security, multiple portals served from a single site, and WYSIWYG content editing.

In this session, we will start out by installing DotNetNuke on your machine. Then we will get a general overview of some of the features of DotNetNuke including portal management, site organization, roles & users, skinning, custom modules and architecture. If time permits we will develop a new custom module and consume it on our portal.