DotNetNuke® Websites: Problem — Design — Solution

Chapter 1. Introducing the Project — mbrdesigncorp.com at a Glance

This chapter introduces the project that is going to be developed throughout the book. The concept behind mbrdesigncorp.com (a fictitious name) and this entire book is to provide a well-rounded education of DotNetNuke (DNN) and teach you how to use DNN thoroughly for your own website development. It provides you with the tools to make your everyday use of DNN much more efficient and successful. While following along, keep in mind that this website, like any other DNN website, can easily be modified to meet the needs of your own real-world requirements. As the focus of this book is directed at showing you how to leverage the power of DNN's extensive feature set, the book goes into great detail showing how to take advantage of DNN's functionality, thereby giving you a strong foundation for using it to develop your own feature-rich, professional website solutions.

This book follows a "Problem-Design-Solution" approach in each chapter: The Problem section explains the business requirements for the information designed in that specific chapter, the Design section is used to develop our roadmap for meeting those requirements, and the Solution section is where we write our code to implement the design. This is unlike traditional computer books because the focus is not on teaching basic concepts, but rather showing you how to apply your knowledge to solve real-world business requirements. If you are new to DNN, then this ...