Post-Setup Steps and How-To Guides

[jeremy-farrance]

After everything is built and the skin is uploaded...

1. DNN, Manage/Themes - assign the new theme site-wide
2. DNN - assign the Home skin to the home page
3. To remove/hide OOS (on-site search), includes/_header.ascx and comment out (using <%-- --%>
4. In includes/_header.ascx and _logo.ascx update/replace all the _xx__CLIENT_NAME_xx stuff
5. Also in _header.ascx, remove comments from include, __debug.ascx
6. Get FontAwesome Pro added; create kit in ASL's account, name it CODEYEAR (e.g. BCSP2019), then add it in _preheader.ascx

TO BE CONTINUED

[jeremy-farrance]

Revised. I do this many times a year and for medium to large projects the complete setup takes 30 to 60 mins somtimes.

After everything is built and the skin is uploaded...

1. DNN, Manage/Themes - assign the new theme site-wide
2. DNN - assign the Home skin to the home page
3. To remove/hide OOS (on-site search), includes/_header.ascx and comment out (using <%-- --%>
4. In includes/_header.ascx and _logo.ascx update/replace all the xx__CLIENT_NAME__xx stuff
5. Also in _header.ascx, remove comments from include, __debug.ascx
6. Get FontAwesome Pro added; create kit in ASL's account, name it CODEYEAR (e.g. BCSP2019), then add it in _preheader.ascx
7. Get TypeKit or other fonts hooked up, sourced, referenced, etc.

Other things I do on every site

• set the Default and Remember-Me login persistence (details)
• configure SMTP (Sparkpost)
• Add multiple pages (I pasted the default-start I use below)
• Update settings (Mostly in PortalSettings and HostSettings) -- AutoAccountUnlockDuration = 11 -- Copyright = N -- HostEmail = siteAdmin@accuraty.com -- AUM_KeepInQueryStringRegex += '|/gclid/[^/]+' -- EnablePopUps = False -- DefaultPortalAlias = ABBV.accuraty.ws (this changes for each new server) -- Registration_RegistrationFormType = 0 -- Registration_RequireUniqueDisplayName = True -- Registration_UseEmailAsUserName = True -- TimeZone = Central Standard Time
• Update web.config for Account password reqs -- Min passw length 15 -- Min non-chars 2 -- Require Unique Emails
• Create the default folder structure in the portal root (usually Portals/0) -- SiteContent --- demo, news, accent, people -- Assets, demo -- intranet

Below is a starting copy (needs editing for each project/client/site) for DNN (PersonaBar), Content, Pages - Add Multiple Pages

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