Creating DotNetNuke skins with Artisteer
DNN (DotNetNuke) is an open source Content Management Framework based on Microsoft's .NET technology. Artisteer allows you to quickly design professional DNN Skins without any programming skills or knowledge of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML / CSS, or other web design technologies. Artisteer gives you control over the website design by allowing you to manage and customize DNN skins to your taste.
Here are the steps to quickly create your unique DNN Skins:
- Run Artisteer and click the "Suggest Design" until you see a design you like.
- Modify the design elements, such as layout, fonts, and colors to fine-tune your design.
- Open the Export Options dialog and select the DotNetNuke version you are going to use.
- Export your DNN skin to your computer as a zip file. If you work with DotNetNuke 4, an additional ArtMenuSO.zip package (which is the menu module) will be generated along with the skin folder.
- In the DNN Administration (Admin -> Skins) choose the "Upload Skin" option. On the following screen, click the "Browse" button, which will prompt you to find and select the zip file that you created earlier. Next, click the "Install Skin Package" link.
- To install the menu module in DotNetNuke 4, go to Module Definitions (Host -> Module Definitions) and select "Install New Module". You will then be prompted to find and select the ArtMenuSO.zip on your computer. Finally, click the "Install New Module" link.
That's it! Congratulations on your great looking DotNetNuke site design that was easily created with Artisteer! For more information refer to
how to install and use DNN Skins.