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Pros

Good platform for basic websites: Many users have found DNN to be a reliable and efficient platform for their needs, allowing them to host basic websites with ease. They appreciate the streamlined functionality it offers compared to their previous CMS. Some reviewers specifically mentioned that DNN has made tasks more efficient for them.

Highly secure and easy to manage: Users consistently praise DNN for its high level of security and user-friendly management features. The platform's robustness makes it a popular choice among developers, who appreciate the peace of mind that comes with knowing their websites are well-protected. Several users also noted that managing websites with DNN is straightforward and hassle-free.

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DNN is a robust, enterprise ready OPEN SOURCE CMS. You don't need to pay Evoq. Just hire a dnn team!

Rating: 9 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use DNN [Platform] in several in-house projects and sites, as well as implementing it for other clients for their website content management systems and managing their sites. We also build custom solutions on top the framework for other installs of DNN [Platform], for which there currently exists no module or solution. It's a middle ground solution for those who need customization and flexibility, even enough for enterprise level, but still want some granular controls to be able to make it as easy for non-technical people such as content developers to add content without messing up the design, seo or compliance.

Pros

  • Granular controls for permission settings
  • Unlimited portal farm for creating many sites and sharing assets
  • Easy to use page management and controls
  • Intuitive interface
  • Have come a long way in the past five+ years

Cons

  • Missing a tool to test for compliance (built in)
  • All module developers should be held to a standard before being allowed to sell in the dnn store
  • Confusion between dnn and evoq creates a lot of headaches for us

Likelihood to Recommend

DNN [Platform] is great for organizations of any size who wish to have a robust CMS to manage their site. DNN is not ideal for a small site that is better suited to a super easy to user interface such as Wix. DNN [Platform] is plenty strong enough for enterprises and large entities.
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Verified User
Director in Product Management (Information Technology & Services company, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
DNN Platform
12 years of experience

I like the extensibility of DNN

Rating: 8 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've used DNN to create internet websites for clients for many years. I like that the framework takes care of the basic needs of any CMS website so that I can focus my effort on implementing the design of the sites and the custom features that each site needs. If content management is a requirement of the website project then DNN an excellent choice.

Pros

  • The core modules provide all of the basic content management functionality. You can drag and drop a Blog, Chat, Events, Gallery or versitile Text HTML module onto any page. Once you set a few properties you are up and running. And many of them provide a means of skinning them to match the look and feel of your website design.
  • If the core modules don't meet your specific needs you can purchase additional modules from third party vendors. If you have some programming experience, you can even create your own custom modules. Christoc's DotNetNuke Module and Theme Development Template makes it easy to get started.
  • One of the best things about DNN is that the page navigation and user management is already built in. It is complete with friendly URL rewriting and SEO features. DNN authentication can be integrated with Facebook, Google and other authentication providers.

Cons

  • Some of the admin screens could be easier to use. The popup editor, for example, always opens at a preset size. It would be better if it could adapt to the view port dimensions. Also, I always have to scroll down to get to the save button in the popup window. It would be nice if the buttons were fixed at the bottom of the popup rather than the bottom of the popup content.

Likelihood to Recommend

DNN is a good choice for an external website where the content will be maintained by the marketing or other non-IT department. For a site that doesn't need to support content management, such as an online application, an MVC website project is better.
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Mike Bunce
Senior Application Developer in Information Technology at Entre Computer Services (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
DNN Platform
8 years of experience
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