4: Getting Your Site Started on the Right Foot in Visual Studio .NET

Drawing QR Code in Visual Studio .NET 4: Getting Your Site Started on the Right Foot

3 Go to the Security Settings section This displays the User Registration options 4 Select the required user registration from the options listed at the User Registration field None: Only the Administrator is able to register new users Private: Visitors can complete a registration form to express their interest in becoming a member of the Web site; however, they can t log in to the Web site until the Administrator gives them access by authorizing their account The Administrator receives an e-mail notification when this type of registration occurs Public: All visitors can register and are given immediate access to areas of the Web site, including areas restricted to registered user access only Verified: All visitors can register, but can t log in to the Web site until they enter a verification code that is e-mailed to them This verifies that they have provided a valid e-mail address 5 Click the Update link The registration type is now set If None has been selected, the Register link is no longer displayed in the top-right corner of the Web site This link is displayed for all other registration options

The Administrator can add new users to the Web site at any time Here s how: 1 Click the Users button located in the Common Tasks section of the Control Panel This displays the Admin User Accounts page 2 Select Add New User from the module menu This displays the Edit User Accounts page, shown in Figure 4-6, where you can add the new user to this Web site 3 Enter a username for this user into the User Name text box Users need to enter a username and a password when they log in to the Web site Usernames are unique and they cannot be changed 4 Enter the person s first name into the First Name text box 5 Enter the person s last name into the Last Name text box

6 Enter the name that will be displayed to others into the Display Name text box This might be a nickname or perhaps just their first name This lets people keep their real name private if they like 7 Enter the person s e-mail address into the E-mail Address text box 8 In the Password section, select Random Password to automatically generate a password for this person This lets you generate a random password for this person, relieving you from thinking up a new password each time The person can change the password later If you prefer to create a password, you can do so by entering it into both of the password text fields in Figure 4-6 Note: The password must be at least seven characters in length 9 Click the Register link The user account has now been created and you are returned to the User Accounts page To view the new user account, click on the All link, which will display all the user accounts, or click on the letter that is the first letter of their first name

This section explains how to add and set pages on your Web site If you need a refresher on the basic concepts of pages and how they apply to DNN, flip back to 1

Here s how to add a new page to the Web site: 1 Click the Add button located in the Page Functions section of the Control Panel This displays the Page Management page, shown in Figure 4-7, where you set the information of the new page 2 Enter the name of the page as it will be displayed in the Web site menu into the Page Name box If you want to add your page quickly, you can skip Steps 3-6, which assist search engines in ranking your Web site 3 Enter a descriptive title for the page in the Page Title text box This title will be displayed in the very top-left corner of the Web site browser and is used by search engines to list your Web site If you don t enter a title, the page name will be displayed Your title should describe the information people can find on the page The title should be between 60 90 characters 4 Enter a description for the page in the Description text box Search engines will use this description to index and describe the page The description should be between 170 200 characters 5 Enter keywords and phrases for the page in the Key Words text box These are words and phrases that describe the page content Separate each word or phrase with a comma Try to anticipate the words or phrases someone would enter into a search engine to find your content Your search engine ranking should use words and phrases that are included in the content of this page 6 At the Parent Page drop-down box, select a page to position this page beneath or leave this field as <None Selected> if the page doesn t belong under another one DNN uses the terms parent and child to explain the relationship between pages on the Web site A parent page is displayed in the menu and can have one or more child pages belonging to it Positioning your mouse over a parent page displays its child pages This grouping of pages makes it easy for people to find their way around the Web site 7 Select <All Roles> at the Filter by Group box beside Permissions to view a full list of all roles This option is visible only if one or more role groups have been added to the Web site as shown in Adding a new role group earlier in this chapter If this option isn t displayed, skip to Step 8