Matt Jura - Blog on Design, Web & DotNetNuke

Allow large file uploads using TelerikEditorProvider in DotNetNuke 6

Very often we come across the requests to set larger file uploads for the editor in DotNetNuke.
The default setting allows you to upload 4mb which if you want to upload media files is not enough.

Here are the changes required to upload larger files via editor and file manager in DotnetNuke.
The example is based on using the TelerikEditorProvider set as the default html editor for the site and is based on DNN 6.01+

1. Setting the TelerikEditorProvider as the default editor for the site.

Under host HTML Editor Manager you can see the current provider and change it if required to TelerikEditorProvider

HTML Editor Provider settings in DNN

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Website design and build process in DotNetNuke

Here is the (simplified) process I follow when building websites in DNN:

- brief, wireframe, design, coding, layout, content, live site

Design process

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Internet Explorer vs Firefox comparison

The data is from the same website with localised content and similar number of visitors for both language versions. In UK Internet Explorer is still on top, however in Poland Firefox is taking over.

PL vs UK, IE vs Firefox

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Mobile sites on DotNetNuke

With the current growth of smart mobile and tablet market you can not ignore the fact that your site should be mobile ready. Any business or organisation has to take into consideration how their website will look on mobile devices. When developing in DotNetNuke there are few different approaches you can take.

Apart from creating mobile specific site located on its own url (for example mobile.mysite.com or mysite.com/mobile) maybe you should consider using the same portal and content for mobile devices as for desktops, just change method of delivery depending on the device used to access the site. The advantage of this approach is that you only have to maintain one site / portal.

Here are available options and their advantages.

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jQuery tip avoiding loading delay

If like me you include your java scripts and


$(document).ready(function() {

});

at the bottom of the page, very often when using jQuery slide show (for example cycle plugin or similar), you will notice that the images load first and show up on the page before being hidden via script located at the bottom of the page.

There is a simple workaround that I use to make sure that this does not happen.

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