Uploading your skin and containers
Step 1...
Unpack the main zip you download from the store. Unpack it on your hard drive. The biggest support call we get is with customers uploading the whole of many Mb package with all the source code, free flash module and the lot as a skin pack which naturally fails. In the files on your hard drive and you will see the various skins zips and container zip. Upload the skin zip and container zip to your portal via admin/skins/site one by one We prefer that to the combine skin/container method.
Step 2...
Check that the skins and containers are available when you add a page via page functions/settings/advanced settings and set the appropriate container and skin to the page.
Step 3...
You can also set a global skin and container to your site via admin/site settings and only change the skin type or container type when necessary on the page or on the module that requires a different one to the default skin/container..
Browser Compatibility:
Further Details:
HTML style skins for DNN 3.x & 4.x: The skins are all HTML and not ascx. Therefore, you will have painless upgrade to the next version of DNN as the core skinning engine will account for the upcoming changes and creates the correct ascx files.
Skin Pack comes in 3 colours so you get one container and one skin pack with each colour
Language Selector: Language selector is provided with the package so if you have more than one language available in DNN 3.1.1 and after then it will show itself. if you dont need it then ensure you have only one language set in Host/Language settings. May 06
Search Token: Options is also given for you to use the skin type with no search.
Standard Logo placements: You can easily add logo with your own by changing the site logo in all versions of DNN by going to "Admin/Site Settings".
Module based Logo Placement: this method is if you have different logos for different sections of your site. or you wish to have no logo area in your site.
Fixed width: This skin is the 780px width type of skin with number of containers in each skin.
Horizontal Menu: You only have limited amount of space available for the main tabs. You would need to place links module in a vertical mode in an appropriate container in the left pane to add more tabs to each page. This method seems to be preferred now by many of our clients.
Matching Containers: For the skin pack you have the matching container. Please check the demo site to see the veriations.
Browser Compatible: Full Explorer and Fire Fox compatibility. After all they are the main two. Check your favourite browser for compatibility. We have not seen any unusual behaviour with others.
Admin Skin Included: Each of the colour options contain their own admin skin-type.
Easy customization: Skins are HTML style with css link placed. This would allow you to customize the skin with minimum coding knowledge. Just open the skin in DreamWeaver and you will see the skin tokens and move them or change graphics to suit. However, I must warn you that the menu is not easy to customize. I would take it as is and as seen.
Source Files Included: for all aspects of the skin and containers and the flash, you will see the full source code. There are no need to purchase any third party module or skin object to make this skin work.
Great Support: Support by email or support desk.