DNN Structured Content

This is a proof of concept for a structured content solution for DNN Platform.

This should not be used in a production environment. Anything can change at this stage of development.

Building

• Install a local DNN Website of the current latest version (we are not planning to support old DNN versions)
• Clone this repository into the DesktopModules\Admin\Dnn.PersonaBar\Modules\ folder of that website
• Open Visual Studio as an administrator, then open the Dnn.StructuredContent.sln solution.
• Hit the Package button in Visual Studio to start a build.
• Once the build is done, go to that DNN instance to Extensions and then Available extensions and you should be able to install the module on the instance.
• To debug after that initial installation, use the Deploy ... Options in that same dropdown you used Package and then attach the debugger to the website.

Releasing

The project includes some nice build/release automations. In order to create a new release:

• Never commit directly to the main branch, this is reserved for official published releases
• Plan your versions ahead using milestones, only merge into the develop branch the things you plan on publishing on the next version and assign that mileston to each PR.
• When ready to release, create a release/x.x.x where x.x.x is the version you want to release (must match some milestones of merged PRs)
• Withing a few minutes, you will see an unpublished release with that version that will be named x.x.x-beta1, it will have the build artifact as well as release notes based on PRs that got merged for that milestone, you can publish this for testing.
• When testing is done and you are ready for an official release, merge that release/x.x.x branch into the main branch, within a few minutes a new "non-beta" unpublished release will be ready for you to adjust/publish.