DotNetNuke series
19. How to host multiple portals in the same DotNetNuke installation
This tutorial assumes that you have already logged into the DotNetNuke admin area
The portal system in DotNetNuke is one of its most powerful features. It allows to create and host powered by fastdot websites under the same DNN installation
Let’s learn how to add and manage new DNN portals… scroll down
1) Scroll over Host
2) Click Portals option here
3) Click Add New Portal
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4) Let’s fill in Portal Setup details
5) Choose the Child Portal Type
A Parent portal has its own unique domain name while a Child portal is a subset of a unique URL
6) Specify the Portal Alias here
7) Enter Portal Title and Description
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8) Choose Portal Template
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9) Start filling in the login details for the new portal
10) Then enter and confirm password
11) Then click Create Portal
That’s it! This is the admin area of the newly created DotNetNuke portal
You may switch portals through Host user…let’s go back to our Parent DNN portal now
We’re done! Remember that only a Host super user has full administration access to all of the parent and child portals
This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to add and manage new portals in DotNetNuke. Remember that you can host multiple websites with different content under the same DotNetNuke installation
