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This selection of tutorials contains all of the videos to help you create a custom registration form using Manage Profile Properties in DotNetNuke versions 4.3+ and 3.3.

Total Length of the 6 videos: 53 minutes

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Manage Profile Properties page

The custom registration page we create in the tutorial

Introduction Video

View video 1 for an introduction to Manage Profile Properties (3.9MB)

Video 1 – Introduction and basic concepts

• Introduction
• Introduction to the Manage Profile Properties page
• Covering the default settings in DotNetNuke
• Example of registering as a new user with the default settings
• Editing the registered user profile
• Setting form fields in the registration page to required
• Setting form fields to hidden so they are not displayed on the registration page

Video 2 – First configuration options and removing duplications

• Demonstration of Registering with the required details from the Manage Profile Properties
• Setting the User Registration to verified combined with Required details from the Manage Profile Properties
• Setting the registration page to display as one page with all details from the Manage Profile Properties
• Duplication of required name details, demonstration
• How to remove the duplicate name details in the registration form when the registration form is displayed as a single page
• Demonstration that the name category title is still displayed
• How to remove the name category

Video 3 – How to create a custom registration page

• How to customize the registration page
• Continuing the ‘How to Build a Website in DotNetNuke’ series (URL)
• Demonstration of the registration page we are going to create with:
• A check box to request a CD-Rom brochure
• A Rich Text editor to allow the user to request further information and specify details about their company
• A drop down list for market research of where the user heard about the website
• A check box which states that the user agrees to the Terms and Conditions of the website
• How to create a custom registration page
• Setting the registration page to display as a single page
• Configuring the default registration form
• Removing the duplicate name details
• Setting address details to required
• Removing visibility of the registration for elements that are not required
• Viewing the registration page – name, address, contact info and preferences need to be grouped together under one category
• How to change the category for all of the registration form elements in the Manage Profile Properties page
• Viewing the changes with all form elements grouped together

Video 4 – Adding first custom form fields

• Adding custom form fields to the registration page
• How to add an ‘Accept The Terms of this website’ tick box
• Explanation of Add New Profile Property page
• Covering: Property Name, Explanation of the various Data Types, Property Category, Length, Default Value, Validation Expression, Required, Visible, View Order
• Viewing the ‘Accept Terms’ check box in the registration page
• Formatting the text for the ‘Accept Terms’ check box
• Editing the profile.ascx file
• Setting the text to display for the: form field text, help text, required text, validation text

Video 5 – Adding further custom form fields

• Viewing the formatted text for the ‘Accept Terms’ check box
• Accessing the Language Editor to create a link to the Terms of Use Page
• Creating a new category of ‘Request Further Information’
• Adding a check box to request a CD-Rom brochure
• Adding a rich text box to request further information
• Editing the profile.ascx file
• Setting the text to display the form field text and help text for the check box and rich text box form fields

Video 6 – Creating custom drop down lists in the registration form and conclusion

• Viewing the Request Further Information section
• Adding a market research drop down list to the registration form
• How to populate the drop down list property in the Registration form
• How to create the list items
• Editing the profile.ascx file
• Setting the text to display the form field text and help text for the market research drop down list form field
• Viewing the new market research drop down list
• Testing the registration page, registering as a new user
• Viewing and checking the stored details