Once a user signs up to request a demo portal, how is it created. Do I have to create it for the user or is there a module for self-creation of the demo portal?
Thanks

In the admin/Portals folder there is a file called signup.ascx. This file is the module called when you click add new portals when either logged in as the super user or when you select to allow anonymous creation of child portals on the host settings page.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

You would have to create a link on your site to ~/EditModule.aspx?def=Signup however you will also want to verify the Host Settings ( login as the host/superuser and select Host/Host Settings ). The option Anonymous Demo Signup specifies whether an anonymous user can create a demo portal ( you may have select the Update link even if the checkbox already appears to be selected ).

This works great.

But suppose I want to allow registered users to signup for a portal at no charge? Right now it looks like they are required to select one from among an array of payment options such as paypal and many others. But I don't see an option for "free."

I'm not planning to charge for the portal hosting initially. Although signups are restricted to companies located in Georgia.

Am I missing something simple?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Regards,
Mike Parks

i don't think localization is provided out of the box.

but you just set the portal fee in host settings to 0

cheers

Mark,

Thanks for responding.

The problem is when the user logs into the demo portal as admin and goes to the "Click Here To Renew/Extend Your Portal Hosting Subscription" link it goes to paypal (or where ever you have setup in the payment processor). Even though the fee is zero, this is still very confusing for the user, and would require him/her to have a paypal account setup in order to continue.

I could setup the demo not to expire, but what if they want a real domain name? I need to convert them to a regular portal for this, right?

Will this require some customization?

Regards,
Mike

Shawn,

Is this the same in DNN 2.0? I looked at EditModule.aspx and it just redirects to Default.Aspx.

When I try your suggestion (either with EditModule.aspx or Default.aspx), all I get is a blank page and that's it.

When I login as host and goto the Portals page to add a new portal, the link looks like:

http://www.domain.com/Default.aspx?tabid=17&mid=321&ctl=Signup&portalid=0

Mike

Anyone have any suggestions?

I have enabled anon. create demo sites yet I don't see an option for a registered user to create a portal.  Where is this?

paul_turley wrote:

I have enabled anon. create demo sites yet I don't see an option for a registered user to create a portal.  Where is this?

You have to create it yourself. Just go to Portals and click on "add new portal". The URL yuo will see is the one you should use.

When I navigate to /EditModule.aspx?def=Signup, this error occurs:

Line 7: Line 8: Dim strURL As String = Request.Url.ToString().ToLower Line 9: strURL = strURL.Replace("editmodule.aspx", glbDefaultPage) Line 10: Response.Redirect(strURL, True) Line 11:

The model for my site is to allow new users to signup for free for the duration of the demo period. This needs to be easy and uncomplicated. 

This must be common.

Paul

You can see an implementation example of the above at : www.DotNetNuke-Portal.com