HTML Skin

I have installed the trial version of the menu and I have a couple of questions before I buy.

1. License indicates that it is for use with one DotNetNuke installation. Just to clairify - can I use it on unlimited portals in my DotNetNuke site

2. I design my skins using Dreamweaver in HTML and DotNetNuke makes the ASCX. I cannot get the menu to work including <%@ Register TagPrefix="Snapsis" Namespace="Snapsis.DNN.Skins" Assembly = "Snapsis.DNN.NavMenu" %> in the file. I have to manually edit the ASCX file and paste the above line.
I usually design the skeleton of the skin upload it and see how it looks. Then I tweak it in Dreamweaver, upload it again and then parse it.

3. I want to mainly use static links on the menu. How do I insert static links. (I have tried for days to get an unordered list to work doing my own css menus but the just appear as a list - not a menu which, is why I want to use this menu)

Hi, you can use the "Single Use" menu on unlimited portals in one DNN installation, or you can order the "Developers Lisence" for use on unlimited portals and unlimited DNN installs, or to resell the menu with your skins.

Putting those two lines into your HTML version of the skin should carry directly over to the .ascx version when DNN parses it.

The easiest way to include Static links on the menu would be to use the Template type menu, but that can still be tricky. You could also create a hidden group of pages in DNN and use the page setting to go to an external Url (even if it is internal to your site).

Another way to get a static menu would be to create it as a dynamic one, then copy and paste the static output into an html module (changing the links if you like).

Hi John,

I had the line <%@ Register TagPrefix="Snapsis" Namespace="Snapsis.DNN.Skins" Assembly = "Snapsis.DNN.NavMenu" %> about my tag - that was the problem.

Not sure on the static links thing - what I want to do is use an entirely static based menu - none of the links will be dynamically generated - is this something that is possible?

One other question, is the Hover menu SEO friendly?

Thanks for your time,

Leslie.

There is an option to build a static menu with XML, but it is rarely used since most people will just code it directly.

Here is a link to how to do a static CSS menu . Son of Suckerfish

Yes, the menu is the best you can get for SEO because it renders simple anchor tags in an unordered list just like the Son Of Suckerfish or Sliding doors menus use.