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tfaatdex - 4/14/2011 5:01:30 PM
   
Module/Web Part Management and Install/Uninstall
I'm learning about Kentico by reading through all of the documentation and blogs, and I am finding that a common part of most CMS frameworks seems to be missing from Kentico.

Is there a module/web part management interface and installer subsystem?

I expected to find a way to version and package modules, have a management UI with a list of installed modules, versions and descriptions, and be able to easily install and uninstall modules. Modules should be able to install themselves with customizable actions, like running a SQL script and placing images and other files in the proper locations, including binary dependencies like third-party DLLs. On the other end, modules should be able to uninstall themselves.

This capability is present in DotNetNuke, Orchard and many of the other commercial .NET CMS's. Am I missing something here, or does Kentico lack this feature?

Thanks!
Tom

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kentico_alleng - 4/15/2011 4:39:38 PM
   
RE:Module/Web Part Management and Install/Uninstall
Hi Tom,

The only UI for importing packages (full site, objects, web parts, etc.) is the interface available in Site Manager under the Sites tab.

There are plans to improve this in the future, but we do not have an ETA for when this would be.

Details on importing packages can be found here:

http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/5_5r2/devguide/index.html?export_and_import_overview.htm

Details on creating modules can be found here:

http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/5_5r2/devguide/index.html?custom_modules.htm

Regards,
Allen Greenhaw