Bulk module installation in DotNetNuke (DNN)

Ever tried installing DNN module. If yes, then you will agree the below steps:

1. Login as host or admin.

2. Go to the module definition.

3. Click on Install Module from the menu.

4. Select the zip package.

5. Click on install and you are done.

Now imagine the same set of steps to be repeated for every custom module you have developed say a number around 5-10. This will be cumbersome right! . Let's see if we can make life easy:

1. Copy all the installation package into your DNN installation's "install/module" path. For example if your site is hosted in your local path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydnn, then you should copy all the installation package to the location

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydnn\\Install\Module

Note: Make sure there are no other .zip files in this folder, which you do not want to installation.

2. Browse the site via URL.

http://[mywebsite.com]/install/install.aspx?mode=installresources

Replace [mywebsite.com] with "localhost" or any other name used for accessing the site.

3. Once you hit "Enter" after entering the above URL in the browser, you will see a installation status message in the browser. Either success or failure, similar to the below screen:

Thanks, and Happy Installation DNN.