dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is the leading open source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 94
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20.5
- age_days: 4768
- days_rel: 41
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 21
Adoption not part of the score
1139 stars · 789 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) built on the Microsoft/.NET ecosystem, used to build commercial websites, intranets, community portals, and extranets. It ships with multi-site support, localization, themes, drag-and-drop editing, REST APIs, and a large extension marketplace.
Use cases
- build a commercial or community website on .NET
- run multiple sites from a single CMS installation
- manage website content with in-place WYSIWYG editing
- create a multilingual website out of the box
- extend a CMS with custom modules and third-party extensions
- manage site security roles and protected content
- manage site content via REST APIs
When to choose
- your team is on the Microsoft stack (IIS, SQL Server, ASP.NET)
- you need a mature, extensible CMS with a large extension store
- you need multi-site and multi-language support out of the box
- you want community-driven open source with long-term track record
When to avoid
- your hosting is Linux-only without .NET/IIS support
- you prefer a lightweight static site or headless-first architecture
- you need a CMS in a non-.NET language ecosystem
- you want minimal setup without SQL Server
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework templating auth api-framework internationalization security plugin-system web-development cms self-hosted backend apis windows self-hosted cloud dotnet cms dotnetnuke asp-net content-management multi-site themes extensible-modules microsoft-ecosystem web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform · fetched 2026-09-03 · b6151829bd89
- homepage: https://dnncommunity.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9bbf607af0b1
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/Platform/Features-Capabilities · fetched 2026-08-29 · 927815ef3f8f
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/How-To/Download-and-Install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23c94392e9b0
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · a87a71a2c5a1
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/Docs-Learning/Videos · fetched 2026-08-29 · c712831c1a1a
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/Docs-Learning/FAQs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9cb2a16628fd
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/Extensions-Ecosystem/DNN-Docs-GitHub-Activity · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb674c034dac
- site_page: https://docs.dnncommunity.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4b3336a8b0e5
- site_page: https://dnncommunity.org/Platform/Releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · b29a1eaf7bda
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform | main | 98 |
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