If you experience this problem, please check the followings:

1. You login as Admin or Host which has Edit page security
2. You are in Edit mode (top left corner)
3. You are in Design mode (top left corner, under Page Functions, last icon, the icon on top of Design should be '-', not '+')

You may experience this error when you use "Site wizard" or "Add New Portal" in DNN 4.5.3, 4.5.4 or 4.5.5

template is not a valid Portal Template File

Validation Results
The element 'tab' has invalid child element 'issecure'. List of possible elements expected: 'panes, parent, tabtype'.

Fixing Admin skin:

remove height: 16px from Skin.CSS under NormalTextBox {}

We got numbers of requests for fixing errors of skins sold by other people or companies. If you are not familiar with Dotnetnuke skin structures, you better buy skins from some companies has support.

DotNetNuke 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 introduced the new AdSense intergration, makes your website much easier to add google adsense functions. Here is the tips to add Google Adsense ID into your web Search functions.

In DotNetNuke 4.5.3 installation, the Search Skin Object is changed. You will find the option to Search the "Web", which is default to use Google to search. Or the option to Seach the "Site", which is the same as previous site search.

It is a very good features which was lacking from previous DNN, but it will create some problems on the SKINs. It will show an option box of "Web", and an option box of "Site", some of our skins (and a lot of from other vendors) which does not reserve enough place for display the two extra Options, will actually not display right.

How to fix it?

You are free to change the text and link if you purchased our skin or have our Full access or VIP membership

Method 1: Unzip the files, if there is a SKIN.ZIP inside, unzip the SKIN.ZIP, open the HTML file, and change the text and link address. Add the file back to SKIN.ZIP, and then add back the SKIN.ZIP to the PA, upload the skins.

Method 2: Goto "Admin/File Manager" or "Host/File Manager" depend on where your skin upload from. Expand the Skins folder, your current skin folder, click "Edit" right to the SKINNAME.ascx file, find the link URL, change it, save it, refresh the screen