CSSEXCLUDE Theme Object Introduction

DNN Version: 09.02.00

02/06/2026 • 1 minute to read

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02/06/2026 • 1 minute to read • Contributors

Allows you to exclude a Stylesheet (that DNN would normally load) from being loaded

Current Version: 01.00.00

Include in Theme

ASCX

<%@ Register TagPrefix="dnn" TagName="DnnCssExclude" src="~/Admin/Skins/DnnCssExclude.ascx" %>  
<dnn:DnnCssExclude runat="server" name="DnnDefault" />

HTML Token

[DNNCSSEXCLUDE]

HTML Object Token

<object id="DNNCSSEXCLUDE" codetype="dotnetnuke/server" codebase="DNNCSSEXCLUDE">

Attribute	Description	Default	Posssible Values	DNN Version
Name	Name of the framework or library to remove		DnnDefault Bootstrap	01.00.00

Examples:

Don't load Default.css

<dnn:DnnCssExclude runat="server" name="DnnDefault" />

Load a newer Default.css version

<dnn:DnnCssInclude runat="server" 
                   FilePath="~/resources/shared/stylesheets/dnndefault/8.0.0/default.css"
                   Priority="<%#FileOrder.Css.DefaultCss%>" 
                   Name="dnndefault" 
                   Version="8.0.0" />

Load an older Default.css version

<dnn:DnnCssInclude runat="server" 
                   FilePath="~/resources/shared/stylesheets/dnndefault/7.0.0/default.css"
                   Priority="<%#FileOrder.Css.DefaultCss%>" 
                   Name="dnndefault" 
                   Version="7.0.0"
                   ForceVersion="true" />