Complete Removal of Telerik from DNN 9.11.0

Information

To completely remove Telerik from your DNN instance, follow these steps:

1. Verify Removal via SQL Queries:

   
   SELECT * FROM PackageDependencies WHERE PackageName = 'DotNetNuke.Web.Deprecated';
   SELECT * FROM Lists WHERE ListName = 'DataType' AND Value = 'Date';
   SELECT * FROM Lists WHERE ListName = 'DataType' AND Value = 'DateTime';
   SELECT * FROM Packages WHERE Name LIKE '%digitalassets%' OR Name LIKE '%document%' OR (Name LIKE '%Telerik%' AND Name NOT LIKE '%TelerikIdentifier%') OR Name LIKE '%deprecated%' OR Name LIKE '%messaging%';
               

2. Update System Packages:

   If the query results show DotNetNuke.Modules.CoreMessaging with IsSystemPackage set to True, update it to False:

   
   UPDATE {databaseOwner}[{objectQualifier}Packages] SET IsSystemPackage = 0 WHERE Name LIKE '%messaging%';
               

3. Remove Telerik References:
   • Navigate to the folder \App_Data\ExtensionPackages and remove all packages starting with: 
     • Library_DotNetNuke.Telerik_*
     • Library_DotNetNuke.Web.Deprecated_*
     • Library_DotNetNuke.Website.Deprecated_*
     • DNNSecurityHotFix*
   • Remove any file or folder in the directory that contains 'Telerik'.
4. Verify Removal:

   Perform a search on your DNN instance for the term 'Telerik' to ensure no references remain.

By following these steps, you should be able to completely remove Telerik from your DNN instance.