EPiServer CMS with Facebook Open Graph
I just implemented support for the Open Graph protocol on an EPiServer CMS site to improve Facebook Share and Facebook Like. First thing noticed is that it looks that Facebook have problem with...
View ArticleIssues with rendering in EPiServer preview-tab
I have noticed that several JavaScript features added to your Page Templates malfunction in the preview-tab in edit mode. It appears that it is a larger issue in Internet Explorer and most editors uses...
View ArticleFix alphabetic sorting of pages in EPiServer CMS 5
I wrote earlier about the annoying fact that alphabetic sorting of child pages in EPiServer CMS 5 is controlled by the collation settings in your database server and suggested that it could be fixed....
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New stuff in EPiServer CMS 6 R2
I like to dig around and here are a few things I did notice in the upcoming EPiServer CMS 6 R2 release. Visitor Groups and personalized content On Page Edit is cross browser compatible (not only...
View ArticleMore small things in EPiServer CMS 6 R2
Just a list of small things noted while working with the latest release. Page Folder is not default for File Manager. Message change from “Save” to “Create page folder” when a page folder does not...
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A Site Test Protocol
This is maybe a strange blog post because it is written as an instruction to a junior developer who I have been coaching on how to be better at QA of web sites and a template for a site test protocol....
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Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6 R2
This is a short demo of how you can use the new simpler way to implement Dynamic Content with a ordinary User Control and some Plug-In attributes. DynamicContentPlugIn is the simplifying solution First...
View ArticleTrainee program for EPiServer developers
I have started to compile a list of skills that are required to be a good web developer working with EPiServer CMS and the Microsoft platform. This list includes links to Pluralsight on-line training...
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Tool to assist during upgrade of EPiServer CMS
EPiServer Deployment Center is used to upgrade from one EPiServer CMS version to another. It copies new files to your www root folder, it changes configuration files, it upgrades the database schema...
View ArticleEPiServer CMS 7: BackingTypeResolver
Or why it can be important to override PropertyValueType on your custom properties. When you create a Page Type in code in EPiServer CMS 7 you create a new class inheriting from PageData and add...
View ArticleHow to open a link in another browser
I had a somewhat unusual request from one of my customers with a very locked down corporate network. Their intranet (and other internal web applications) are only available in IE. But for security...
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How do you setup an IIS Web App so it can access a network share without an AD?
A common setup for EPiServer CMS is a load balancing scenario. You have two or more front end web servers and a shared database server. You also need to store uploaded files somewhere. The most common...
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