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How to create a custom Html Helper Extension Method in MVC and Umbraco
This post shows you how you can create a custom Html Helper Extension Method for your own Umbraco and MVC projects. Read More
3 Features of ES7 (and Beyond) That You Should Be Using, Now
JavaScript is anything but a "static" language (pun intended). It seems everything is changing - even the naming of releases has changed, with years marking the language version. But which features you can use now? Or Soon? It isn't always obvious, but there are a few key features of the latest and upcoming JavaScript features to which you should be paying attention. Read More
How to create a custom 404 page handler via a package action in Umbraco
This post shows you how you can use package actions to modify, update, or set configurations for your Umbraco site on your package install event. Read More
How to set up Continuous Deployment for MVC and Umbraco using AppVeyor
This guide walks you Through how to set up AppVeyor for continuous delivery of an MVC or Umbraco site. Read More
How to fix the error "No physical template file was found for template X"
This post shows you how to fix the error No physical template file was found for template X. There is an animated which shows you how to fix it. Read More
Why is Umbraco CMS so rubbish?
You may have used it before, or you may be using it now and the thought might go through your head "Why is Umbraco so rubbish" or other words to that effect. Read More
How to create a Hangman Chat Bot game in Node.js using Microsoft Bot Framework
This post will show you step by step how to create a Chat Bot using Node.js and the Microsoft Bot Framework. Don't be put off if you've never used node.js before. It's really easy to use. You don't need to be an expert to write node.js programs. Anyone can follow along with this tutorial. Read More
How to migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower version
This post shows you how you can migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database from one version to a lower or earlier one. E.g. 2016 to 2014, 2014 to 2012, 2012 to 2008 etc Read More
What is Clean Code?
The term “Clean Code” could be confusing for beginners. What does it mean? You clean the car, you clean your bedroom, how do you clean your code? Read More
How to use an Umbraco data type to populate an MVC Drop Down List
If you use Umbraco and you create forms using MVC and razor, perhaps a contact form, you might want to populate a dropdownlist with data controlled by the Umbraco backoffice. This post shows you how to do that. Read More