How to set up Smidge properly in Umbraco

This post shows you how to setup smidge so it shows the real-time updates when working locally and it caches properly in production Read More

Paul Seal
12 September 2023

How to set up a CORS policy in Umbraco 12

In this post I show you how to set up a CORS policy in Umbraco 12. This is especially helpful when trying to use the Headless API from another app. Read More

Paul Seal
03 July 2023

Tips for going to Codegarden

Here are some tips about going to Codegarden that you will learn from going yourself, but you will benefit from if you find them out before you go. Read More

Paul Seal
12 May 2023

How to fix the error when a user is deleted in Umbraco v7

This is a simple and specific example for when someone has deleted a user in Umbraco 7 and now the pages aren't loading in the backoffice. Read More

Paul Seal
10 November 2022

How to strip the trailing slash off a URL in SQL

This post shows you how to remove the trailing slash off a URL in SQL and teaches you a lesson about Skybrud Redirects. Read More

Paul Seal
17 May 2022

How to display the current time in British Summer Time using C#

I was asked by someone to help them display the current date and time as it is in British Summer Time or Daylight Saving Time on their website using C# Read More

Paul Seal
28 March 2022

SQL snippet for creating a database with a login and user in SQL

This post is just basically a SQL snippet for you to copy, paste and edit for use when you need to create a SQL database with a login and a user. Read More

Paul Seal
10 November 2021

How to create a vCard in .NET

This is just a quick post to give you the code needed to create a vCard in .NET Read More

Paul Seal
10 November 2021

How to serve content for legacy .html urls in an Umbraco 8 site

In this post I share some code to help you serve content in your umbraco site where you have stored a legacy .html urls as a property on your content items in umbraco. Read More

Paul Seal
13 October 2021

How to create a custom section and dashboard in Umbraco 8

In this post I share some code with you that I used to create a custom section and dashboard in Umbraco 8. Read More

Paul Seal
13 October 2021