Simple Web API Helper for Umbraco and MVC

This post gives you the code to help you build an API url with the parameters and a quick way to call a simple get method and parse the results to the object you are expecting back from the API. Read More

Paul Seal
12 July 2017

What is TDD? How to get started with Test Driven Development

This post gives you an introduction into Test Driven Development. It uses a simple, real world example to show you how to get started. Read More

Paul Seal
15 June 2017

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

Paul Seal
06 June 2017

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

Derick Bailey
06 June 2017

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

Jon Humphrey
05 June 2017

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

Steven Harland
18 May 2017

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

Paul Seal
17 May 2017

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

Paul Seal
09 May 2017

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

Paul Seal
02 May 2017

How to create and publish a website from scratch in 10 minutes using Bootstrap Studio

In this video, I show you how you can create a website from scratch using Bootstrap Studio, and publish it for free with Microsoft Azure, all in just 10 minutes. Did I mention I also integrated it with GitHub for Continuous Deployment at the same time? Read More

Paul Seal
27 April 2017