Always Include Server Url without a HttpContext
Recently we had a requirement to update an external API with content information when new items were published. The external source needed general content like titles, images etc… But also needed a fu
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Sitecore Render Field - Before and After Values Fixed
I have come across this issue many times in implementing Sitecore websites. You need a field to show on the page with some surrounding markup. The field is optional, and if the field has no content, t
Rendering Exception Handling - The Right Way
I see a few different ways of handling errors and error pages in Sitecore. I really like the way that we do it at Lightmaker, it makes things nice and simple and easy to debug! It also allows us as de
Using RequireJs with Sitecore 8 - Update
This update has been a long time in coming! Last year I blogged about using Require.js to organize your Sitecore JavaScript. In the post we looked at setting up require js with jQuery. This was the ma
Fortis Model Generation with Unicorn 3
After using Unicorn 2.x for a while now, I was excited at the prospect of Unicorn 3 - with its new serialization format that solves a lot of the problems with the standard Sitecore serialization API (
Single Page Application SUGCON Slides
Single Page Application with Real Time UpdatesFor any that missed it and are actually bothered, here are my slides from my presentation at SUGCON! Single Page Applications with Real Time Updates
Sitecore 8 Bug Uploading Images in Zip Files
One of the nicer features in the Sitecore Media Library was the ability to upload a zip file of images and have it unpack them automatically. In the latest versions of Sitecore (version 8 update 4 and
Use Nuget to Manage Your Sitecore Dependencies
One of the questions that occurs in every Sitecore project, is where to keep your Sitecore dependencies! How to make sure they are kept up to date when upgrading etc… Most developers go for the standa
Sitecore Instance Manager - Tools You Might Not Know About
I’ve been using Sitecore Instance Manager for a while now, but recently I noticed a few tools that for some reason I’d never seen before. So just incase you haven’t seen them, here is a roundup of the
Simple Injector and WFFM Controller Injection Woes
We had a client recently upgrade to Sitecore 8 Update 4, who used both Ninject and Web Forms For Marketers. During the upgrade, we also migrated the Ninject code over to Simple Injector as the perform