Ted Nyberg on EPiServer

Add custom fields to the EPiServer Search index with EPiServer 7

If you have an EPiServer 7 site with basic search requirements not warranting the full blown EPiServer Find search engine, you can come a long way with EPiServer Search and some customized indexing.

Minify and bundle CSS and JavaScript files in EPiServer 7

In this post we look at how to use ASP.NET MVC 4 features to minify and bundle CSS and JavaScript files in an EPiServer 7 context.

Render image properties in EPiServer 7

In this post we'll look at how to use ASP.NET MVC display templates to control how image properties are rendered when using the PropertyFor helper method.

Alloy Templates for EPiServer CMS 7

This article provides an overview of the new Alloy example website available for EPiServer CMS 7. It’s intended for developers interested in a high-level description of some of the concepts used.

Using config transforms with EPiServer

Config transforms are great for configuration management. This post mentions one approach for applying config transforms to EPiServer configuration files such as episerver.config.

Access denied when accessing Visitor Groups tab in EPiServer

After we upgraded an intranet to EPiServer CMS 6 R2 we discovered that we were not able to access the Visitor Groups tab. Here's a quick note on cause and resolution.

Visitor groups and custom criteria in EPiServer

In this post we look at how to create new custom criteria for defining visitor groups in EPiServer.

See log4net log messages in real-time

This post shows how to make a simple addition to your log4net.config file to make it possible to view log4net messages in real-time.

Check if a dynamic property has been specified on the current page

This post was originally published on EPiServer Labs in February 2009. It gives an example on how to check if a dynamic property has been set explicitly for a specific page.

Assembly redirect for Page Type Builder UI

Page Type Builder UI is a great plugin for synchronizing page types and page type classes. However, you may need to perform an assembly redirect to make PTB UI work with your specific PTB version.

Single-assembly gadgets for EPiServer

This post presents a concept for creating single-assembly gadgets for EPiServer. This means a gadget can be added to a site by simply dropping a DLL in the bin folder and registering it in web.config.

Create a custom report in EPiServer Report Center

This post explains how to create a custom report for the EPiServer Report Center, an often forgotten but powerful tool for editors and administrators.

Create EPiServer Composer functions with Page Type Builder

In this post we look at how to create Composer functions, such as layout blocks and content blocks, with Page Type Builder.

Create an EPiServer Composer page type with Page Type Builder

Here we look at how to create a new Composer page type and template using EPiServer Composer 4 and Page Type Builder.

Using config transforms with EPiServer

This post shows how to apply config transforms to elements with custom XML namespace attributes, such as the EPiServer element.

Edit mode redirects to login page in EPiServer CMS 6 R2

After an upgrade to EPiServer CMS 6 R2 we noticed that valid users were redirected to the login page whenever they tried accessing edit mode. Seems language-specific permissions were the culprit.

The SEO tab in EPiServer ETF

The SEO tab in EPiServer is available for all page types when using ETF. This post explains the details of how the ETF SEO properties work.

Creating a plain HTML page type for EPiServer

Despite risking mean comments about what a content management system is for - this post shows how we created a page type for publishing plain HTML content in EPiServer.

Code snippets for working with languages in EPiServer

These are a few handy code snippets for working with languages and language versions in EPiServer, for example to check if a page exists for a specific language.

Install ETF using EPiServer Deployment Center

This post shows how EPiServer Template Foundation can be added to an EPiServer CMS 6 website as a module using EPiServer Deployment Center.

Creating simple Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6 R2

This post walks you through a simple example of how to create dynamic content in EPiServer CMS 6 R2 using the new DynamicContentPlugIn attribute.

Experiences from upgrading to EPiServer CMS 6 R2

This post summarizes some issues I ran into while upgrading an EPiServer CMS 6 R1 website to CMS 6 R2.

Unable to implement abstract CriterionBase class in EPiServer

We ran into a rather peculiar problem when implementing custom visitor group criteria in EPiServer - we simply couldn't implement the abstract IsMatch member of the CriterionBase class.

Petition for an EPiServer source code browser

This is a petition to ask EPiServer to provide partners with a source code browser - perhaps most important for EPiServer CMS and Relate.

Create an RSS feed in EPiServer with ETF

This post demonstrates how to use ETF to create new RSS feeds for EPiServer websites.

Changes to how ETF UI controls are rendered in EPiServer

With ETF 1.1 came some breaking changes affecting ETF UI controls that mimic the appearance of EPiServer's page type property controls.

Integrating WordPress and EPiServer CMS

Screencast showing a WordPress plugin which allows a WP user to publish content from WordPress to EPiServer CMS.

Installing EPiServer CMO 2.0

This post goes through some noteworthy issues when installing EPiServer CMO, including enabling thumbnails for LPO page variations and configuring the Live Monitor WCF service.

Enable news publishing on an EPiServer ETF website

Here we add basic news publishing functionality to a blank ETF-enabled EPiServer website.

Creating a blank EPiServer website based on ETF

This post goes through the steps required for setting up a new EPiServer website with ETF.

WordPress vs. EPiServer CMS

This comparison of EPiServer and WordPress is actually aimed at explaining why the two should not be compared - while at the same time providing some (hopefully) funny analogies.

Disable page-leave check for postbacks inside custom property controls in EPiServer

This post explains how to suppress the alert message displayed when a postback occurs inside a custom property control, for example when a button is clicked.

Default document breaks in edit mode in EPiServer CMS 5

This post explains how to get around a problem in EPiServer 5 which causes the edit mode link to throw a 404, page not found.

Create EPiServer dynamic content with advanced settings

This post explains how to use a user control for presenting a user interface to an editor when inserting dynamic content.

EPiServer Template Foundation Beta released

EPiServer Template Foundation is a framework for speeding up the development of EPiServer websites by offering common page type definitions, site features, and developer helpers for reducing repetitive tasks and for simplifying certain complex concepts.

Create new dynamic content in EPiServer

One way to create more dynamic page templates in EPiServer is to use dynamic content. Here's an example of how to create dynamic content including dynamic content settings.

Unit test an EPiServer 6 website using Visual Studio 2010 and MSTest

When unit testing it can be tricky being dependent on a web context. In this post we'll look at how to start EPiServer and run it outside of a web application to make unit testing easier.

Run EPiServer CMS 6 on ASP.NET 4.0

Getting EPiServer CMS 6 up and running on ASP.NET 4.0 is easy, although it should be noted that EPiServer doesn't officially support ASP.NET 4.0 yet.

Use UpdatePanel inside an EPiServer custom property

In order to use ASP.NET AJAX inside an EPiServer custom property you have to have a ScriptManager present. Here's an example of how to add one programmatically.

Map EPiServer properties to custom property controls

The PropertyControlClassFactory class makes it easy to map EPiServer properties to custom property controls to modify how properties are rendered.

Loading and saving a custom property value with PropertyUserControlBase

The PropertyUserControlBase class in Template Foundation has been updated with two new events called PropertyLoad and PropertySave, making it easier to load and save the property value.

Custom properties in EPiServer using user controls

EPiServer Template Foundation makes it a lot easier to create custom properties based on user controls. In this post we go through the steps needed to create a new custom property in EPiServer and use user controls for rendering the property in edit mode and on page templates.

Introduction to EPiServer properties

This post tries to clarify what an EPiServer property is and how it works, primarily to enable us to better develop custom properties for EPiServer websites.

Overview of EPiServer versus Umbraco

EPiServer vs. Umbraco, purpose of this post Both developers and clients have on numerous occasions asked me what the differences are between EPiServer and...

Using config transforms for EPiServer settings

The build-specific configuration transforms that came with Visual Studio 2010, more specifically MSBuild 4, offer a pretty clean way of managing build-specific configurations. Here's a way of doing it, including a way of managing EPiServer-specific settings.

New EPiServer website using Template Foundation

In this post we'll look at how to set up an EPiServer CMS 6 website from scratch based on EPiServer Template Foundation.

Introduction to EPiServer Template Foundation

In this post we’ll look at how to include EPiServer Template Foundation in your EPiServer project in order to use the different page type base classes and publish EPiServer pages using Windows Live Writer through the MetaWeblog API.

ClassFactory not initialized exception in InitializableModule

The new initialization system in EPiServer 6 can be used to execute logic in a specific order on startup. This post explains how to ensure your startup modules are executed after the DataFactory has been initialized properly.

Security exceptions when using Page Type Builder

When adding Page Type Builder to an EPiServer project you may run into security exceptions because the assemblies aren't fully trusted. Luckily, fixing it is quick and painless!

Cache objects in EPiServer with page dependencies

EPiServer comes with its own set of cache management classes to help you cache objects which depend on specific EPiServer pages, and also ensure cache updates are propagated among multiple web servers.

EPiFramework, an open-source framework for EPiServer 6, will be presented at Partner Summit

At EPiServer Partner Summit we'll present an upcoming open-source framework for EPiServer 6 which aims to reduce repetitive tasks and extend EPiServer core functionality by adding MetaWeblog support, tags, date folder sorting and a whole lot more.

Attach EPiServer event handlers on startup using InitializableModule

Explanation of the new InitializableModule concept in EPiServer 6 which is used to implement functionality that should execute when an EPiServer site starts, for example to attach event handlers.

Create a new page language branch programmatically in EPiServer

This article describes how to create a new language branch programmatically for an existing page in EPiServer.

Create a page programmatically in EPiServer

Code sample demonstrating how to create new EPiServer pages programmatically using the DataFactory class.

Search pages in EPiServer using FindPagesByCriteria

How to find pages in EPiServer by searching using the FindPagesWithCriteria method. The code sample describes how to search in EPiServer using criterias based on page properties.

Introduction to the PageTypeBuilder project

An introduction to Joel Abrahamsson's PageTypeBuilder project for EPiServer. Here I go through the basics of defining a strongly typed page type including page type inheritance.

How to set up an EPiServer website

This post mainly aims to complement Frederik Vig’s posts on setting up a new EPiServer site with some comments and pointer that I find valuable.

Introduction to EPiServer Dynamic Data Store (DDS)

This post provides an introduction to the Dynamic Data Store, or DDS, which was introduced with EPiServer 6.

Parse an EPiServer XHTML property with Dynamic Content

This post explains how to parse XHTML which contains dynamic content in EPiServer so that we can retrieve the actual markup.

Managing e-mail subscriptions in EPiServer

In this post we create an admin plugin for EPiServer which allows administrators to add or remove e-mail subscribers.

Localize page type and page property names in EPiServer

This post shows how to translate page type and property names and descriptions to have them appear in the correct language in the editor interface when globalization is enabled for an EPiServer web site.

Using web parts in EPiServer

This article explains how to use web parts for EPiServer templates using the Web Part Framework for EPiServer which is available on EPiCode.

Run a scheduled job as a specific EPiServer user

This post shows how to login to an EPiServer site programmatically, for example to execute a scheduled job as a specific user.

How to get the simple address of a page in EPiServer

This post explains how to get the simple address of a page, if any. As it turns out, it's just a matter of getting the PageExternalURL property.

Create a scheduled job in EPiServer

This post explains how to create a scheduled job in EPiServer CMS.

Create a custom URL rewrite provider for EPiServer

Post explaining how to implement a custom URL rewrite provider in EPiServer by inheriting the FriendlyUrlRewriteProvider class and customizing its behavior.

How to get the friendly URL of a page in EPiServer CMS

This post explains how to get the friendly URL of a page in EPiServer, handy for those cases where you won't get automatic rewriting of internal URLs.

Ted Nyberg on EPiServer

Add custom fields to the EPiServer Search index with EPiServer 7

Minify and bundle CSS and JavaScript files in EPiServer 7

Render image properties in EPiServer 7

Alloy Templates for EPiServer CMS 7

Using config transforms with EPiServer

Access denied when accessing Visitor Groups tab in EPiServer

Visitor groups and custom criteria in EPiServer

See log4net log messages in real-time

Check if a dynamic property has been specified on the current page

Assembly redirect for Page Type Builder UI

More readable log4net logging in EPiServer

Single-assembly gadgets for EPiServer

Create a custom report in EPiServer Report Center

Create EPiServer Composer functions with Page Type Builder

Create an EPiServer Composer page type with Page Type Builder

Using config transforms with EPiServer

Edit mode redirects to login page in EPiServer CMS 6 R2

The SEO tab in EPiServer ETF

Creating a plain HTML page type for EPiServer

Code snippets for working with languages in EPiServer

Install ETF using EPiServer Deployment Center

Creating simple Dynamic Content in EPiServer CMS 6 R2

Experiences from upgrading to EPiServer CMS 6 R2

Unable to implement abstract CriterionBase class in EPiServer

Petition for an EPiServer source code browser

Create an RSS feed in EPiServer with ETF

Changes to how ETF UI controls are rendered in EPiServer

Integrating WordPress and EPiServer CMS

Installing EPiServer CMO 2.0

Enable news publishing on an EPiServer ETF website

Creating a blank EPiServer website based on ETF

WordPress vs. EPiServer CMS

Disable page-leave check for postbacks inside custom property controls in EPiServer

Default document breaks in edit mode in EPiServer CMS 5

Create EPiServer dynamic content with advanced settings

EPiServer Template Foundation Beta released

Create new dynamic content in EPiServer

Unit test an EPiServer 6 website using Visual Studio 2010 and MSTest

Run EPiServer CMS 6 on ASP.NET 4.0

Use UpdatePanel inside an EPiServer custom property

Map EPiServer properties to custom property controls

Loading and saving a custom property value with PropertyUserControlBase

Custom properties in EPiServer using user controls

Introduction to EPiServer properties

Overview of EPiServer versus Umbraco

Using config transforms for EPiServer settings

New EPiServer website using Template Foundation

Introduction to EPiServer Template Foundation

ClassFactory not initialized exception in InitializableModule

Security exceptions when using Page Type Builder

Cache objects in EPiServer with page dependencies

EPiFramework, an open-source framework for EPiServer 6, will be presented at Partner Summit

Attach EPiServer event handlers on startup using InitializableModule

Create a new page language branch programmatically in EPiServer

Create a page programmatically in EPiServer

Search pages in EPiServer using FindPagesByCriteria

Introduction to the PageTypeBuilder project

How to set up an EPiServer website

Introduction to EPiServer Dynamic Data Store (DDS)

Parse an EPiServer XHTML property with Dynamic Content

Managing e-mail subscriptions in EPiServer

Localize page type and page property names in EPiServer

Using web parts in EPiServer

Run a scheduled job as a specific EPiServer user

How to get the simple address of a page in EPiServer

Create a scheduled job in EPiServer

Create a custom URL rewrite provider for EPiServer

How to get the friendly URL of a page in EPiServer CMS