WebDAV and custom file extensions
With version 5.5R2 it will be possible to modify documents via the WebDAV protocol. I have been playing around with this feature and wanted to share some experiences that I have come across.
View ArticleIntegrating the Google translate service
This post will show you how I integrated the Google translate service with Kentico CMS 5.5R2.
View ArticleWidgetize!
This tweak will allow you to create configured widgets from your configured web parts.
View ArticleCopying web parts via the context menu
This tweak is similar to the "Widgetizer!" script I posted and allows you to copy web parts from one page template to another.
View ArticleTips and Tricks: Building Highly Scalable Websites
15 tips for optimizing your websites performance.
View ArticleMobile layouts in Kentico 7
Hi everyone, my name is Jeroen Fürst and I am Kentico MVP & lead engineer at IBL-Software in The Netherlands. With this post I would like to share my view on the new mobile features of Kentico...
View ArticleChoose your modules wisely!
A couple of performance related topics seem to catch my attention lately. It concerns questions about the choice of using a website versus web application project type, reducing the memory usage of...
View ArticlePages crawler not returning search results
We are a big fan of widgets in our projects and this typically requires us to use a specific smart search index type to scan our content. In these scenarios it is recommended to use the pages crawler...
View ArticleClean unused memory automatically (or not?)
About a month ago I showed you how you can easily reduce the number of project files by uninstalling modules using the Kentico Installation Manager. The goal was to reduce the memory usage of the...
View ArticleUsing K# transformations in form fields
Have you ever struggled with transforming the selected value of a drop down list into a human readable form? The combination of K# and Kentico forms allows you to just do that without even breaking a...
View ArticleQuick tip: how to export a media library with files
Exporting stuff in Kentico is super easy if you know your options. Almost every screen or grid provides you with the option to export the desired object. In the case of the media library we not only...
View ArticleUpgrade to 9: How to handle the missing page related views
Over the last couple of weeks we have worked on several upgrades of our existing sites to Kentico 9, which was released last month. While the upgrade process overall went pretty smooth, one issue...
View ArticleUpdate: Tips for becoming a Kentico Certified Developer
It seems like a hot topic at the office these days. Everyone wants to get certified in their specific areas. As my team specializes on development with Kentico, i'd like to help them out by providing...
View ArticleHow to create your own cool custom report module in Kentico
This post contains steps to create a new Kentico module using a custom UI template and custom UI web part to display a sample report. It will allow you to grant access to single reports by simply...
View ArticleContent Personafication
Influencing the output of content based on the target audience in Kentico is very easy. This post contains the basics to get you familiar with personas and personalisation using two handy Kentico macros.
View ArticleHelp! My Kentico database is corrupt after importing the CI repository
Quite recently, one of our development teams panicked when all of a sudden they were confronted with the Kentico Database Setup wizard. After having a quick look we noticed that the database and...
View ArticleQuick tip: how to easily enable content filtering for your editors
Almost everytime when I am providing editor training I am being asked if and how it's possible to filter content. In this post I will show you how easy it is to configure custom filters for your...
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