Per Bjurström

Automatic index rebuild script

by: Per Bjurström

To speed up access to the data in SQL Server we use something called indexes, most of you probably know all about it. Indexes are B-tree structures that are extremely efficient for looking up data, consider the fact that looking up row based on a indexed column take the same time when there are 100 rows and when there are 4 millions rows. Because the tree is very compact SQL Server can cache the top levels of the B-tree and sometimes even leaf levels further minimizing disk reads (which really... [ Read full article ]

04 July 2008  0 Comments

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Marek Blotny ( Cognifide )

PlugInSettings - Use this class if you wish to store simple relational data ...

by: Marek Blotny ( Cognifide )

Recently I had to create plugin for editors (EPiServer 5) which would allow them to change some internal settings. It's of course possible to create a new page type for that but it's not always the coolest approach. If the requirement is to provide some custom user interface then you are forced to write your own plugin. It's fine because writing plugins in EPiServer is so straightforward. But in [ Read full article ]

02 July 2008  0 Comments

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Fredrik Haglund ( Inexor )

EPiPattern: DO & DONT with EPiServer Properties

by: Fredrik Haglund ( Inexor )

This might be obvious stuff for most seasoned EPiServer developers but I still think it is worth blogging about because I see these dangerous mistakes whenever I do a code review of an EPiServer project. Null values Remember that all EPiServer properties with an empty value never are stored in the database. If you access it from [...] [ Read full article ]

02 July 2008  0 Comments

Viktor Larsson (Victoria)

Grid Layout

by: Viktor Larsson (Victoria)

When starting out with a EPiServer project, this nifty little tool might come in handy: The Grid Layout Javascript enables web-developers to stick to a Grid Layout quickly and simply by including the Grid Layouts Javascript file and simple XHTML code. Currently, the Grid Layouts Javascript relies on jQuery. Check it out http://gridlayouts. com/ [ Read full article ]

02 July 2008  0 Comments

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Johan Olofsson

Friendly URL with no rebasing

by: Johan Olofsson

I got a question regarding EPiServer CMS friendly url rewriting about wether it is possible to make the rewritten url's relative to the site's root rather than the context of the requested page. If you look at the html source for a page rendered by EPiServer CMS you'll notice that all links are relative to the requested page, and if that page is some levels "down" in the hierarchy, the link to the start page could for example look like this: EPiServer Labs Although it will work, it doesnt look... [ Read full article ]

01 July 2008  1 Comments

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Per Bjurström

Integrated authentication in Firefox

by: Per Bjurström

Using Firefox 3 with Scrum Dashboard and Team System Web Access is not a pleasant experience because Integrated Authentication is by default disabled resulting in login dialogs every time you fire up a new browser. You could use the IE Tab plug-in on a Windows box but another alternative is to actually enable Integrated Authentication. How-to: 1. Write about:config in the toolbar in Firefox and hit Enter 2. Write network. negotiate-auth. trusted-uris in the Filter text area 3. Edit this... [ Read full article ]

01 July 2008  0 Comments

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Ted Nyberg (Hallvarsson & Halvarsson)

When the edit interface works but all pages return 404

by: Ted Nyberg (Hallvarsson & Halvarsson)

This is just a friendly reminder about what to do when all EPiServer pages return a plain 404 File not found, but the edit and admin interfaces work perfectly well. You may even notice that the site works perfectly well using the ASP. NET Development Web Server, but won't work when run through IIS. I've run into this on a number of occasions, mainly because I often find myself in the situation of setting up an EPiServer site without using the EPiServer Manager. So, if you find yourself in a... [ Read full article ]

30 June 2008  0 Comments

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Adam Najmanowicz (Cognifide)

Fix for EPiServer CMS5 interfering with your EPiServer 4

by: Adam Najmanowicz (Cognifide)

The problem that can make a grown up man cry… You’re editing your EPiServer 4 project and suddenly the edit mode stops working. the server reports compilation errors. something along the lines: Compiler error: CS0433: Type „EPiServer. Global” exists in „c:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\EPiServer\5.1.422.122__8fe83dea738b45b7\EPiServer. dll” and „c:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\EPiServer\4.61.5.83__8fe83dea738b45b7\EPiServer. dll” The solution is to go to your web. config and edit the compilation section.... [ Read full article ]

27 June 2008  0 Comments

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XEND for EPiServer CMS 5 is released

by: Martin Stenke ( DropIT )

Email marketing is now available in EPiServer CMS 5. Newsletters are popularly used for internal communication purposes or as a way to distribute customer offers. Create your newsletters with XEND and you will get the powerful sending and follow-up capabilities of Apsis Newsletter Pro integrated in EPiServer’s familiar interface. Find out how to order your demo account at [...] [ Read full article ]

27 June 2008  0 Comments

Per Bjurström

Scrum Dashboard v2.2

by: Per Bjurström

I uploaded a new release on CodePlex today with some changes implemented the last month, download it here. [ Read full article ]

26 June 2008  0 Comments

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