Codegarden 2022 Video Now Available
The video for my 2022 Codegarden talk "Codegarden 2022 - Developers + Content Editors + Umbraco Deploy = ❤️" is now online.
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Displaying Results After an Umbraco Form Submission
At Codegarden 2018 I did a talk titled "Umbraco Forms as the Ultimate Survey Tool". Recently I received a question about how to display the submitted data in an aggregated format after the form has been submitted. This was something that my talk demo was doing. I though this might make for a good follow-up article, especially since the recent update to Umbraco Forms makes it an even more appealing tool for developers to use.
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3 Ways to Handle Environment-Specific Data in an Umbraco Site
A few weeks ago I came across an issue on GitHub requesting an Umbraco Core feature to allow for specifying data or content that would be different based on the current website’s environment (development/staging/live). Considering the question today, in light of the current state of Umbraco 8 and Umbraco Cloud, 3 ways to handle this need came to mind. Here they are – in general order of coding complexity.
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Understanding the Umbraco Cloud Portal Errors Screen
If you have an Umbraco Cloud Account, you have likely noticed a link to “View errors” on some of your environments. How do errors get listed there - and how can you best use the information to maintain your site?
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4 Things Agencies Usually Forget to Address When Bidding on Web Projects
Running a profitable web development project is always challenging. In my experience while working with Agencies, there are a few things I’ve found that should be addressed up-front, which will save headaches – and cost overruns – later.
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How to Plan External Data Integrations for Your Umbraco Site
It’s extremely common for a corporate website to require integration with some sort of external data. In my work, I have encountered variations in the ways that data gets pulled-in, and the ways it gets used on-site. An important thing to remember about Umbraco is that when a site is architected properly, it works seamlessly with anything you can access through some sort of common interface – basically anything that ASP.Net can handle, Umbraco can utilize. I’ve found that there are three important questions to consider when designing your integration setup
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Umbraco MVP 2019
I am honored to be recognized as an Umbraco MVP. The award was presented during the Codegarden Conference in Odense, Denmark on May 22, 2019.
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Recommended Tools to Manage Digital Projects with Remote Team Members
Collaboration within a project team is, of course, necessary. When members of that team are geographically dispersed or include people from different organizations (for instance: freelancers, consultants, and clients), having the right tools to facilitate that collaboration efficiently is essential. Over the years of working with various teams, I have come to appreciate having certain tools available as part of any project. Ideally, your project management process includes all these tools.
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How an Industry Becomes a Community
Over 12 years ago I undertook a small research project – to find a Content Management System I could use for client websites. I had no idea how it would change my life.
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Codegarden 2018 Talk Online Now
The video for my 2018 Codegarden talk "Umbraco Forms as the Ultimate Survey Tool" is now online. You can download the slides and find the code on GitHub.
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Codegarden 2022 Video Now Available
Oct 5, 2022
Displaying Results After an Umbraco Form Submission
Apr 28, 2021
Understanding the Umbraco Cloud Portal Errors Screen
Oct 19, 2020
