Automatic schema updates with backup for SQL Azure
From version 8.7 of EPiServer it is now possible to allow EPiServer to make schema changes to the database automatically when there are any in the upcoming version of EPiServer. You can read more about...
View ArticleA breaking change in EPiServer 8 that are not on the list
EPiServer has defined all the breaking changes for EPiServer 8 on this page:http://world.episerver.com/documentation/Items/Upgrading/EPiServer-CMS/8/Breaking-changes/There are one change that effected...
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Setup EPiServer Search in a future safe and stable way
In almost every project I have done where I have the solution in a load balanced way I have had problem with EPiServer Search. Now I have figured out a way to set it up so the problems are nearly gone....
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The known and unknown of Include, IncludeOn, Exclude and ExcludeOn
These four settings have always been and are little headache for me and today I took some time trying to learn more about them.Basically they work like this:Include A type array of typed content to...
View ArticleHow to create a admin sql user through code
Sometimes you need to have a sql user in your development environment and this is easy to create by code on startup of the application. In this example I added an if statement so that this is only...
View ArticleCreate a prop-snippet to support property with virtual
When I am developing a site and creating a pagetype or block type I use the shortcut for creating a property inside Visual Studio a lot. The problem with that one is that is does not include the...
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PropertyAppSettings, a great but kind of hidden build in function in Episerver
This function has been built in for a long time, but the documentation of it is very hidden, so I hope I with this post will inspire more people to use it.This is very usefull if you like to have a...
View ArticleUsing AppSettings instead of ConfigSections for Episerver Find
In the documentation for Episerver Find it says that you should write like this in your app.config or web.config file:<configuration><configSections><section name="episerver.find"...
View ArticleCreate custom report in MVC with Excel Export
Lately I have seen a couple of questions about how to make a excel export from a custom report and also if it is possible to make a custom report in MVC.I had never done any custom reports in MVC so I...
View ArticleEpiserver MeetUp in Malmö, Sweden 13 of April
For all you developers in Malmö or nearby, we will arrange a MeetUp there on the 13´th of April where we will show Episerver Forms and also talk about ASP.NET Core and MVC Core and how Episerver are...
View ArticleNew MeetUp group in Gothenburg, Sweden
We have just created a new MeetUp group for all epi developers in Gothenburg or nearby.We are planning to hold a first session before summer so if you are a epi-developer and live in och nearby...
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Installing WebApi and enable dependency injection for it
Update: I have updated the code to do as Valdis are pointing out in the comments.It is more and more common to use WebApi inside a Episerver solution, since it is great to use when you for example like...
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Extending the Episerver editor interface
This blog post will summarize the sessions I held at Episerver Ascend Nordic and Episerver Ascend Europe and you will also have to opportunity to get hold of the code yourself to try it out.I am...
View ArticleGetting this error when indexing in Episerver Find:...
After spending some time trying to figure out why I get a lot of these errors when Find are indexing my site I feel I need to share the info on why it happened.The error are can come if you for example...
View ArticleReport From Episerver Ascend
For the fourth consecutive year, Episerver is holding its grand annual conference, Ascend in Las Vegas. Episerver is growing more and more in the US, especially after their acquisition of Ektron a few...
View ArticleSQL Script to fix problem with Lionbridge after upgrade to the version for...
Disclamber: You should propably never do like this unless it is completly nessesary since you are working directly agains the database of Epi and that can be dangerous so IF you do this, I will take no...
View ArticleSQL Script to fix problem with content tree not loading or set access rights...
Disclamber: You should propably never do like this unless it is completly nessesary since you are working directly agains the database of Epi and that can be dangerous so IF you do this, I will take no...
View ArticleFixing error on loading critera for visitor group after changing namespace
Sometimes you need to move code and with that change the namespace for a class.If you do it for a content type there should be no problem at all since Episerver will update it as long as you have...
View ArticleFixing error The block or page '[ContentTypeName]' has not been synchronized yet
Sometimes the database schema synchronization for some reason does not work and you end up with an error message like this:Initialize action failed for 'Initialize on class...
View ArticleSite Settings Url and Episerver Cloud license
When Episerver released their Cloud license, also called the instance bound license that can be used both on prem or in ordinary Azure or Amazon they needed a way to get information on what site that...
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