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I am so honoured to be made an Umbraco MVP. This award was given to me for my contributions to the Umbraco Community. It is the highlight of my career as a Web Developer and came completely out of the blue when I received the good news, with an invitation to collect the award at CodeGarden in May.
git How to keep your fork up to date with the master repository in GitHubThis post gives you the commands you will need to keep your fork up to date with the master repository in GitHub.
umbraco How to upgrade Umbraco safelyI have upgraded quite a few Umbraco sites recently and I thought I would share my experience and strategy with you to help you do your upgrades as safely as possible.
umbraco Umbraco - The Friendliest CommunityThis post gives you an idea of what the Umbraco community is like and why I think it is the best tech community.
dotnet·umbraco How to create url rewrite rules for ASP.NET, MVC and Umbraco in web.configThis post is a reference to show you how to set up rewrite rules in your web.config file.
umbraco How to solve the GitHub error fatal: HttpRequestException encounteredGitHub has been upgraded from using TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2 and it has caused issues for people. This post should help you solve this issue.
umbraco What is Umbraco CMSThis post tells you what Umbraco CMS is and what the benefits of using it are.
umbraco How to set up Raygun on your .NET websiteThis post shows you how to set up Raygun on your .NET website. It gives you step by step instructions on how to get started.
umbraco CodeShare Starter Kit for UmbracoCodeShare Starter Kit was built for Umbraco version 7.7.6 and above. It uses Nested Content which is now built into Umbraco. It allows you you create lists of things in a single property.
umbraco How to create a Carousel in Umbraco using Nested Content and BootstrapThis post will show you how to build a carousel in umbraco using Nested Content and Bootstrap
umbraco HTML Extension method for returning formatted HTML from a string in C#This post shows you how to create an extension method for returning formatted HTML from a string input
umbraco Is it right to charge money for Umbraco packages when Umbraco itself is free?This post talks about whether or not people should be charging for an Umbraco package when Umbraco itself is free.