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umbraco How to create a simple FAQs page in Umbraco using Archetype in 7 easy steps

Ironically, this question gets asked a lot, so I thought I would show you how simple and easy it is to create an FAQs page in Umbraco using the Archetype package, in 7 easy steps.

umbraco How to protect media items in Umbraco

This post shows you how to protect media in Umbraco. It works on the idea that you can put the media you want to protect in a parent folder.

umbraco Simple Web API Helper for Umbraco and MVC

This post gives you the code to help you build an API url with the parameters and a quick way to call a simple get method and parse the results to the object you are expecting back from the API.

dev What is TDD? How to get started with Test Driven Development

This post gives you an introduction into Test Driven Development. It uses a simple, real world example to show you how to get started.

umbraco How to create a custom Html Helper Extension Method in MVC and Umbraco

This post shows you how you can create a custom Html Helper Extension Method for your own Umbraco and MVC projects.

dev 3 Features of ES7 (and Beyond) That You Should Be Using, Now

There are a few key features of the latest and upcoming JavaScript features to which you should be paying attention.

umbraco How to create a custom 404 page handler via a package action in Umbraco

This post shows you how you can use package actions to modify, update, or set configurations for your Umbraco site on your package install event.

umbraco How to set up Continuous Deployment for MVC and Umbraco using AppVeyor

This guide walks you Through how to set up AppVeyor for continuous delivery of an MVC or Umbraco site.

umbraco How to fix the error 'No physical template file was found for template X'

This post shows you how to fix the error No physical template file was found for template X. There is an animated which shows you how to fix it.

umbraco Why is Umbraco CMS so rubbish?

You may have used it before, or you may be using it now and the thought might go through your head 'Why is Umbraco so rubbish' or other words to that effect.

dev How to create a Hangman Chat Bot game in Node.js using Microsoft Bot Framework

This post will show you step by step how to create a Chat Bot using Node.js and the Microsoft Bot Framework. Don't be put off if you've never used node.js before. It's really easy to use. You don't need to be an expert to write node.js programs. Anyone can follow along with this tutorial.

sql How to migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower version

This post shows you how you can migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database from one version to a lower or earlier one. E.g. 2016 to 2014, 2014 to 2012, 2012 to 2008 etc