So recently we had a couple of our sites randomly having weird issues of injecting strange characters in the URL when a user browsed the site in IE10. At first glance I thought the values were GUIDs but after some great help form Juraj Ondrus (Head of Kentico Support) I discovered the values were in fact the session id. After a quick search I found that there is a known issue with .NET 4.0 and the IE10 User-Agent causing ASP.NET to not use your Set-Cookie settings for your application.What it looks like1. User attempts to log into the site using IE10 User browses to login page
2. User is re-
IE10 Adding Session to URL
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Kentico & Microsoft PunchOut for the Gulf Coast .NET User Group Site
Running the Gulf Coast .NET User Group is one of my favorite activities and I’m always looking for ways to improve the group and generate interest. Whether it’s planning the next meeting and lining up an awesome speaker or adding new social and media features to the site, enhancing the experience for the group members is essential to keeping the group strong and relevant. I wanted to highlight how we are using Kentico CMS and Windows Azure to power an awesome user group site with many exciting capabilities. Body blow! – Built on Kentico CMSThe main focus of the GCDNUG si
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Hosting a Custom Application Inside a Kentico CMS site
Given how easy it is to configure and mold Kentico to your needs, hosting a separate application inside of the platform is fairly simple process and can make life a lot easier for developers. Leveraging many of Kentico’s built-in features within your custom app is a great way to extend functionality without having to do a lot of heavy lifting. This blog details a few ways you can use Kentico functionality within your apps with just a little configuration.NOTE
For these examples I’m assuming your custom app is a folder Kentico root and its code is compiled with the CMS app.Security
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Retrieving Attachment Info using the Kentico REST Service
The REST service that comes with Kentico CMS is a great resource for any project that needs to extend the functionality of deleting and updating content through a programmatic interface. This service has a ton of great features that allow for content retrieval, document manipulation, and object data retrieval, all of which simplify interacting with the system from an external application. While we have used the service to return document information many times in the past, I recently had the requirement to return document attachment info, as well. REST Service to the rescue!
This guide will
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Kentico CMS - Missing Web Part Icons
I recently encountered an issue while working on a site with the standard Kentico web part icons disappearing. After talking with Dominik Pinter, I found the issue was something kind of interesting so I wanted to pass the info along to everyone.
First, a little background. I have a site I currently have deployed into Windows Azure using Kentico’s recommended configuration. All files are being stored in Windows Azure storage, and more importantly, all web part icons show up. The site is configured to store all images on the file system (Site Manager / Settings / System / Files) and ever
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Kentico Rocks - A New Podcast For Developers
OK, I’m a little late in putting out this blog, but I wanted to let everyone know about a new blog series I’m a part of. First though, a little history. For the past few years at the Kentico Connections Brian and I have had tons of conversations with developers on all kinds of topics. From best practices to random topics, as MVPs we have answered many questions for the development community. Brian, Jereon, and I love helping out and we stay pretty busy at the annual events. Some of the best parts of the Connections are actually the conversations we have with each other. Brian an
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Kentico Rocks Episode 3 - Upgrading
Another helping of Kentico Rocks is fresh out of the studio! In this episode Brian and discuss upgrading Kentico sites, from the olden days to today. We talk about improvements of the system, document, the Kentico Installation Manager, and our experiences along the way. With both of us starting development around v3.0, we cover a lot of ground and how Kentico has greatly improved the process and documentation.
We also threw in a good bit of tips for anyone wanting to move up to the latest versions to make sure the process is as smooth as possible. All in all, We think you’ll get
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Kentico CMS Custom Table Registration
Kentico is a great platform for creating and maintaining your entire site and data. Occasionally, you may have some data that existing before your site was created, or is just disconnected in some way. With Kentico v7’s
Custom Table functionality, you can easily register these tables in your system. This gives a ton of advantages like being able to create standard Kentico Queries and Transformations with CMS controls.
Let’s say you have a non-Kentico table full of information you HAVE to have on yours site. DB TableRegistering your tableYou will want to register this table wi
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Kentico Rocks 4 - Ecommerce
Kentico CMS has always been a great platform for building applications of all varieties. Online stores, intranets, and completely custom applications are just a few of the types Brian McKeiver and I have developed since version 4.1 We have tons of experience developing ecommerce sites of all flavors, including standard and “custom”, integrated solutions. In this webinar we cover the history of online store development with Kentico in the past, how the solution looks like today, and a few hints of things to come. I’m sure everyone will find something in our conversation that will help with a
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Kentico Ask The Experts #5 is Coming Up!
Another round of Kentico Ask The Experts is coming January 22, 2014! For those that haven’t watched, this webinar series is a roundtable of discussions with some great Kentico experts answering tough questions and trying to get Thom Robbins to laugh. Brian McKeiver, Jeroen Furst, Miro Remias, and myself will be on the air discussing tips and tricks and tackling challenges development challenges with Kentico CMS. It’s a great way to get the info you need for your projects and listen to Brian’s funny Michigan accent in the process.
In previous sessions we have tried
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Top 10 Blogs of 2013
Well, I‘ve finally recovered from quite the hectic holiday season and am settling back into the swing of things here at Bit-Wizards. The past few months have been jammed packed with projects, meetings, a few business trips, and not enough sleep. When I finally got a chance to relax, I thought about all of the blogs I have written over the last year and thought I would share a few with you that I find helpful. (Yes, I refer to my own blogs all the time when I can’t remember how to do something!)
So…Here’s my top 7 blogs of 2013! (Top 7? Why not? Mix it up a litt
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A Deeper Look at Kentico's Integration with Windows Azure
As one of the first CMS platforms to natively support Windows Azure, Kentico’s roots in the cloud are very solid. Since version 5.5R2 Kentico has allowed developers to leverage Microsoft’s cloud platform for hosting their applications in a highly available, scalable environment. In this blog I will be taking a closer look at some of the ways Kentico uses this architecture and what it means for applications and developers.
“Smart” Web Farm Support
All enterprise applications should be hosted in a load balanced environment to ensure site performance and availabilit
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Top Developer Features in Kentico CMS v8
Every new version of Kentico CMS Is packed full of features and new functionality. Driven mainly by the community and focus groups, Kentico strives to include capabilities the industry needs and forecast trends and patterns. While I love every new version that rolls out, Kentico v8 has some specific improvements that I think developers are going to love.
API Improvements / Documentation
Ah, APIs. Every programmer’s dream come true when working with a system. Kentico has always provided a great set of functionality to developers and v8 increases their offering. New APIs and classes
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Kentico Rocks 5 - Living MVP Style
Brian and I are finally back from hiatus with our next installation of Kentico Rocks, a podcast for Kentico developers where we discuss the platform and all the fun things we try and make it do. In this "ahem" abbreviated episode we talk about being a Kentico MVP, our favorite parts of the title, and how people can connect with us. Give it a listen and let me know what you think!
Your browser does not support the audio element. OK. Please excuse the weird left/right audio thing going on. I had to record this from a new machine and obviously didn’t have it configured right. Next time we be back to our full-on stereo audio selves.
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Kentico Rocks #6 - Here comes v8!
Kentico Rocks #6 is out and it’s a great conversation on the newest version of Kentico CMS. In this episode Brian and talk about v8 and many of the great new features headed to the development community. We definitely think it’s a tremendous improvement, both visually and technically, that will make a great product even better. After starting with v3.1, the improvements Kentico continues to make to the platform are really a testament to their commitment to providing the best solution they can. Kentico CMS v8 is the product of a lot of user feedback and focus groups and will brin
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How to Leverage the Kentico Caching API in Your Code
Kentico has numerous APIs to facilitate any functionality that is needed. A savvy developer will know which one to use where to save themselves a lot of work and headache when implementing they custom code. One of the most beneficial APIs I can think of the Caching API.
Under the hood, Kentico caches all kinds of data for various reasons. Being a data driven application, this methodology cuts down on database calls and round trips to deliver information and content quicker. If data isn’t changing, it just makes sense to use something in memory and save the extra processing time r
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South Alabama Day of .NET 2014 Recap
The 2014 South Alabama Day of .NET was a fantastic success with tons of great info for the attendees. I had the pleasure of speaking on 2 topics at this year’s event: Windows Azure Deployments and Kentico CMS v8. Here’s a quick recap of each session and my presentations for anyone that wanted to download them.
Microsoft Azure Deployments – What’s Right for Your Project?
In this session I covered the various deployments and what makes sense for businesses. I provided an overview of Azure and glimpse into the massive amount of functionality available for d
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Kentico Rocks #7 - 2 Weeks with Kentico 8
Well, it’s been an exciting past 2 weeks since Kentico v8 was released. If you’re like me, you downloaded the final version as soon as you could and promptly fumbled around in the new UI tring to figure out what to do. It's defintely a huge leap in functionality and design and is going to blow develoeprs away when they start using it.
In the latest round of Kentico Rocks, Brian and I talk about our first 2 weeks in the trenches with the new version and provide some tips on getting going with the new platform. Check out the latest podcast here and definitely let us
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Covering Windows 8 Integrations at the LADNUG April Meeting
I had a great opportunity to speak at the Lower Alabama .NET User Group last week. Meeting at the University of South Alabama, the group really engaged and asked some great questions about Windows 8 and integrating with multiple systems. Thanks to Chris Yokely and Ryan Duclos for hosting the group and allowing me to show all of the great integration in the Marine Scout Windows 8 app.
Here is my presentation for anyone that attended.
Intergrating 3rd Party Systems Into Windows 8
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Adding Custom Functionality to a Kentico CMS Module in V8
Kentico CMS provides a ton of great features out of the box that accommodate many needs of projects. There are some times, however, that developers need to extend these features to fill a particular business need. While Kentico has always been extendable, adding this custom functionality hasn’t always been a simple process.
Take for example you need to extend the User’s module to allow the management of some custom attributes. In the past, the User’s module was a fairly static set of pages and controls created by Kentico. A good pattern would be to add a new interface
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