Site Generation using the Kentico API
Over the years I’ve been asked about automated site generation with Kentico CMS numerous times. Because Kentico’s extensive API is so accessible, this is much easier than people think. In this blog...
View ArticleMarine Scout Windows 8 App Root Frame Cert Issue
After many, many, MANY months of testing and certifying, Marine Scout for Windows 8 has finally been released! You can check out the app here: Get The App! There is a free and paid version. The Paid...
View ArticleHow to add event attendees using the Kentico CMS API
The Kentico CMS platform is one of the most extendable and usable APIs I’ve ever worked with. There is literally nothing I haven’t been able to do with, assuming it’s programmatically possible. For...
View ArticleKentico Web Farms Explained
Every business website should be running a high-availability configuration, ensuring it’s always available and responsive to traffic. In order to facilitate this environment, Kentico has built in...
View ArticleWhat You’ve Been Missing at Kentico Training Events
One of Kentico’s greatest assets is its development community and the accessibility of information. From a dedicated developer portal (DevNet), to blogs from developers and MVP’s (Most Valuable...
View ArticleIE10 Adding Session to URL
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...
View ArticleKentico & 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...
View ArticleHosting 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....
View ArticleRetrieving 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleKentico 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,...
View ArticleKentico 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....
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleTop 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,...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleSouth 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...
View ArticleKentico 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...
View ArticleCovering 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...
View ArticleAdding 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...
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