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In this episode we dive deep into document types in Umbraco 13. You will create content pages, a homepage, a search page, and site settings. We cover data types, compositions, components, the umbracoNaviHide property, tagging, dynamic routes as an XPath replacement, and setting up ModelsBuilder for strongly typed models.
videos·umbraco Episode 3This episode covers Umbraco templates and Razor views. You will download a Bootstrap theme, integrate it into Umbraco, split the HTML into reusable partial views, learn about view imports and layout files, and create dictionary values for managing shared text content across your site in a clean way.
videos·umbraco Episode 2In this episode you will install Umbraco 13 from scratch using the dotnet CLI and Package Script Writer. We explore the different Umbraco versions, tour the backoffice admin interface, create your first homepage document type, edit a template, and make content editable using Umbraco properties and CodePen examples.
videos·umbraco Episode 1This episode introduces the full Umbraco 13 tutorial series. You will see a preview of the finished website we are building together, including block grid editing, block previews in the backoffice, navigation, a working contact form, tagging, and search with Examine. It sets the stage for everything ahead.
git How to rebase with GitThis post is just a place for me to put the steps for me or someone else to follow when doing a rebase using git.
dotnet·sql·umbraco How to solve the Umbraco Deploy schema mismatch error Database type is differentThis post shows you how to fix the umbraco deploy schema mismatch error where the database type is different
videos·umbraco Umbraco 13 TutorialLearn Umbraco 13 with our complete video tutorial series. Master document types, block grids, forms, search, and more. Perfect for .NET developers.
sql How to strip the trailing slash off a URL in SQLThis post shows you how to remove the trailing slash off a URL in SQL and teaches you a lesson about Skybrud Redirects.
sql SQL snippet for creating a database with a login and user in SQLThis post is just basically a SQL snippet for you to copy, paste and edit for use when you need to create a SQL database with a login and a user.
dev Regex to check if there are at least x number of digits in a phone number stringThis post gives you a regex so you can check if there are at least x numbers in a string. This is ideal for phone number fields where you don't care about the format but you do want there to be some numbers.
web·sql 5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources
dev How to resolve 'Problem verifying your YouTube account'This post shows you how to solve the problem where you can't verify your YouTube account.