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This post shows you how I created a handler to create dynamic header images for my umbraco website using ImageProcessor.
dev How to get realtime notifications for website traffic using Google Analytics and JavaScriptThis post shows you how you can get notifications for your Google Analytics realtime website traffic, using Slack notifications as an example.
umbraco How to fix the SVG 404 error when using Umbraco and Azure Blob StorageIn this post I show you how to solve the SVG 404 error when working with Umbraco and Azure Blob Storage
umbraco Find out how my blog reached 1 million page viewsIn this post I will tell you how my blog reached 1 million page views.
dev The 10 Commandments of ProgrammingHere are the 10 commandments of programming. Thou shalt name things properly...
umbraco Giphy Property Editor Package for UmbracoAll about the new Giphy Animated GIF Searxh picker I created for Umbraco 7 and 8
dev The importance of writing a good question before you ask for help onlineThis post explains the importance of writing a good question before you ask for help online
umbraco How to include scripts from partial views in MVC and UmbracoThis post will show you how you can include scripts from inside an MVC partial view rather than having to put them in the view.
umbraco How to create packages and content apps for Umbraco v8In this series you will create a Space Invaders content app. The point of this is not to play Space Invaders, or to create yet another content app, it is to share the repeatable steps for building packages for Umbraco v8 so you can have the confidence and structure in place to be able to start creating packages for your own ideas, which other people can contribute to and you can maintain easily enough.
sql How to delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN queryThis post will give you a clear example to follow to help you delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN query, giving you the confidence that you query is correct.
git How to ignore a file locally in git without ignoring it from the repositoryThis post shows you how you can ignore a file in git locally without ignoring it from the repository.
umbraco How to get the picked item name in Stacked Content and Nested Content using ncNodeNameThis post shows you how you can get the name of the picked item in Nested Content or Stacked Content instead of just item1, item2 etc using ncNodeName