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In this post I give you step by step instructions for getting Umbraco v8 forked, checked out and working on your local machine.
umbraco How to add default values to Umbraco properties in the backofficeThis post shows you how you can easily add a default value to a property when using the editor in the Umbraco backoffice.
umbraco Some questions answered about Umbraco CloudIn this post I give you some answers to the questions I had about Umbraco Cloud at the beginning of my journey with it.
umbraco 10 Web Developer tips I learned at Codegarden 2018In this post I share with you 10 web developer tips and tricks I learned at Codegarden 2018
umbraco I'm now an Umbraco MVPI am so honoured to be made an Umbraco MVP. This award was given to me for my contributions to the Umbraco Community. It is the highlight of my career as a Web Developer and came completely out of the blue when I received the good news, with an invitation to collect the award at CodeGarden in May.
umbraco How to upgrade Umbraco safelyI have upgraded quite a few Umbraco sites recently and I thought I would share my experience and strategy with you to help you do your upgrades as safely as possible.
umbraco Umbraco - The Friendliest CommunityThis post gives you an idea of what the Umbraco community is like and why I think it is the best tech community.
dotnet·umbraco How to create url rewrite rules for ASP.NET, MVC and Umbraco in web.configThis post is a reference to show you how to set up rewrite rules in your web.config file.
umbraco How to solve the GitHub error fatal: HttpRequestException encounteredGitHub has been upgraded from using TLS 1.0 to TLS 1.2 and it has caused issues for people. This post should help you solve this issue.
umbraco What is Umbraco CMSThis post tells you what Umbraco CMS is and what the benefits of using it are.
umbraco How to set up Raygun on your .NET websiteThis post shows you how to set up Raygun on your .NET website. It gives you step by step instructions on how to get started.
umbraco CodeShare Starter Kit for UmbracoCodeShare Starter Kit was built for Umbraco version 7.7.6 and above. It uses Nested Content which is now built into Umbraco. It allows you you create lists of things in a single property.