Tag: tutorial
126 posts tagged tutorial.
Sitefinity ElevatedModeRegion: skipping permission checks the right way
ElevatedModeRegion skips Sitefinity permission checks for one manager. The namespace, one region per manager, and when search needs RunWithElevatedPrivilege.
Cloudflare Turnstile on Netlify: replacing the Netlify Forms reCAPTCHA
Netlify Forms only supports reCAPTCHA v2. How to put invisible Cloudflare Turnstile on a Netlify site with a Netlify Function, siteverify and Resend.
Why the Sitefinity page editor jumps when you drag a widget
The Sitefinity MVC page editor shifts the page on every drag, strobes drop zones and drags a page-wide bar. The CSS and RadDock patches that fix it.
Sitefinity search can't find the words inside your PDFs, PowerPoints or spreadsheets
Sitefinity ships text extractors for only five file types, so PowerPoint, Excel and .docm contents are never indexed. Here are four that fix it.
Vue 3 + Vite 8 + Tailwind CSS v4 on Sitefinity CMS: Complete Setup Guide with Code Splitting
Add Vue 3, Vite 8, Tailwind CSS v4 and shadcn-vue to Sitefinity CMS, with Rolldown code splitting, design-mode widget mounting and search indexing.
I Built an MCP Server for Sitefinity
A community-built MCP server that gives Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools direct access to your Sitefinity CMS logs, modules, routes, and content types.
Sitefinity Discover FormResponse MetaFields for custom export
How to discover Sitefinity MVC form field names at runtime using MetadataManager and TypeResolutionService for programmatic form response exports.
Easier, Sitefinity ContentLocations API
Discover Sitefinity's hidden ContentLocations API shortcuts introduced in v13. Learn how simple GET requests can show where content is used across your site.
Instructions for Sitefinity Autogenerated Designers
Learn developer-friendly techniques to add instructions in Sitefinity CMS autogenerated widget designers.
Nativescript iOS Simulator Laravel API Error: The certificate for this server is invalid
Fix NativeScript iOS simulator certificate error when connecting to Laravel API. Complete solution for local development SSL certificate issues.
This extension is not installable on any currently installed products Visual Studio 2022 ARM
Fix Visual Studio 2022 ARM extension compatibility issues with this simple workaround.
Running Sitefinity on Apple Silicon with Parallels
Running Sitefinity CMS on Apple Silicon MacBooks with Parallels: the Windows VM, Visual Studio ARM, IIS and SQL Server setup.
Defining which Controller Action or Json route to POST to when there's more than one on the page
Learn how to target specific Sitefinity controller instances when multiple widgets exist on the same page.
Timezone conversion from Sitefinity OData Event API Service
I wrested with the Sitefinity timezone conversion through the OData API so you don't have to.
How to get the saved Controller properties for a widget on a page
Learn how to retrieve saved MVC controller properties for Sitefinity widgets. Essential for accessing widget data through web services and custom functionality.
Unable to directly link to a backend Advanced Configuration Section
Sitefinity allows linking to the root element in the backend Advanced Configuration, but have you had it not work?
How to join a party with XBox xCloud and not get the ms-xbl-multiplayer link error
Accepting an xCloud party invite throws a Microsoft Store popup for the ms-xbl-multiplayer link. Launch from xbox.com/play and send the invite from the browser.
Auditing page permissions
Quickly pull in who has custom access to Sitefinity page permissions through this handy SQL Stored Procedure!
Adding a class to HTML when a custom widget is on the page
Avoid UI flicker in Sitefinity with a server-side technique that adds a class to your HTML element when a custom widget is on the page.
Custom Function Validation in KendoUI Spreadsheet
Learn how to create custom function validation in KendoUI Spreadsheet with R1C1 notation.
Adding Telerik Reporting v15+ to Sitefinity in 2021
Add Telerik Reporting v15+ back into modern Sitefinity with the correct route setup and a Vue.js component for viewing reports.
Use VueJs with Sitefinity
Tips on how to use VueJs with Sitefinity and not have every widget all webpacked and loaded on every page.
VueJs Upload Input though a regular form postback
Learn how to integrate VueJs validation and state management with traditional form postbacks for file uploads without complex async upload handling.
Downloading a file through a login page
Fix the blank page issue when users try to download protected files in Sitefinity after login.
Sitefinity anonymous form submissions
How to configure Sitefinity to allow authenticated users to anonymously submit forms using EventHub and SQL queries.
Adding MetaProperties like OpenGraph to ActionResult routes
Boost your Sitefinity site's SEO: A clear tutorial on adding essential meta and OpenGraph properties to pages generated by custom ActionResult routes.
Viewing what's in your Sitefinity Sitemap
Create a readable text version of your Sitefinity sitemap to audit pages and debug dynamic content routes.
Blocking bottraffic or trafficbot url requests from jacking up your Google Analytics
Stop bot traffic spam from ruining your Google Analytics data by blocking bottraffic.live and trafficbot.life requests with IIS rewrite rules.
Create a Scheduled Task\Cron job in Sitefinity
Learn how to create scheduled tasks and cron jobs in Sitefinity CMS. Complete guide with code examples for background task automation and mail queue processing.
Sitefinity Signing certificate not configured
Fix the 'Signing certificate not configured' warning in Sitefinity 13.2+.
Populating a Sitefinity Form Field from a remote API
Learn how to populate Sitefinity form dropdowns with remote API data using JavaScript and KendoUI.
Exclude pages from netlifys sitemap plugin
Learn how to properly exclude pages and routes from Netlify's sitemap plugin in Nuxt.js.
Showing your Tailwindcss Responsive Breakpoint
A utility to display the current Tailwind CSS responsive breakpoint (e.g., sm, md, lg, xl) on your screen, aiding in responsive web development.
Configure Sitefinity with SAML2 Authentication
A tutorial on configuring Sitefinity for SAML2 (SAML 2.0) SSO authentication using Sustainsys.Saml2 Nuget packages and registering the provider in Global.asax.
Navigating from List to Detail no hardcoded routes
Learn how to create dynamic navigation between list and detail views in Sitefinity without hardcoding routes.
Replacing a Sitefinity Page with a new version
How do I swap out (depreciate) a sitefinity page so it can be replaced with a new one.
Sitefinity serving old versions of files
Fix browser caching issues in Sitefinity when updated files serve old versions.
Open facebook app to someones profile
The correct URI scheme (fb://profile?id=username) for deep linking to a Facebook profile from a NativeScript app on iOS.
EmailTextField for Authenticated users
Skip the redundant EmailTextField input for logged-in users in Sitefinity forms and streamline the form for authenticated visitors.
Changing the look of toolbox widget icons
Learn how to customize Sitefinity toolbox widget icons with CSS classes.
Finding out which provider a user logged in with
Discover how to determine which authentication provider a user logged in with in Sitefinity.
Duplicate urlname popup fix using custom script
Fix duplicate content URL name issues in Sitefinity with custom backend content view scripts.
Finding sitefinity widgets on a page
Discover which Sitefinity widgets are used on which pages with this handy RandomSiteControlsMVC widget. Track widget usage across your entire site efficiently.
Angular widgets in Sitefinity
Use Angular widgets in Sitefinity: bootstrap multiple Angular applications on a single page without them conflicting.
Social Logout in Sitefinity
If your users log in with a social account, they also then need a way to log OUT of that social account as well right?
Free SSL in Sitefinity with LetsEncrypt
Set up free SSL certificates for your Sitefinity website using Let's Encrypt. Step-by-step guide with automated renewal and OWIN middleware integration.
Supercharge Sitefinity load times with Roslyn
Dramatically improve Sitefinity performance with Microsoft's Roslyn compiler.
Sitefinity forms popup template
Show Sitefinity forms in a Bootstrap modal popup by overriding the default MVC forms template.
Help! My PageEditor is broken!
Troubleshoot Sitefinity page editor issues with this comprehensive guide.
Sitefinity 10.1 and Development Load times
Maximize Sitefinity 10.1 development speed improvements by disabling site warmup plugins. Essential configuration tips for faster build-test cycles.
Remote certificate is invalid error, self sign a cert
Fix Sitefinity 10 Identity Server 3 certificate validation errors by creating a self-signed SSL certificate for local development.
Feather MVC bootstrap dropdown navigation template
Learn how to add a missing Bootstrap dropdown template to Sitefinity Feather.
Kendo Grid: cannot read property data of undefined
Troubleshoot the Kendo Grid 'cannot read property data of undefined' error during CRUD operations.
Sanitize pasted content in the Sitefinity Editor
Learn how to prevent Sitefinity content editors from pasting problematic content from MSWord into the KendoUI Editor widget.
Sitefinity Taxa Filtering hardcoded to only use AND
Overcome Sitefinity's hardcoded AND logic in taxa filtering. Workaround for implementing OR logic between taxonomies using custom filter expressions.
Set rendered html for images and docs in the editor
Learn how to customize the markup generated by RadEditor and Kendo WYSIWYG editors for images and documents in Sitefinity.
Customizing Sitefinity MVC Form Column Names
Customize column names for new controls in Sitefinity Feather MVC forms by editing the MetaField's ColumnName property in the advanced settings.
Easy Css Setup for Tablet and Phone NativeScript
Learn how to create responsive CSS for tablet and phone layouts in NativeScript using size-specific selectors.
Finding MVC widgets in your page designer
Learn how to visually identify MVC widgets during Sitefinity Hybrid to Pure MVC migration. Simple CSS trick to add MVC tags to widget titles in page edit mode.
Fixing Cached Ldap Roles
Solve Sitefinity LDAP caching issues when user roles change. Workaround for aggressive LDAP query caching that prevents role updates without app pool recycling.
Detect Indexing in your feather view
Learn how to detect when Sitefinity Lucene indexer is crawling your content and hide unnecessary content from search results.
Loading a specific Feather Template in Hybrid Mode
Configure Sitefinity Feather resource packages in hybrid mode. Learn how to link page templates to specific resource packages for consistent styling.
Organizing widgets in your Sitefinity Page Editor
Organize Sitefinity Feather MVC widgets in your page editor toolbox. Learn how to hide default MvcWidgets section and categorize widgets properly for better UX.
Prevent RadListView bloating your page with HTML
Optimize Sitefinity RadListView performance by preventing unnecessary JavaScript bloat. Remove redundant scripts and improve page load times.
Rapidly write and debug javascript in a page
Speed up JavaScript development in Sitefinity by using Dropbox file sharing to avoid constant widget editing and template versioning delays.
Redirect to protected document after login
Smoothly redirect Sitefinity users to protected documents post-login. This tutorial offers a workaround for the common 401 error, enhancing user experience.
Sitefinity 7.1s new multi-widget module system
Learn how Sitefinity 7.1 introduced multiple widgets for hierarchical modules, replacing the confusing single widget system.
Export Sitefinity Content to Pdf or MSWord
Learn how to export HTML content to PDF or Microsoft Word documents using Sitefinity's built-in Telerik WPF tools.
MVC Widgets in your Sitefinity WebForms Templates
Use Sitefinity MVC widgets in WebForms templates without drag and drop. Learn how to embed MVC controllers directly in WebForms markup with examples.
Append text to a Sitefinity Page Title
How to reliably append or prefix your site name to Sitefinity page titles, for both MVC and WebForms pages.
KendoUI Sortable Widget with MVVM
Learn how to implement KendoUI's powerful Sortable widget with MVVM pattern.
Customize Custom Sitefinity Toolbox Elements
Customize Sitefinity toolbox elements with custom images and styling: replace the generic layout icons and add descriptive text for editors.
Sitefinity Cache
Using the Sitefinity Cache Manager in your projects, with code examples for adding, querying and removing cache objects.
Make your LoginWidget react to a clientside login
Enhance Sitefinity LoginWidget with jQuery AJAX hooks for better user feedback.
Show Alt Text in the Sitefinity Images Module Grid
Learn how to add Alt Text columns to the Sitefinity Images Module backend grid.
Defouting the new 6.1 Sitefinity Nav Menu
Fix the Flash of Unstyled Text (FOUT) issue with Sitefinity 6.1 navigation menus. Learn how to prevent menu items from popping into place during page load.
How PreCompiled templates work
Understanding how Sitefinity precompiled templates work for improved performance. Learn about the compilation process and virtual path resolution.
Use Sitefinity Layout Controls without Drag\Drop
Sitefinity Layouts are amazingly flexible...stop writing your own CSS and use these.
Introducing the ScriptStyle Widget
Discover the ultimate replacement for Sitefinity's JavaScript and CSS embed widgets.
Fixing Ugly Hierarchical DynamicContent Urls
Fix ugly redundant URLs in Sitefinity hierarchical dynamic content by creating custom controls with flexible parent URL handling. Cleaner routing solution.
Add Custom Taxonomies to a Designer
Sitefinity widget designers only filter on built-in taxonomies. The ViewMap edit that adds a custom taxonomy filter, plus the FilterSelectorItem markup.
Sitefinity ORM Context Management explained
Sitefinity ORM context management: why you shouldn't wrap managers in using statements, and how Sitefinity manages OpenAccess contexts.
Disable RadControls embedded jQuery in Sitefinity
Learn how to safely disable the embedded jQuery in Sitefinity RadControls to prevent double loading and optimize page performance.
More Efficent Sitefinity Breadcrumb
Optimize Sitefinity breadcrumb widget performance by removing unnecessary RadSiteMap stylesheets and empty wrapper divs.
Loading Sitefinity faster on your dev box
Boost Sitefinity development performance by increasing IIS worker process priority.
Custom attributes for Sitefinity Taxa
Extend Sitefinity Taxa with custom attributes using the built-in API, storing metadata beyond the description and synonyms fields.
Simplified no bloat html Sitefinity taxonomy widget
Sitefinity's WebForms Taxonomy widget ships bloated HTML. This lightweight user control displays taxonomies cleanly instead.
Decorate your Sitefinity Forms with KendoUI
Learn how to enhance your Sitefinity forms with KendoUI controls for better user experience and functionality.
Javascript Date Formatting
Simplify JavaScript date formatting using KendoUI's built-in functions.
Debugging a Kendo Template Loop
Learn how to debug KendoUI templates using standard JavaScript debugging methods.
Avoid Version errors with Assembly Binding
Resolve .NET assembly version mismatch errors (YSOD) in Sitefinity by adding assembly binding redirects to your web.config.
How To List
A collection of Sitefinity tutorials, tips and how-to guides for developers working on Sitefinity CMS.
Clientside Debugging the Telerik RadControls
The Telerik RadControls client API is bigger than the docs. Debug it live in browser devtools by breakpointing into the controls and testing sender and args.
Validation of viewstate MAC failed
Here's how you can address getting a Validation of viewstate MAC error screen in Sitefinity
Continuing the Sitefinity KendoUI posts
Discover how to use KendoUI components already embedded in Sitefinity without downloading external files.
Simple WCF in Sitefinity
Learn how to create simple WCF services in Sitefinity with this beginner-friendly tutorial.
Customizing the Sitefinity Page Editor
Customize the Sitefinity page editor experience with CSS targeting specific editor modes.
Row not found: GenericOID Error
Fix Sitefinity GenericOID errors and Events module saving issues by disabling OpenAccess Level 2 Cache - troubleshooting guide with Data.config settings.
Using Cufon with ASP.NET and Telerik
Learn how to integrate Cufon font replacement with ASP.NET and Telerik RadControls without jQuery conflicts or browser compatibility issues.
OpenAccess Nested Repeater to Generic List Property
Learn how to bind nested repeaters with Telerik OpenAccess ORM using Generic List properties. No-code solution for one-to-many table relationships.
Telerik Reporting: NeedsDataSource
NeedsDataSource is a nice way to populate a report, but I always have trouble remembering which Type to cast to for the "object sender" variable.
Installing ELMAH with Sitefinity
Step-by-step guide to installing ELMAH error logging with Sitefinity CMS.
Better Sitefinity File Page in Sitefinity 3.x
The Sitefinity 3.x file manager has no delete confirmation. Replace Files.aspx with a RadFileExplorer that has one, plus a safer root folder setup for editors.
More tools for Generic Content in Sitefinity 3.x
Add more editing tools to the Sitefinity RadEditor toolbar by customizing EditorToolsFile.xml.
Using Button Selectors with Sitefinity 3.x
Shows you how to have sitefinity 3.x generate a UI for you to pick content
Hyperlinks in External Templates
How Sitefinity 3.x automatically sets NavigateUrl on up to six asp:Hyperlink controls with IDs like fullContent1 and fullContent2.
Stored Procedure for obtaining WF4 bookmarks
Learn how to use a stored procedure to extract and view WF4 (Windows Workflow Foundation 4) bookmarks from the database.
Using Webservices with Telerik OpenAccess
Solve the "ObjectScope is already closed" error in Telerik OpenAccess webservices by using anonymous in-memory objects instead of direct entity returns.
Sitefinity RadWindow popup styles
Style Sitefinity 3.x RadWindow popups to match your backend design. Learn how to create custom Telerik RadWindow skins that look native and professional.
Changing the look of controls dropped onto your page
Customizing Sitefinity control templates: modifying external templates, configuring template paths, and avoiding upgrade breakage.
Querying Telerik OpenAccess with LinqPad
Step-by-step guide to configure LinqPad for querying Telerik OpenAccess domain models - setup assemblies, namespaces, and start exploring your data layer.
Fix Sitefinity 3.x Edit Mode Style
Fix Sitefinity 3.x edit mode styling issues by creating custom CSS overrides for design mode. Improve the page editing experience for content editors.
Telerik Reporting: Export On Button Click
How to wire up a report download to a button click with Telerik Reporting
Compiling Projects against multiple versions
Solve DLL Hell when building Sitefinity plugins for multiple versions.
Moving the sitefinity logo
Move the mandatory Sitefinity Community logo using jQuery. Step-by-step guide to relocate the persistent bottom logo to your desired page location.
Stripping HTML using the RadEditor
Learn how to efficiently strip HTML tags using Telerik RadEditor's built-in functionality.
Debugging a bad WebResource.axd request
Debug bad WebResource.axd requests in ASP.NET: decrypt the resource URL and identify which assembly the request is coming from.
Extension Methods with OpenAccess
Learn how to extend Telerik OpenAccess Domain Model Context with custom extension methods.
DB Driven Scripting and Styling with SF4
Use the Sitefinity CSS and JavaScript widgets for page scripts and styles while keeping your WYSIWYG design clean.
Preventing Content Popping with KendoUI
Fix content flash and layout jumping in the KendoUI splitter by hiding content until initialization is complete.
Advanced RadXmlHttpPanel
Telerik's RadXmlHttpPanel for AJAX: sending data, the C# WebMethod structure, and the JavaScript callbacks for advanced ASP.NET pages.
Cross-Browser CSS Gradients
Learn how to create cross-browser CSS gradients that work in all major browsers. Includes vendor prefixes, modern alternatives, and gradient generator tools.
Positioning in Sitefinity 4
Use Sitefinity 4 layout controls for precise positioning without code, aligning widgets with nested layouts.
Search All Tables SQL Stored Procedure
A good stored procedure to do a full text search on the Sitefinity database
Blog Post Title Images
Learn how to add dynamic title images to Sitefinity blog posts using custom fields and widget templates.
Hidden but powerful Q3 2010 styling features
Discover hidden RadStyleSheetManager features in Telerik Q3 2010 controls. Learn how to combine external CSS files for better performance optimization.