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Links resolving in a blog comment

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:40:48 GMT

This article gives you instructions on how to automatically resolve URL addresses into clickable links inserted by users in a comment of a blog post. There are two methods to achieve that -> pre-processing and post-processing.

.ASPXFormAuth cookie and Machine Key

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:27:31 GMT

This article describes how to use the Machine Key setting to preserve .ASPXFormAuth cookie.

Links resolving issue

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:15:36 GMT

In this article, we will show you what to check and change if you are having issues to display correct links to images or documents. The most common problem is that links are not resolved (they point to a relative path in the HTML output), or that the rendered URLs contain an additional “~” sign.

Global objects staging in multisite setup

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:51:21 GMT

In this article we will show you what needs to be set in order to synchronize global objects changes to all target servers (sites) in a multisite setup.

Caching API examples

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:59:46 GMT

This article gives you two examples how to cache data and how to flush them.

Enhancing the FindControl method

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:51:09 GMT

This article describes how to create a FindControl method which traverses the whole controls hierarchy to search for the given control. This approach is necessary, since the standard .NET FindControl method searches only one level deep in the hierarchy which is often insufficient due to the complex control trees generated by Kentico CMS.

Deleting multiple data entries from a Form

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:35:09 GMT

By default, you are only able to delete a Form's entries one by one. This article describes how to add a simple delete button to the editing interface to delete selected items at once.

Delete inactive contacts

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:13:46 GMT

The Contact management module generates a great amount of data, especially if you run a high-traffic website. Contacts are being created in large quantities. Some of those contacts might visit your website just once for a short moment and never return back. These contacts might not be interesting for your marketers; in fact, these contacts might hinder your work. This article will show you how to set rules for automatic deleting of inactive contacts.

How to process on-line marketing activities faster

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:41:53 GMT

By default, on-line marketing activities are logged into temporary files in the file system and they are processed and moved into the database every minute. This approach may not suit every scenario. For example, if a website uses content personalization based on visitor's activities, it is not possible to wait for so long. For this reason, you have two options if you need to process activities faster.

Updating contact's profile manually

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:21:22 GMT

This article gives you instructions on how to update contact’s profile in Online marketing module. Contact’s information is being updated automatically as corresponding visitor performs certain actions on a live site (such as user login) or by submitting forms. However, you might want to fill in additional information about current contact. Example would be mapping visitor’s IP to a city using external service or updating contact’s job title according to visitor’s landing page.

“SchedulingExecutor” exception after importing a v5.x site to v6

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:29:19 GMT

Due to changes in API names, you might get an exception on scheduled task execution after importing a site from a previous version (e.g. 5.x) into Kentico CMS 6.

5.5 R2 to 6.0 - CSS backward compatibility

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:31:29 GMT

There have been a lot of changes done in controls and web parts and the Dialogs.css stylesheet reference in new version 6.0. Therefore, it may happen that you'll experience issues connected with CSS styles on some parts of our sample sites. In order to overcome this incorrect behavior, we've prepared a special CSS stylesheet which fixes all those issues. To get complete instructions, please read on.

Creating a Mega Menu (step by step)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:55:06 GMT

In this article you’ll see how to integrate a Mega Menu. There are plenty of solutions for complex looking menus with images, link descriptions etc. all over the internet. They are using Javascript, CSS or combination of those two. In this example, we’ll integrate the following Mega Menu solution which is completely CSS driven (which is great from the Accessibility and a bit the SEO point of view): How to Build a Kick-Butt CSS3 Mega Drop-Down Menu

Fancybox functionality for the Event calendar web part

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:10:24 GMT

This article describes how to extend and modify the default behavior of the Event calendar web part. In particular, it explains how to use a proper JavaScript framework to open event details in a new modal window with a nice visual effect.

How to search for documents using assigned categories

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:43:58 GMT

As you might already know documents are not searchable by entering categories. For example, if you have a category assigned to a document, you cannot display that document by searching for a given category. This article shows you how to implement searching by using categories.

How to dynamically change properties of some web part or widget

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:51:18 GMT

This article describes how to dynamically change properties of web parts or widgets inserted on a document in the content tree.

How to display a File image in search results transformation

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:40:21 GMT

This knowledge base article shows you how you can display a File image in the search results transformation using custom transformation method.

How to set up a Smart search filter for document tags

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:45:20 GMT

This article introduces a way how to enable a Smart search filter for document tags. The users will be able to select any of tags which belong to your site and type in the search word. Then it will find the proper results which reflect the document tags.

Web installer exception in Step 4

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:05:57 GMT

This article explains why you are receiving the following exception: The specified path already exists.

Resolving the 500 internal error message on the web site

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:51:13 GMT

The mentioned error is usually caused by incorrect IIS settings or an invalid web.config file. For more information on how to approach the solving of this problem please check the main text.

How do document types differ from e-commerce products?

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:00:30 GMT

If you want to create a new product on your site and specify its properties, you create a new document in the content tree and assign an e-commerce product (SKU). If your product has some custom properties, you can decide if they should be properties of a document type or SKU. This article explains a difference between document types and e-commerce products (SKU-s) in general.

Scheduled Tasks Explanation

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:55:58 GMT

This article describes some of the default scheduled tasks in CMS Site Manager -> Administration -> Scheduled tasks -> Site: (global).

The ##PRODUCTLIST## macro uses a thread culture instead of shopping cart culture

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:12:08 GMT

If you use a template with the ##PRODUCTLIST## macro (for example an e-mail template or invoice) in your custom code, you can notice that it uses a thread culture instead of a shopping cart culture (ShoppingCartInfoObj.ShoppingCartCulture). You can follow this workaround to make it work correctly. This issue is fixed in the version 6.0.

Localization pack installation

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:18:11 GMT

This article shows how to install a new localization pack.

How to clone BizForm and its data programmatically

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:28:03 GMT

This article describes how to clone Bizform's data programmatically.

How to set up Google maps + data source + pager + repeater to work together

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:27:52 GMT

If you want to display Google maps and a repeater together with one pager (so that if you change a page, both repeater and Google maps change the displayed items), you can follow this article.
Google maps web part is a specialized CMSRepeater control in fact. Thus the article explains how to make a data source control + UniPager + two viewers work together in general.

Cookies in Kentico CMS (Changes to the rules on using cookies and similar technologies for storing information)

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:49:06 GMT

This article deals with the necessity of the cookie information required by a new law on cookies in United Kingdom. Here you can find a list of cookies which are being used in Kentico CMS. For more info please see the following article which describes this regulation nicely: Cookie law makes most UK websites illegal: what you need to know.

The law which applies to how you use cookies and similar technologies for storing information on a user’s equipment such as their computer or mobile device changed on 26 May 2011.

How to extend Mobile device redirection web part possibilities

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:15:25 GMT

This article describes how to extend Mobile redirection web part possibilities. In particular, it deals with extending the list of user agent / mobile devices which are managed by this web part so that their user is redirected to a proper mobile section of your web site.

How to create a new document alias using API

Mon, 23 May 2011 01:22:38 GMT

This knowledge base shows you how to assign a new document alias to a document using API.

What is the Hosts file and how to use it?

Tue, 17 May 2011 02:31:57 GMT

In this article we will explain what the Hosts file is and how to use it so you can run your web site(s) in Kentico CMS under different domain names (e.g. www.yourdomainname.com and yourdomainname.com).