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One of the things that I love to see is developers that take an extra interest in the user experience for the content authors.  Oftentimes, it is that extra attention to detail that makes a project successful. Creating content types that are friendly for editors is an essential aspect of managing a successful CMS. A […]

Optimizely Configured Commerce SEO is a vital aspect of any ecommerce application, as having a good SEO ranking increases traffic to your website and brings in revenue opportunities. Optimizely Configured Commerce (formerly Optimizely B2B Commerce) comes packaged with SEO features built-in, providing SEO configuration settings without requiring development code. Don’t worry if the native capabilities […]

I think (and hope) the impact will be nothing short of complete and utter destruction of what we know and experience today.

Tools for A/B testing are getting better, so you can get more out of your experiments. Readers, buckle up! Let’s launch through the evolution of the A/B testing tool. You might be thinking, “Really, that’s exciting?” However, this journey is a wild one that has accelerated thanks to technological advancements and a growing understanding of […]

Content Management Systems (CMS) have been around for quite some time now and have helped businesses in creating and managing their online content efficiently. However, as technology evolves, so does the CMS. Many businesses that have been using the Classic CMS for a long time now are looking to switch to the new and more […]

What are Icons? Icons are graphical representations of different elements on a website. They make the webpages visually appealing and like any other image, have a stronger connection and retention to the end user’s memory than plain text. When used in moderation and the right way, they can be self-explanatory and reduce the need for […]

This blog will help to create single or multiple list options in CMS 12. Dropdown lists play an important role whenever we give the user to select a single value from the list. In CMS 12, single or multiple selection lists populate using “SelectOne” and “SelectMany” attributes. This attribute is in the “EPiServer.Shell.ObjectEditing” namespace. You […]

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…” This is the first in a series of articles describing my experiences with migrating client sites from CMS 11 to CMS 12.  Many things have changed, added, and improved, but some things I encountered did not always have an easy answer. Optimizely has a […]

A big reason behind this post is because this topic, even though very relevant, has very little to no context available online so far. There are posts about this being possible and very generic build pipelines for .net core deployments to azure, but none describing how to build Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines for Optimizely CMS 12 […]

As a developer, it is very important to follow standard coding practices when writing code, regardless of the programming language. This is just as crucial as writing a fully functioning code. Similarly, when working with prebuilt platforms or frameworks like Optimizely Configured Commerce, it is equally essential to follow the platform-specific best practices along with […]

Having additional navigation for your content is a must-have in any modern website. One example of that kind of navigation is Anchor/Jump links navigation. Simple, but very effective. We are simply using anchor links to jump to a specific part of the page. But since we are using the Optimizely CMS we are gonna make […]

In this blog, we will learn below points: Understanding 5.x Architecture for Spire CMS How to start a Spire project? Follow the instructions below for use with Visual Studio Code Creating new blueprints in Spire Understanding 5.x Architecture for Spire CMS The 4-tier architecture of B2B Commerce (ISC) 5.x is described in this blog. Architecture […]