Questions tagged [sitefinity]

Use this tag for questions related to Sitefinity development including those related to templates, API, widget designers, Thunder, etc. Sitefinity is a CMS developed by Progress Software

Sitefinity is a CMS developed by Progress Software using .NET. It's an ASP.NET-based web content management system that is used for the construction and management of commercial websites, community portals, intranets, etc.

The product's architecture leverages the .NET development patterns, including Master Pages, templates, standard and user controls, themes and CSS. It also supports an array of database systems, unlimited page layout freedom and the ability to integrate custom external applications. These externally pluggable applications can vary in complexity from custom .NET controls and ASP.NET MVC controllers to complete web applications. Sitefinity has been designed for both the developer and the end user, providing a comprehensive development platform.

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Javascript error when using Messenger Connect client-side library in ASP.NET

I'm having a problem implementing the new Messenger Connect functionality inside an existing Sitefinity site to enable client logins using Live IDs. Namely, when I'm using the following code to implement the client-side functionality:
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DotNetNuke, Umbraco or Orchard

First off please have patience for this long winded post. I wanted to get all the pertinent information (as I see it) out to you. I have a decision to make and would like your input. I have recently taken on the task of taking over my daughter's…
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DotNetNuke vs Sitefinity

In 2009 Readers' Choice awards, in the Web Content Management category,DotNetNuke Professional Edition took the runner up spot and Telerik's Sitefinity CMS received an honorable mention, dropping down from the runner up spot last year. I have used…
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autocomplete "is not a function"

We've tested the Jquery UI (jquery-ui-1.8.10.custom.min.js) Autocomplete function in a simple HTML page which worked. We then copy the same code into an Asp.net User Control and it stops working. The Javascript error reads "$searchBox.autocomplete…
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Pass variable to external JS file?

Is it possible to pass a variable to a linked .js file? I tried this: But firebug is telling me that timeout is not…
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Orchard CMS vs Sitefinity CMS

I want to use some ASP.NET based CMS for creating my website and don't know which to choose... I begin it in Sitefinity, but with it very hard to manage code as you want... And it generates ASP.NET WebForms code... Now I heard about Orchard, which…
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Contact form in SiteFinity C#

I want to do basic functionality with a simple contact form and on submit the form emails to someone. This is quite easy to do in asp.net, however I am having trouble once I upload it as a user control. Do you have a good example I can look at?…
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Regex expression to replace special characters except first and last character found

I'd like to remove every special character from a string identifier and replace them with hyphens so it can be URL friendly. This is part of Sitefinity CMS URL configuration, meaning that every time I create an item, it gets the title of it and…
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Checklist for ASP.NET / Database performance

Recently our customers started to complain about poor performance on one of our servers. This contains multiple large CMS implementations and alot small websites using Sitefinity. Our Hosting team is now trying to find the bottlenecks in our…
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Umbraco vs Sitefinity

I am getting a large website developed. The develop has asked me which do I prefer either sitefinity or umbraco. The site will be similar to wikipedia where users can come and edit pages without having to login. I would like to ask your opionions on…
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Nuget restore package started to fail in Visual Studio Team Services build

From last Thursday one of our Team Services builds started to fail when we commit code, The error is the next: 2016-06-20T10:15:29.7964057Z ##[error]System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.NotSupportedException: The given…
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Sitefinity 8.1 custom MVC routing not working

After update to V8.1 from V6.1, our MVC custom code not working, it returned 404 (custom code is some APIs read content and commerce data using Sitefinity APIs). According to documentation "here" , it said that "Bootstrapper.MVC.MapRoute is removed.…
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Telerik.Web.UI.RadWindow cannot find embedded skin after upgrading to Sitefinity 4.4

After upgrading my site to Sitefinity 4.4, I was prompted for the upgraded license file as you normally are during an upgrade, but then I got a .Net yellow screen of death stating that the "Telerik.Web.UI.RadWindow with ID='confirmWindow' was unable…
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Kentico Custom Module Development

I'm just made the switch from Sitefinity to Kentico CMS. I really like the CMS so far but I'm having a few issues I've found this http://www.kentico.com/docs/devguide/custom_modules.htm but its hardly useful since it doesn't show how to implement…
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Trouble with jQuery/jQuery UI and Sitefinity 4.0

I am trying to use jQuery.hide("#whatever .class").hide("slide", { direction: "right" }, 750); to 'slide' previously hidden divs in and out (think scrolling portals)... In just a basic HTML template it works fine. When I turn this into a Sitefinity…
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