This is not something that most solutions have a problem with, but for some projects the custom elements you have written for Optimizely.Forms will stop showing in your views. The reason for this is not always a bug in Optimizely.Forms, it could be your own fault... The Optimizely.…
After I wrote a blog post about Quick and dirty output cache in Optimizely CMS12 [https://blog.novacare.no/quick-and-dirty-output-cache-in-optimizely-cms12/], someone reminded me that this would not work well with visitor groups [https://webhelp.optimizely.com/latest/en/personalization/visitor-groups.htm]. All visitors would get the same cached content, even…
Optimizely CMS is still using TinyMCE for the rich text (XhtmlString) fields. By default, everything you write in these fields is being wrapped in <p></p> tags. These extra tags can be a pain, as they do not always fit with the document structure. You do…
In Optimizely CMS 12 the admin mode is given a real facelift. The new admin mode written in React has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of the old Web Forms admin mode. The scheduled jobs has gotten a facelift too, where the duration of the last executions are…
.NET5 and .NET6 has no concept of output caching, and neither does Optimizely Content Cloud 12. Don't let that stop you from caching your output!…
Optimizely CMS 12 can finally convert pages from one page type to another! Great! But what about blocks and media...?…
The Optimizely Content Cloud (previously Episerver CMS) developer certification is only valid for two years, and the renewal costs €260 (2780 NOK). Peanuts, maybe - but you could get it for free! Currently Optimizely certified If you are currently certified, you could apply for the Optimizely Subject Matter Expert (SME)…
The Optimizely Content Delivery API [https://world.optimizely.com/documentation/developer-guides/content-delivery-api/] adds headless capabilities to your traditional Optimizely Content Cloud CMS, making it a hybrid CMS. The best of both worlds, you might say. The documentation [https://world.optimizely.com/documentation/developer-guides/content-delivery-api/] is quite good, so I just…
In Optimizely's cloud hosting service DXP, Optimizely has for a long time offered to generate certificates for the sites it hosts, giving us the secure https URLs with a reassuring padlock next to it. Until today that service has come with the limitation that they could not generate…
Content Manager is a lightweight editing UI for Optimizely Content Cloud (formerly known as Episerver CMS), that provides an easy interface for working with structureless content. The initial version was released in April 2020, almost two years ago. I really like the idea, and installed Content Manager on my personal…