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  • Creating an Alchemy Video 2: Sample project overview and refactoring

     
    In this second video, I perform a quick review of the Alchemy Starter Project (SP).  The SP provides a basic hello world project.  It’s recommended to go through the project and rename some items and add your own icons this, this is … Continue reading...
  • Creating an Alchemy Plugin: Step 1 – The tools

     
    I’m going to be presenting a session at the Tridion Developer Summit next month that walks everyone through the creation of an Alchemy Plugin, so I thought I better get some practice!   I also thought it would be useful … Continue reading → ...
  • Upgrade to DD4T 2.0 – Content Delivery (CD)

     
    In the process of upgrading your existing DD4T  based implementation to latest DD4T 2.0 based implementation, the major effort is required in the Content Delivery side. You would typically be following below process for upgrading your code/implementation...
  • Upgrade to DD4T 2.0 – Overview

     
    Recently I got a chance to upgrade a big enterprise level neat implementation with SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 and DD4T 1.31 to DD4T 2.0. A big thanks to Harald Hoffelink  for helping in a big way to achieve this. Ahh BTW, this was a .NET based implementation...
  • Removing Topology Manager with Web 8

     
    Sometimes when setting up Topology Manager you might want to rewind, undo everything, and start fresh.  After all, in version 8.1.1.1 the install is a combination of PowerShell scripts with various configuration options, authentication mechanisms, etc...
  • Content Porting – migrating environments without headaches

     
    We have a number of environments that we work with and we move data from one environment to another using both the generally available and highly customized Release Manager and, of course, the Content Porter. This post is about what we’ve … Continue reading...
  • SDL WEB 8 Upgrade Roadmap

     
    Recently, for one of our client we tried to convince them for upgrading to SDL WEB 8 as they were looking for a change and we took the opportunity to guide them through for the best cms tool fit for them. Things both parties  were concerned about is current...
  • GUI Extensions – Styling items in the collapsed ribbon bar

     
    When creating a GUI or an Alchemy Extension, you may end up with a Ribbon tool icon that appears outside of the main ribbon.   This area doesn’t automatically use the 16 x 16 icon, so here’s what you need to do … Continue reading → ...
  • SDL WEB 8 Upgrade Roadmap

     
    Recently, for one of our client we tried to convince them for upgrading to SDL WEB 8 as they were looking for a change and we took the opportunity to guide them through for the best cms tool fit for them. Things both parties  were concerned about is current...
  • Chit-Chat with Event System in Web 8

     
    Event System in web 8 is more or less same as the previous version (Tridion 2013 and 2013 SP1). But the only difference between them is retrieving target types at the time of Auto Publishing. I will walk through the new Event System for web 8 which ...