Creative Web Specialist - An online portfolio and resource site of Warren Buckley

Hello all,
Well this is will be a very brief post to let you know that I have released update 0.9.9 of my Creative Website Wizard Package for Umbraco.

This release is identical as 0.9.8 which is currently in the umbraco package repository, except this version will ONLY work for Umbraco V4.

In addition to this package file and previous versions are now stored on Codeplex. This has been done as I build a new version of the package for V4 (new design, amendments etc..) You will be able to download the source and modify it to your needs.

As before if you find any MAJOR problems please let me know.

Download Creative Website Wizard version 0.9.9

Thanks,
Warren

Hello all I thought I would do a screencast on the new ASP.NET masterpages integration in the upcoming version of Umbraco, a free .NET opensource CMS.

These videos come about when the great guys and girls from Xeed who I work for asked me to document Umbraco for internal documentation. Instead of doing the normal boring written documentation approach I thought I would try my hand at doing a screencast to cover the same information instead.

So Xeed has let me release these videos to the Umbraco community as well as they will be useful to people new to Umbraco V4. Xeed As based in Oslo, Norway where I work with along with core team member Kenneth Solberg has recently become a company who specialises in Umbraco solutions as we now have 4 umbraco certifications within the company which makes us an official Certified Solution Provider for Umbraco.

These four certified people are as follows:
Warren Buckley/Me - Level 1 Umbraco Developer
Ståle Engen - Level 1 Umbraco Developer
Kennth Solberg - Level 2 Umbraco Developer
Christian Melbye - Level 2 Umbraco Devleoper

So thanks again to the guys and girls over at Xeed to let me release these videos with you all and finally I have never done a screencast before, so please go easy on me with your feedback please ;)

Warren

Continue to watch the other videos on Masterpages in Umbraco v4

Hello all I am currently looking into making my Creative Website Wizard package ready for V4 of Umbraco and with this I will move away from the OLD templating system to the NEW ASP.NET MasterPages support. With this I thought I would share with you all the new Syntax for the Umbraco functionality.

Page Fields

Before
<?UMBRACO_GETITEM field="pageName"/>

After
<umbraco:Item field="pageName" runat="server"/>

Macros

Before
<?UMBRACO_MACRO macroAlias="XSLTNavi" ></?UMBRACO_MACRO>

After
<umbraco:Macro macroAlias="XSLTNavi" Alias="XSLTNavi" runat="server"/>

Child Template

Before
<?UMBRACO_TEMPLATE_LOAD_CHILD/>

After
<asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="MasterTemplateContentPlaceHolder" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder>

More information

For more information on ASP.NET Master Pages I recommend this site:
http://www.asp.net/Learn/master-pages/

Hello all well I have finally found some time to write up my remaining days from my umbraco codegarden08 trip.

Day 4

Day 4 was the second day we used at the retreat house to do some more openspace meetings. The main topics of interest to me was how we could improve documentation for Umbraco and What can be done to improve the umbraco project.

After all the openspace meetings for the day had finished it was tidy up and the house and get ready to leave. Whilst we was all waiting for the repair guys to come out and take a look at the rental van that had been making some funny noises the day before, we had another kick about.

The "Hohler" was yet again on top form and taking on anyone that would stand his way!
Credit to Douglas Robar for the photo

Some "friendly" football between me and Niels - bloody cheater!
Credit to Douglas Robar for the photo

With football finished and all us exhausted it was a perfect time to BOMB into the pool, to cool off!

 
Per going for the spectacular BOMB !
Credit to Douglas Robar for the photo

With all the work and fun had it was time for us to all pile into the vans and head back to Copenhagen ready for the main event on Tuesday!

Hello all,
I have yet to finish my blog posts from my visit to codegarden08 which will come later in the week. However I wanted to tell you all for the second year running I have achieved an Umbraco MVP (Most Valued Person) award. It's great to receive it again and makes me feel valued within the umbraco community and its a real boost for my motivation to keep contributing to the CMS I love.