Optimizely controls: going beyond basics Optimizely CMS 12 comes with support for a few basic controls rendered for built-in property types, like a text input field or a date-time picker. Built-in property types are documented, e.g., in the official documentation. For developers’ convenience, I also wrote a blog post about basic CMS 12 controls, providing … Read more
I’m writing this blog post as a supplement to the official documentation listing built-in Optimizely CMS 12 property types. What I miss in the official documentation is having quick access to snippets for easy copy & paste, and specifically: Code examples Text input Textarea Rich text Integer (without range constraint) Integer (with range constraint) Double … Read more
What might cause this error Recently, when I was working with Optimizely CMS 12 (formerly EPIServer CMS), I encountered a confusing error message that seemed unrelated to what I was doing: Could not save property. The page may have been changed by another user. Please reload the page. I gradually reverted my recent changes to … Read more
We’re currently setting up an application that utilizes a headless CMS, allowing us to decouple the front-end application from the CMS core. In a headless setup, having a simple contract between the backend and frontend has a significant impact on the developer experience. And being able to use enum is handy in C# content type … Read more
Optimizely CMS 12 status: debugging symbols are not available When working with a programming framework, we sometimes stumble upon unexpected behaviors. Sometimes, issues can be solved with documentation. Other times, we might want to debug the framework’s behavior. Optimizely CMS (formerly Episerver) used to publish source symbols for the platform, but according to the official … Read more