Search for Text Across All SQL Server Tables
A practical read-only script for locating an unknown text value across character columns without hard-coding the database structure.
SQL Server
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The Piotr Bach Blog
Articles, observations and practical notes on software, the web and the work of building digital products.
How to Test ASP.NET Core Action Filters with xUnit
Learn how to unit and integration test ASP.NET Core action filters with xUnit, real filter contexts, short-circuit checks, and WebApplicationFactory.
.NET
Implementing Async Action Filters in ASP.NET Core
Learn how IAsyncActionFilter works in ASP.NET Core, when to use it, how to short-circuit safely, inject services, and avoid production mistakes.
.NET
Architecture
AngularJS End of Life: What to Do with Legacy Apps
AngularJS support ended years ago, but many production systems still depend on it. The practical question is no longer whether AngularJS has a future - it is...
Umbraco
Authenticate WordPress Users from .NET with JWT REST API
Authenticate an existing WordPress user from a .NET application by sending the user's credentials to the JWT Authentication for WP REST API token endpoint....
.NET
Architecture
Fix umbracoRedirectUrl Data Truncation in Umbraco 13
A long generated URL can cause SQL Server to reject an insert into umbracoRedirectUrl when the stored path exceeds the URL column length.
Umbraco
SEO
What Is Umbraco CMS?
A practical explanation of how Umbraco works, where the open-source CMS ends and the commercial ecosystem begins, what it really costs, and when I would...
Umbraco
Enable Dynamic GZIP Compression for IIS Azure Web App
Enable static and dynamic GZIP compression for a Windows Azure App Service by updating IIS configuration through Kudu, then troubleshoot the CPU thresholds...
.NET
Azure
SQL Server Index Maintenance: Rebuild or Reorganize
A practical guide to finding rowstore index maintenance candidates, understanding what rebuild and reorganize actually change, and running maintenance...
SQL Server
Control content fields and tabs visibility in Umbraco CMS
Umbraco 8 allows you to customize the backoffice experience for different user groups. In this tutorial, you will learn how to show or hide specific content...
Umbraco
Deploy ASP.NET Website with Azure DevOps and FtpUpload@2
A complete Azure Pipelines example for building, testing and deploying a classic ASP.NET Framework website when FTP or FTPS is the deployment interface...
.NET
Azure
Best Umbraco Packages: Free and Paid Picks
A practical selection of useful free and paid Umbraco packages for development, redirects, media, security, editor workflows, and legacy Umbraco projects.
Umbraco
How to Sort Content and Media in Umbraco
Umbraco lets editors control the order of sibling content and media items directly from the backoffice. You can drag items into a custom sequence or use the...
Umbraco
Assign Member Groups Programmatically in Umbraco 8
Assign existing Member Groups such as Customers and Partners from code instead of managing every membership manually in the Umbraco 8 backoffice.
Umbraco
How to Find Azure App Service FTP/FTPS Credentials
Need to connect to an Azure App Service over FTPS? The credentials are available in Deployment Center, but new App Services can have Basic Authentication...
Azure
Integrating Umbraco 8 with Azure Private Blob Storage
Configure Umbraco 8 to work with private Azure Blob Storage using ImageProcessor, a custom IImageService, and the ImageProcessor security configuration.
Umbraco
Azure
Best Resources to Learn Umbraco
A practical, developer-focused guide to the best official Umbraco resources, a clear learning roadmap, hands-on practice, AI-assisted learning, and the...
Umbraco
How to Disable ReSharper in Visual Studio
Temporarily suspend ReSharper without uninstalling it, turn it back on when needed, add a toggle shortcut, and use suspension as a practical performance...
.NET