Questions tagged [sitefinity]

Use this tag for questions related to Sitefinity development including those related to templates, API, widget designers, Thunder, etc. Sitefinity is a CMS developed by Progress Software

Sitefinity is a CMS developed by Progress Software using .NET. It's an ASP.NET-based web content management system that is used for the construction and management of commercial websites, community portals, intranets, etc.

The product's architecture leverages the .NET development patterns, including Master Pages, templates, standard and user controls, themes and CSS. It also supports an array of database systems, unlimited page layout freedom and the ability to integrate custom external applications. These externally pluggable applications can vary in complexity from custom .NET controls and ASP.NET MVC controllers to complete web applications. Sitefinity has been designed for both the developer and the end user, providing a comprehensive development platform.

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Disable automatic including of style sheets within a SiteFinity theme

I'm working on integrating an HTML template slice into a SiteFinity theme and am wondering if there is a way to disable the automatic inclusion of the style sheets. I would prefer to manual include them from the MasterPage, if possible?
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Sitefinity custom modules

I have got some sample code for creating a custom module from here: Custom Sitefinity module sample On the BooksListView.ascx it says "Display list of books here." but I am unsure of how to do this. Can anyone help or even better have a completed…
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JSON WebMethod not working in Sitefinity

I am trying to call via ajax a WebMethod hosted in a traditional ASP.Net WebForm code-behind page. Here is the code for the WebMethod: [WebMethod] public static object States() { StateProvince[] states = new StateProvince[] { }; …
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Sitefinity and custom development

We are considering purchasing Sitefinity (or DotNetNuke) on pretty short notice and there are is a question I have that I am having trouble finding a quick answer to. (I have a separate but similar post with DotNetNuke as the focus, if you can…
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What can aria-label be used on?

What exactly can aria-label be used on? I have found documentation that shows it can be used on interactive items (such as
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Background-image seems to be filtered in Sitefinity 4

I have a CSS class with a fully qualified image url like: div.main { background: #fffff url('http://www.domain.com/images/pixel.gif') no-repeat 0 0; } The markup is:
content here
In Firebug, the computed css says: div.main…
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Can I use conditionals to render a grid widget?

I am working in a greenfield Sitefinity 12.2 site. I am rendering the site's header and footer using custom grid widgets with placeholders defined for widgets like the site navigation. In the header is a flyout menu with placeholders I would like to…
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How to know the reason of failed sign in using Sitefinity OwinContext?

I use claims to authenticate and based on this documentation auth user I can use OwinContext to sign in. However, unlike SecurityManager.Authenticate OwinContext does not return reason of failed sign in. var owinContext =…
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Sitefinity 4 with LINQ to SQL?

Is it possible to have Sitefinity 4 custom module with LINQ to SQL rather than openAccess? Any guidance to this?
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How to create custom selector for sitefinity related data?

Screenshot, I can't attach image directly: I want to filter the related data in selection window. I suppose it can be done with custom selector, but I can't find the example anywhere.
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How to keep value "&" in Short text as it is?

In Sitefinity, I have a situation where I set & as value in Short text field. Then the value gets changed to &. I need to keep the value as & in Short text box type.
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jQuery validation - multiple groups

Im designing a user control that has the following: a textbox called 'AddressInput' a google maps plugin a linkbutton a textbox for the marker title called 'MarkerTitleInput' a "Submit" button The problem is this: When the linkbutton is clicked, I…
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Sitefinity 4 - MasterPages

I am running the trial version of Sitefinity 4 RTM. The great thing about Sitefinity 3.x was that I could port my masterpages from an existing site and they would just work with Sitefinity: Sitefinity did not inject stuff into the pages, or the…
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Sitefinity - How to filter News by Related Data field with Odata?

I'm using the built in Web Service API in Sitefinity 10. I tried to filter all news items by their related data item/items with Odata, but it seems that it could not be…
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Sitefinity and The database schema version is higher than the running Sitefinity version. Downgrade is not allowed

Has anyone come across a situation where they are unable to start a Sitefinity site due to this error The database schema version (6421) is higher than the running Sitefinity version (6410). Downgrade is not allowed I've searched for a decent…
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