Code Craftsman

performance

Optimize your website font icons for max speed by subsetting

Improve website rendering times by shrinking the payload of your font awesome icons. I'll show you how to load only the icons needed and save precious kilobytes by serving only a subset of the font library.

Crafter
September 22, 2020

code, umbraco v8

Create a custom html field type in UmbracoForms

Ran into a situation today where I needed to place some non-input UI between fields in an UmbracoForm. I was using it to place some contract term links, but it can be used for any custom html markup. I’ll preface…

Crafter
September 15, 2020

tips, umbraco v8

My Umbraco v8 project setup in Visual Studio

If you've been tasked with customizing an Umbraco project for the first time, it can take some time to figure out the ideal project structure. I worked through several issues already and will show you a simple Visual Studio setup that makes custom models and logic a breeze while staying organized.

Crafter
August 31, 2020

tips

Insert emoji into WordPress Gutenberg Block without a plugin

With so many emoji-inserting Wordpress plugins available, you'd think that's the way to go, right? Well, what if you've already got a zillion plugins clogging up your request pipeline and you don't want one, single plugin more? Let me help you insert emojis sans-plugin.

Crafter
August 10, 2020

security

Recover a private key from a GoDaddy SSL certificate

Occasionally, you might run into an expired SSL that's needs to be renewed or one that needs to be assigned to a 3rd-party service. Question is, where did you put that pesky private key? Follow along as I walk through the recovery of a private key.

Crafter
August 3, 2020

code

Validate an Umbraco Forms submission server-side

Performing custom validation logic on website forms is a pretty common task. Let's explore how server-side validation can be programmed for the UmbracoForms Add-On using Visual Studio.

Crafter
July 27, 2020