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In this blog post, Visus, LLC tackles a common challenge faced when deploying the ASP.NET Core rendering engine in Azure App Services. The team shares how they resolved a redirect issue caused by the X-Original-Host header and provides a step-by-step guide to properly configure the Application Gateway Host Rewrite Module. If you're dealing with similar header-related errors, this post offers a practical solution to ensure a smooth integration between your CMS and rendering engine, improving both performance and scalability.

In this blog post, Visus demonstrates how to streamline API testing using Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot. The solution makes it easy to quickly generate and validate test cases for all APIs in a project, saving time and reducing manual effort. Learn how automating your API testing process can improve efficiency and ensure reliable functionality.

Supercharge your website’s search experience by integrating Elastic Search on Azure with Sitefinity. This guide walks you through a step-by-step setup, revealing how powerful features like configurable facets and advanced filtering can deliver lightning-fast, ultra-relevant results. If you're aiming to boost user satisfaction and search efficiency, this post is your roadmap.

Deliver content faster and smarter with Sitefinity’s hybrid CMS. This guide shows how to streamline multi-channel delivery, empower content teams, and give developers the flexibility to build modern frontends—all while keeping your brand experience consistent.

Discover how Sitefinity empowers modern enterprises with the flexibility to deliver content across any channel, the scalability to grow with demand, and the elasticity to optimize performance in real time. This blog explores how Sitefinity’s hybrid, cloud-powered architecture helps businesses stay agile, responsive, and ready for anything—making it the go-to CMS for organizations in a dynamic digital world.

Discover how we optimized Sitefinity development on the go using Microsoft DevBox. Learn how hibernation keeps costs low, enables seamless project switching, and eliminates IP whitelisting headaches—all while staying within our Azure budget for maximum efficiency and flexibility.

Efficiently tracking where specific fields are used across complex database objects like views, stored procedures, and functions can be a daunting task, especially when working in dynamic environments. In this blog post, we explore how creating a custom SQL stored procedure, like FindText, can help streamline this process. By automating the search for field references in SQL code, developers can save time, reduce errors, and improve collaboration within teams. Discover how this simple but powerful tool enhances productivity and ensures teams can respond to changes and questions in real-time. If you're looking to optimize your database development workflow, this is a must-read!

We enhanced form security by integrating a honeypot technique alongside reCAPTCHA, effectively blocking spammers while ensuring seamless user experience. Discover how we overcame challenges with auto-fill tools and fine-tuned security without disrupting legitimate users in this innovative approach.

Struggling with firewall restrictions blocking cloud testing? Discover how we used Sauce Connect Proxy to securely run tests on Sauce Labs, ensuring security, flexibility, and efficiency while bypassing allowlisting challenges for a seamless testing experience.

Struggling with website crashes during high traffic? Discover how we solved this challenge by migrating to Azure App Services with autoscaling, ensuring seamless performance, cost efficiency, and reliability—no matter the demand.

Unexpected UI inconsistencies can disrupt user experience and brand identity. Discover how visual testing helps catch styling variations before deployment, ensuring a seamless and professional interface while saving time and resources in the development process.

Discover how we helped a client scale their Sitefinity website to handle massive traffic surges without downtime. Learn how the ASP.NET Core Rendering Engine improved performance, reduced costs, and simplified development—without requiring a full site rebuild.

Automating code deployment with Azure Pipelines eliminates errors, streamlines configuration changes, and introduces approval processes, ensuring a safer, more efficient, and reliable build/release workflow for development teams.

Adapting to Sitefinity 15.1's dashboard limitations by leveraging the version 14 interface shows the importance of creativity and flexibility in overcoming unexpected challenges during CMS upgrades.

Sitefinity 15 was recently released and it brings with it a multitude of enhancements and security updates. Here are 15 to consider to upgrade your Sitefinity instance to version 15.

Here are 15 new features to take advantage of in Sitefinity 15, the CMS known for ease of use by marketing teams.

Azure Managed Identity eliminates the need for stored credentials in SQL database connections, offering enhanced security and simplified developer access through Azure Entra ID for streamlined, secure database management.

Discover how a simple Excel feature saved hours of manual data entry and eliminated errors. A quick workaround turned into a game-changing solution—learn how a few minutes of research can lead to smarter, more efficient workflows.

Discover how Visus LLC automated manual data entry by integrating Sitefinity forms with SurveyMonkey, boosting efficiency and reducing errors. Learn how our user-friendly admin widget empowers non-technical users and see how this solution can streamline your business operations!

Sonos’s app fiasco is a perfect example of what happens when speed is prioritized over quality. In this article, we share the costly lessons from their rushed release and how you can ensure your next project doesn't suffer the same fate.

Visus celebrated the new forged partnership between Progress SItefinity and Amla's Znode at the Sitefinity roundtable in New Orleans on October 5th 2023.

Using Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for a Web Application using Approval System and Gates in Azure DevOps

June 22nd 2023 video recording of the webinar hosted by Progress and Visus LLC on the subject of AI and the future of CMS. Main speaker was Lino Tadros, Visus CTO - Sergei Sokolov, Sr. Director of the Sitefinity Product line at Progress and Jonathan Read, Solution Engineer at Progress.

Have you ever received that message from a friend or colleague that says "Hey, your site's SSL certificate has expired?" Well there is a way to monitor that in Azure even if your Web application is not hosted in Azure.

Does your ASP.NET Application in need for a 2FA (Two Factor Authentication) or MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) to secure access to your app frontend and backend? These 8 steps are your roadmap to implementing a successful 2FA based Authentication.

When the words "PCI Compliance" usually come up, a lot of developers tell me "Don't save Credit Card information and you will be ok". Well PCI is a lot more than that :) Let's discuss the items that Developers need to be aware of when they need to consider PCI Compliance for their applications

Using the [SitefinityWidget] attribute for Sitefinity ViewComponents to change the Thumbnail image representing the Widget in the backend.

I had a great time representing Visus at Microsoft Build Conference in Seattle. I was honored to represent Microsoft during the launch of the new Microsoft Fabric product and see so many friends that I have not seen for a long time.

In this video, you will be introduced to the Visual Studio Copilot Chat extension to help explain code, generate new code or fix errors and exceptions in C#, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript and others...

This video will demonstrate the use of Apache Spark inside of Microsoft Fabric and how to load and transform data in Parquet format using the Delta Lake open source format.

This video will start a series of videos on the Microsoft Fabric product that was released into public preview on May 23rd 2023. This specific video is about OneLake and the Lakehouse fundamentals in Microsoft Fabric.

A Paradigm shift is happening and it is crucial that enterprise companies do not miss the boat on this one. In your industry, be an early adopter, be courageous, dive into the new era of Artificial Intelligence with a trusted partner.

Exciting times ahead! Come visit with me during my sessions at Microsoft Build on May 24th to learn more about Microsoft Fabric and this great unified Data Analytics system that just went into preview. I am happy to answer your questions and demo the product to you.

There are plenty of Content Management Systems out there and each one of them has the Pros and Cons that differentiate them from each other. In this article, I will present you with the main differences between these 2 great CMS systems, AEM and Sitefinity in order to have a clear idea of when to use each one and the power of each framework

To ensure a successful digital strategy and project execution you need a well-defined process. Visus uses its own 4D Process to ensure all projects produce the desired results. Read more to learn how the 4D process works.

Marketing and IT departments often are challenged by resource limitations or expertise in ensuring their Sitefinity website is up-to-date and fully optimized. Managed Website Services can provide an alternative solution for addressing those challenges. Here are some key insights about Managed Website Services best practices and options for incorporating them into your website support.

Sitefinity by Progress is an all-in-one content management solution for websites. With multi-site, multi-channel content management it empowers your entire digital presence from one place. Visus LLC is a Sitefinity Partner, MVP, and Delivery Partner specializing in providing clients Sitefinity solutions. In working with Sitefinity, we uncovered some Tips & Tricks that will help make your use of Sitefinity easier, quicker, and even a little more fun. Enjoy!