Blog posts by John McKillip2020-04-03T07:01:25.0000000Zhttps://world.optimizely.com/blogs/john-mckillip/Optimizely WorldUtilizing Vulcan for Listing Pages in Episerverhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/utilizing-vulcan-for-listing-pages-in-episerver/2018-09-13T02:00:00.0000000Z2018-09-13T17:02:33.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comSee some example code of a service that uses Vulcan to build listing pages.Build a Handler to Force the Download of Media Files in Episerverhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/build-a-handler-to-force-the-download-of-media-files-in-episerver/2018-09-13T02:00:00.0000000Z2018-09-13T17:02:33.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comWhile working on a recent Episerver build, I came across an interesting problem to solve.Exporting Product Data as a CSV from Episerver Commercehttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/exporting-product-data-as-a-csv-from-episerver-commerce/2018-09-13T02:00:00.0000000Z2018-09-13T17:02:34.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comOn a recent Episerver Commerce project, I was tasked with building an API endpoint that exported product SKU's.Utilizing Vulcan for Listing Pages in Episerverhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/utilizing-vulcan-for-listing-pages-in-episerver/2018-09-13T00:00:00.0000000Z2020-04-03T07:01:25.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comSee some example code of a service that uses Vulcan to build listing pages.Limit the numbers of items allowed in an Episerver PropertyList<T>http://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/limit-the-numbers-of-items-allowed-in-an-episerver-propertylistt/2017-11-01T01:00:00.0000000Z2017-11-02T04:03:24.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comLet's build a custom attribute that will allow us to set a max number of items in an Episerver PropertyList<t></t>Limit the numbers of items allowed in an Episerver PropertyList<T>http://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/limit-the-number-of-items-allowed-in-an-episerver-propertylistt/2017-11-01T01:00:00.0000000Z2017-11-02T16:04:13.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comLet's build a custom attribute that will allow us to set a max number of items in an Episerver PropertyList<t></t>Utilizing Inversion of Control to Build a Swappable Search Service in Episerverhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/utilizing-inversion-of-control-to-build-a-swappable-search-service-in-episerver/2017-02-13T01:00:00.0000000Z2017-02-14T04:03:42.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comBuilding a Reusable Product Search Block Part 2: Find Search Service & Controllerhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/building-a-reusable-product-search-block-part-2-find-search-service-controller/2017-01-23T01:00:00.0000000Z2017-01-24T06:03:59.0000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comFinish up our product search block by building an Episerver Find search service and controller to bring it all together.Building a Reusable Product Search Block in Episerver 9 Part 1: Setup & Block Controllerhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/building-a-reusable-product-search-block-in-episerver-9-part-1-setup-block-controller/2016-09-29T02:00:00.0000000Z2016-10-25T19:02:10.3270000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comReusable search blocks, block controllers, Find and Commerce types, oh my! Learn how to utilize a full arsenal of Episerver products in this sweet, easy to follow tutorial.Let's Build a Dynamic Company Profile Page in Episerver CMS 9http://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/lets-build-a-dynamic-company-profile-page-in-episerver-cms-9/2016-08-09T02:00:00.0000000Z2016-10-25T19:02:10.5000000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comDoes your data live in some source other than Episerver? Let's take that data and dynamically populate a page in Episerver CMS!Get the List Price and Price Group Price of a Product Variant in Episerver Commercehttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/get-the-list-price-and-custom-price-group-price-of-a-product-variant-in-episerver-commerce/2016-07-24T02:00:00.0000000Z2016-10-25T19:02:10.7030000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comHere are a couple of quick extension methods to get the list price and price group price of a variant in Episerver Commerce.3 Benefits of Episerver’s Content Blockshttp://blog.wsol.com/3-benefits-of-episervers-content-blocks2016-01-08T05:28:10.0000000Z2016-04-05T23:52:36.8330000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comWe look at how both developers and site authors can use Episerver's content blocks to bring power and flexibility to a website.Dynamic Data-Pull From EPiServer Back-End into a jQuery Functionhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/dynamic-data-pull-from-episerver-back-end-into-a-jquery-function/2015-11-17T01:00:00.0000000Z2016-07-19T05:51:46.5700000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comThis was an interesting problem I had to solve recently while building out a view in EPiServer CMS 9.Dynamic Data-Pull From EpiServer Back-End into a jQuery Functionhttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/dynamic-data-pull-from-episerver-back-end-into-a-jquery-function/2015-11-17T01:00:00.0000000Z2016-10-25T19:02:10.8430000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comThis was an interesting problem I had to solve recently while building out a view in EPiServer CMS 9.Build an Episerver CMS 9 Initialization Module to Sort Custom Tabshttp://www.iceninemedia.com/articles/build-an-episerver-cms-9-initialization-module-to-sort-custom-model-tabs/2015-11-14T01:00:00.0000000Z2016-10-25T19:02:11.1230000Zjmckillip@whereoware.comLearn how to sort custom tabs and build a custom Episerver CMS initialization module.