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More companies are turning to the power and simplicity of Umbraco's web content management system to build robust, customized sites. Written by leaders in the Umbraco community, this invaluable guide takes you through every aspect of this open source tool. Code samples using XHTML, CSS, XSLT, and C# are integrated throughout the pages to illustrate key concepts that you can apply. As you work through the chapters, you'll progress from building a basic Umbraco site to a sophisticated one that meets the needs of your organization.
Umbraco User's Guide:
- Explains how to install Umbraco and walks you through its XML structure
- Discusses how to create templates while building your understanding of layouts
- Offers best practices for developing content, designing types, organizing templates, and using the rich text editor
- Walks you through XSLT and .NET controls
- Helps you build sample applications and troubleshoot any issues that arise
- Covers how to create your own classified ads site by combining document types, templates, styles, macros, and more
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Paul Sterling is a member of the Umbraco Core Team and the creator of the Umbraco Store. He is also the founder of the Commerce for Umbraco open source project.
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INTRODUCTION xxi
PART I: CREATING YOUR FIRST SITE WITH UMBRACO
CHAPTER 1: INSTALLING FOR THE FIRST TIME 3
Installing Umbraco 3
Installing Umbraco using the Microsoft Web Platform Installer 4
Installing Umbraco Manually 12
Tips for Installing Umbraco in Special Environments 18
Debugging in a Development Environment 18
Security Settings in a Production Environment 19
Other Installation Scenarios 19
Upgrading Umbraco 19
Performing a Patch Upgrade 19
Performing a Version Upgrade 21
Utilizing Umbraco Starter Kits 21
Installing a Starter Kit 22
Simple Starter Kit 23
Blog Starter Kit 24
Personal Starter Kit 24
Business Starter Kit 24
Extending the Starter Kits 24
Applying and Manipulating Umbraco Skins 25
Customizing a Skin 26
Modifying a Simple Umbraco Skin 27
Finding and Installing Umbraco Modules 29
Take Home Points 30
CHAPTER 2: THE UMBRACO APPROACH 31
Separating Content and Structure 32
Understanding the Umbraco Backoffi ce Structure 32
Creating a User with Restricted Access 33
Umbraco Content Tree 35
Umbraco Building Blocks 37
Users 42
Functions and Properties 42
User Types 44
Setting Up a New Dictionary Label 44
Permissions 45
Setting Up a User for Access to Multiple Start Nodes 46
Media 47
Settings 49
Developer 50
Members 50
Creating a Member Group 51
Creating a Member Type 52
Translation 52
Take Home Points 53
CHAPTER 3: DOCUMENT TYPES 55
The Data Model 56
Flexible Content Structure 57
Creating a Document Type 57
Restricting the Type of Content 62
Using Parent Document Types 64
Working with Document Types Outside of Umbraco 67
Exporting a Document Type 67
Importing a Document Type 68
Exporting Document Types as Plain Old CLR Objects 68
Using Document Type Properties 70
Built-in Properties 70
Properties with Special Meaning 71
Take Home Points 72
CHAPTER 4: TEMPLATES, MARKUP, AND MASTER PAGES 73
Building Website Structure using Templates 74
How Templates Build Layout and Structure 74
Creating Templates With Umbraco 76
Defining Markup 78
Creating Markup Using the Umbraco UI 78
Creating the Master Base Template 79
Creating the Textpage Template 80
Populating the Placeholder for the Textpage.Master File 81
Using Special Umbraco Tags 82
Applying the Template 85
Nesting and Inheritance with ASP.NET Master Pages 86
Umbraco and Your Markup 88
You Get What You Put In — A Good Thing 88
Using AltTemplate 89
Changing the Document Type using AltTemplate 89
The No Template Eff ect 92
Styles and Scripts 94
Defining Your Styles 94
Layout and Organization 94
Handling Images 99
Styles and the Rich Text Editor 99
Using Scripts 102
Take Home Points 103
CHAPTER 5: USING MACROS 105
Introduction to Umbraco Macros 105
Macro Parameters 108
Rendering Macros In Your Site 110
XSLT Powered Macros 111
About XSLT 111
Using the Built-in XSLT Templates 112
Creating an XSLT Macro 116
Using XSLT Extensions to Make Macros Richer 118
Going Further with XSLT 121
Output an Image from the Media Library 121
Grouping Output by Date 124
.NET User Controls 128
Support for the .NET DLR 129
IronPython 129
Listing Pages from Current Page 129
Subpages from Changeable Source 130
IronRuby 130
User Generated Forms Using Umbraco Contour 131
Take Home Points 135
CHAPTER 6: LANGUAGES AND DICTIONARIES 137
Languages 137
Changing the Default Language 138
Adding and Updating Language Files 139
Changing the Backoffi ce UI Language 147
Dictionaries 148
The Umbraco Approach 148
Adding a Language 149
Working with the Dictionary 150
Take Home Points 152
CHAPTER 7: MULTIPLE SITES, HOSTNAMES, AND LOCALIZATION 153
Setting Up Multiple Sites 154
Working with Hostnames 156
Translation Workflow 159
Take Home Points 164
PART II: CONTENT PRODUCTION
CHAPTER 8: CREATING CONTENT 167
Content Management Best Practices 167
Creating a Structure 168
Organizing Templates for Reuse 171
Understanding the Rich Text Editor 174
Take Home Points 179
CHAPTER 9: ADDING FUNCTIONALITY 181
Using the Umbraco Tags 181
Generating Website Navigation Menus 184
Providing the Latest News, Events, and Posts 187
Using Examine to Search Content 188
Take Home Points 193
CHAPTER 10: PACKAGES—WHATEVER YOU CAN IMAGINE 195
Understanding Packages 195
Using Community Packages 197
Our.umbraco.org/projects 197
CodePlex.com 198
Understanding the Package Repository 199
Using Commercial Packages 199
Creating Your Own Packages 200
Take Home Points 205
CHAPTER 11: USING XSLT 207
Using XSLT for Published Content 208
Understanding XPath 210
Working with Media 212
Looking at Some XSLT Examples 215
List All Content 217
Counting, Looping, and Conditional Statements 219
Take Home Points 222
CHAPTER 12: WORKING WITH .NET CONTROLS 223
Creating a Macro 224
.NET Samples 224
List Subpages from Current Page 225
Rendering Nodes in a Grid Control 228
Creating a Page Programmatically 230
Creating a Custom Data Type 235
Sending Email with a Contact Form 239
Passing Data to .NET Through Macro Parameters 241
Creating a Login Macro 244
Using .NET from XSLT via XSLT Extensions 246
The Umbraco Event Model 249
Event Hooks 249
Event Examples 255
LINQ to Umbraco 256
Getting Started with LINQ to Umbraco 257
Extending LINQ to Umbraco 258
Take Home Points 258
CHAPTER 13: DEPLOYING TO A PRODUCTION INSTALLATION 261
Planning Considerations 261
Using the Packager 263
Database Synchronizing 266
Using Courier 266
Take Home Points 268
CHAPTER 14: TROUBLESHOOTING 269
Installation Troubleshooting 269
Are File Permissions Set Correctly? 270
Is Umbraco Confi gured in a Virtual Directory? 271
Does the IIS Application Pool .NET Runtime Version Match the Umbraco.NET Runtime Version? 271
Are All the Files Present? 271
Database-Related Installation Issues 272
Shared Hosting Considerations 273
Error Handling and Logging 273
The Umbraco Error Log 274
The Windows Event Log 275
A Note about XSLT and Errors 276
Moved and Missing Web Pages 276
404 Pages 276
Page Redirects 277
Using umbracoRedirect 277
Using umbracoInternalRedirectId 278
Take Home Points 278
CHAPTER 15: SAMPLE APPLICATION: CLASSIFIED ADS 279
What to Configure for this Example 279
Assumptions to Make for this Example 280
Visual Studio Features 281
The Umbraco Installation Components 281
Document Types 282
Templates 282
Macros 284
Event Hooks 287
Putting It All Together 288
Take Home Points 289
PART IV: APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A: UPGRADING AN EXISTING INSTALLATION 293
Overall Steps to Upgrade 293
Backing Up Your Files and Database 295
Checking Package Compatibility 295
Copying the Right Files 296
Testing and Troubleshooting 296
APPENDIX B: SETTING UP YOUR VISUAL STUDIO ENVIRONMENT 299
Setting Up the Umbraco Folder Structure 299
Setting Up the Build Events 301
Referencing the Umbraco Libraries 303
APPENDIX C: RESOURCES 305
Source and Installation Files 305
Community 305
Umbraco Headquarters 306
APPENDIX D: DATA TYPE DEFINITIONS 307
The Data Type’s Purpose 307
Definition of Built-in Data Types 308
Approved Color 309
Checkbox List 310
Content Picker 310
Date Picker with Time 311
Date Picker 311
Dropdown Multiple 311
Dropdown 312
Image Cropper 312
Macro Container 314
Media Picker 315
Member Picker 315
Radiobox 315
Related Links 315
Richtext Editor 316
Simple Editor 317
Tags 317
Textbox Multiple 318
Textstring 318
True/False 318
Ultimate Picker 318
Upload 319
Configuring a Data Type to Your Needs 319
INDEX 321
