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Plugin Tutorial: How to create an interceptor

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An interceptor is a code that does something before and after a request. In this tutorial I will illustrate how to build a simple request profiler.

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Plugin Tutorial: How to create a function library

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In this article I will describe how to create a function library plugin. This plugin type extends the data source functionality by providing user-defined functions. Each class can implement multiple functions and are attached an installation-unique plugin key.

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Understanding CMS_HOME

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One of the new features in Vertical Site 4.2 was the concept of an application home directory. This is an externalization of the required configurations needed to run Vertical Site. It was done so that it is easier for you as an application deployer to configure, modify static resources and adding plugins.

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Using Google Ajax Feed API

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The Google Ajax Feed API is a JavaScript API for displaying RSS feeds. This is not something new, but this API is very easy to use and has a rich set of features. I will in this article show you how to do some basic feed consuming using the Google Ajax Feed API.

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Dublin Core in Vertical Site

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Sometimes you need to expand the concept of metadata, and the Dublin Core standard is an easy match for Vertical Site.

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Google Sitemap in Vertical Site

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We consultants must be on top of every hype. This is not a new one but still important to know it takes only minutes to implement.

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Muenchian methods easier with XSLT 2

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In Vertical Site we have full support for XSLT 2.0. When you meet a grouping challenge you should look at some new functionality in the new spec. In this example we shall group an articlelist by the first letter.

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Getting started with portal-functions

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You will need to upgrade Vertical Site to 4.1.x to get access to our new portal-functions.

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XSLT and namespaces in Vertical Site templates

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As of version 4.0.7 something good took place. We added the possibility to write templates using Saxon and XSLT 2.0.

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Introduction to the Remote API

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Most of the public API methods in Vertical Site are also exposed remote. We have two methods of accessing the remote API: binary protocol and SOAP protocol. The binary protocol is proprietary, but faster and easier. If the need for a standard protocol arises, SOAP is the way to go. In this article, I will here describe the binary...

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