On-page editing with Optimizely CMS on an externally hosted site

Did you know that you can enable on-page editing for a site that isn't hosted on the same server as the CMS? I'm not sure when this feature was introduced, as there isn't much documentation available. It took me several hours to figure out all the necessary steps. Hopefully, this article will save you some … Continue reading On-page editing with Optimizely CMS on an externally hosted site

Optimize images added in the rich text editor.

PictureRenderer for Optimizely CMS can be used to optimize images added in the rich text editor (TinyMce). In PictureRenderer.Optimizely v2.3 an XhtmlString extension is added that replaces img elements in the rich text content with a picture element. You enable this by creating a display template for XhtmlString properties. Create the file /Views/Shared/DisplayTemplates/XhtmlString.cshtml and add this: @using … Continue reading Optimize images added in the rich text editor.

PictureRenderer for Optimizely CMS 12

Say hello to PictureRenderer.Optimizely! The html helper that makes it super simple to render HTML Picture elements in your Optimizely CMS 12 solution. Images are automatically cropped and resized, and the browser will always select the most optimal image to use.The result is optimized (width, format, and quality), lazy loaded, and responsive images. If you … Continue reading PictureRenderer for Optimizely CMS 12

When do we stop using the term “headless” for a CMS?

...and just call it a CMS?  Sorry for this grumpy-old-man-rant, but isn’t it time to retire the term “headless” when we are talking about CMSs? It’s not needed, and it doesn’t really mean anything. If you search for a definition of the term “headless CMS” you might find something like: a CMS where the content … Continue reading When do we stop using the term “headless” for a CMS?