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One of Blend’s core values is a dedication to advocacy and progress — to expand upon and give back to the community that fuels us. This is where those thoughts live.

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Blend’s Bob Davidson Named One of the Best: Optimizely OMVP

Blend Interactive is excited to recognize Bob Davidson for his selection as one of 2022’s OMVP (Optimizely Most Valuable Professional) developers.

March 25, 2022

Optimizely Release Notes — January / February 2022

The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products in January and February 2022.

March 3, 2022

Content References in XhtmlString Properties

XHtmlString properties are more than just HTML, they include HTML, internal links to content, embedded blocks, personalization, and more. Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson takes a brief look at the internals of XhtmlString properties and the fragments that make them.

February 2, 2022

Multitenant Episerver Sites on IIS Express

IIS Express allows for fast, license-free local development. But, it has its downsides as well. Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson explains how to navigate IIS Express in order to bind multiple Episerver sites and languages in this Coding with Bob video.

January 14, 2022

Optimizely Release Notes — November / December 2021

The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products in November and December 2021.

January 3, 2022

Integrating Azure AD with Optimizely CMS 12

Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson talks through how Optimizely integrates with Azure Active Directory after the introduction of Optimizely CMS 12.

November 9, 2021

Optimizely Release Notes — September / October 2021

The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products in September and October 2021.

November 2, 2021

Optimizely Release Notes — June / July / August 2021

The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely’s products in June, July, and August 2021.

September 8, 2021

Coding with Bob: Building an Episerver Site from Scratch - Part 1

While most new developers tend to learn on the job through maintenance projects, Blend believes that there's a lot of value in learning how to spin a site up from scratch. This Coding with Bob video provides some guidance on how to do just that.

July 1, 2021

Meta Properties for On-Page Editing

While on-page editing within Optimizely + Episerver is a powerful tool, by default it continues to hide some important metadata. This Coding with Bob highlights how to programmatically surface meta properties within on-page editing.

June 8, 2021

Beyond Blend.

Blend doesn’t just write here: we also write books, create videos, and dive deep into our individual disciplines. Check out some of our external sources of knowledge.

The Web Project Guide

A phase-by-phase look at the web design and development process, providing context to each step.

Coding with Bob

A YouTube series by our director of development, focusing on .NET coding and Optimizely development.

Eating Elephant

A blog about content strategy, information architecture, and understanding user needs.