Thoughts and Articles from Blend Interactive

What do you need to know when it comes to an Optimizely or Umbraco upgrade? We asked some of our lead developers to highlights some of the common obstacles and pain points of a large CMS upgrade.

Development  |  Migration  |  Optimizely  |  Umbraco

Blend Interactive has been named a Umbraco Platinum Partner — a partnership that continues to thrive and grow stronger.

Development  |  Umbraco

Chase Burandt, Lead Umbraco Developer, breaks down the reasons why Blend evolved from working with Drupal to Umbraco.

Development  |  Umbraco

Corey and Deane discuss a high-level philosophy of back-end development. Then, David Knipe, Vice President of Product at Optimizely, joins to discuss back-end development — how developers and project stakeholders work together to make decisions, the difference (and balance) between technical perfection and audience needs, and the reasons why AI will help, but not take over, back-end development. Deane also equates developers to lumberjacks.

Development  |  Optimizely  |  Umbraco

Corey and Deane discuss what clients should look for when selecting an implementation partner. Then, Tony Byrne, co-author of The Right Way to Select Technology and President of Real Story Group, joins to talk through the implementation partner selection process, including common mistakes, the value of domain knowledge, and how most projects should focus on technology first.

Development  |  Optimizely  |  Project Management  |  Umbraco

Umbraco no longer supports Umbraco 7. What does this mean for the overall editorial experience, and what can you expect as you begin upgrading?

Development  |  Umbraco

In the early days of the web, analytics shifted from curiosity to a driving force. Now, the focus is on what you do with those analytics — what insights can you glean in order to help drive conversions? For Umbraco users, Engage helps put these insights into action

Strategy  |  Umbraco

Content management systems — like all software applications — are living, breathing systems of code and design. They are built with the intention of constantly improving. They are upgradable, and they are patchable. Here's what to do to ensure your Umbraco install doesn't fall behind as Version 7 is sunsetted in 2023.

Development  |  Umbraco

Talk around content management systems so often focuses on features and technological advances. But there’s another side to the equation: the people who use the content management system as an editorial tool.

Umbraco

At Blend, we’ve created our own utilities and shortcuts for helping every project become a success — and we’ve released two new ones to the Umbraco community: Blend.Sitemap and Blend.RobotsTxt.

Development  |  Umbraco