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One year anniversary of Silverstripe CMS 5

On year on from the release of Silverstripe CMS 5, we take stock of how the experience has turned out so far and how it has altered our thinking on what’s next.

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5 top tips for using Sketch

Discover how the design team at SilverStripe uses Sketch, as we break down our top 5 tips for streamlining your digital design workflow.

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The enduring value of unit tests

SilverStripe developer Jess Champion recently presented a talk at Decompress 2018. She summarises her talk on unit testing and answers the question, why do we do automated testing?

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When do you stop starting again?

Is it the 'latest and greatest' or the 'old is gold' proverb that holds true when it comes to new vs legacy technologies? Stevie Mayhew doesn't think they have to be mutually exclusive, or does he?

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Tame the Content Beast Part 4: Constant feedback

There's nothing worse than writing a long piece of content just to realise it doesn't resonate with the audience and tanks in search. Constant feedback is crucial for avoiding this and ensuring your content remains on target.

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Video: StripeCon NZ 2017 - Aaron Carlino

The rise of the Headless CMS is now becoming realised for the SilverStripe community, with early adoption projects beginning to surface. In this talk from StripeCon NZ 2017, Aaron Carlino (Uncle Cheese) discusses and demos Headless SilverStripe by building a modern, API-driven application in SilverStripe 4.

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The Art of Archiving

Posted in UX/Design

Tagged UX/Design, CMS, archive

Posted 17 April 2018

Have you ever archived or deleted a page and then instantly thought, uh oh!? We certainly have, and that's why we've been working on improving the archive experience for CMS users. SilverStripe Designer Jared Lee, walks us through the ins and outs of archiving.

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Site of the Month: So Resi

April's 'Site of the Month' comes from SilverStripe Professional Partner Positive Technology. This site offers a clean, feature rich, responsive user experience and is well directed towards its target audience.

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Module of the Month: Let's go somewhere else

RedirectorPages can leave your SiteTree cluttered and difficult to use. This 'Module of the Month' alleviates the need for RedirectorPages, making it easier for CMS users to create redirects and navigate the SiteTree.

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Tame the Content Beast Part 3: Being ruthless

Posted in Marketers

Tagged marketers

Claire Hodds

by Claire Hodds

Posted 5 April 2018

Be ruthless when creating your content. People want immediate information, simple answers and relevant insight from your content. Here’s how you can be ruthless with content and how to only put your best foot forward.

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Marketing and Agile: Practical advice for becoming an Agile marketer

You already know how marketers can embrace Agile processes and methodologies, here's how to get started as an Agile marketer, increase outputs and deliver results.

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Product UX update

There is a team behind the scenes that continues to push for greater user experiences across the SilverStripe sites. Read what they have been working on and learn about some of their favourite tools for creating high quality user experiences.

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Video: StripeCon NZ 2017 - Danäe Miller-Clendon

What may seem like trivial decisions can actually be some of the most important when creating modules. Not just the modules themselves, but the structure and language used, all affect how your brand is interpreted by your audience.

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Accessibility is better for everyone

Making the web accessible to all should be top of mind when building a new site. Here are some key considerations to think about when taking on a new project, and some of the reasons why you should care about web accessibility.

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Let's get Agile - HR style

Posted in Agile, Company

Tagged agile, company

Vic Roper

by Vic Roper

Posted 27 March 2018

Although quite a new concept, SilverStripe has been quick to get onboard with Agile in HR. Here are some reasons why Agile HR could be a great step for your business, and some of the successes SilverStripe has had with it.

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Marketing and Agile: Helping marketers keep up

Agile isn't just for development teams! More marketing teams are becoming advocates for Agile processes as they realise the positive impact it has on their workflows. Here are the reasons why Agile is valuable for marketing teams.

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Tame the Content Beast Part 2: Data driven decision making

Posted in Marketers

Tagged marketers, Data

Claire Hodds

by Claire Hodds

Posted 20 March 2018

Using data to inform decisions is the crucial next step in taming the content beast. In part 2 of this series, we look at how our trusted ally Google Analytics and some other useful tools can aid us on our content creation journey.

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Infrastructure on auto-pilot

Upgrading on SilverStripe platform just got a whole lot simpler. We're releasing Auto-upgrading, which means a load of new benefits and automations for our Platform customers. There are now more reasons than ever to join SilverStripe Platform. 

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CIO-CMO Exchange for marketing and digital leaders event 2018 recap

We recently participated in the Auckland CIO-CMO event to learn from digital leaders and marketing executives who are on the frontline of digital innovation and trends. Read the event recap from SilverStripe Account Director, Andy Rycroft. 

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Four One Zero! SilverStripe 4.1.0 is out

4.1.0 has now been released, and with it comes some of the most highly-requested features from the SilverStripe community! Take a look at all the extra functionality that comes with this release.

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Digital 5 - Leaders in Government innovation

The Digital 5 was founded in 2014, and for the first time was hosted in New Zealand this year. Kamala was one of the attendees on behalf of SilverStripe, and these are her highlights.

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Tame the Content Beast Part 1: User First

Posted in Marketers

Tagged marketers

Claire Hodds

by Claire Hodds

Posted 8 March 2018

In the first of our 'Tame the Content Beast' series we discuss why defining your user is the first step to take in the content creation process. Having a clear idea of your user and audience in mind, helps to effectively target your messaging and content.

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