For this web site I'm running Sitefinity on a shared hosting platform; specifically I'm using DiscountASP.Net to host my web site. Each time you access Sitefinity for the first time it has to start-up.  As near as I can tell this involves sending a signal to a gerbil named Fred.  Fred is kept in a small cage at Telerik and when you access a Sitefinity web site it rings a small bell in his cage.  When Fred hears the bell he is supposed to press a big green button in his ...

I have now spent one month “developing with” and “living with” Sitefinity 3.1. Let me summarize Sitefinity: Sitefinity is a Ferrari without the radio, windshield wipers, antennae, windows, paint, and seat cushions. You get the impression that you’re sitting inside something great, but damn it’s uncomfortable. When Sitefinity works, it’s a marvel to behold! I love being able to drag & drop complex controls onto my pages and use friendly control designers to customize them. All of this is built upon an incredible CMS! Once everything is in place Sitefinity empowers anyone ...

UPDATE: I renamed this control to GoonDocks "Links" Control and have included it in the GoonDocks Sitefinity Controls.  Go there and download it.  This control will change your life. I created a simple Sitefinity control that allows you to select a page in your site map and the control will return links to the selected page's children pages. Sitefinity comes with several top-level navigation controls.  All of these controls start at the root of the web site and offer tabs, trees, or menus to drill-down from there. This "Child Links" ...