New to Umbraco 4.5, XSLT extensions in the /App_Code folder provides code that is right in front of you and easy to edit (even for non-"VisualStudio junkies"). App_Code XSLT extensions are strongly-defined (safer), cached-at-application-level (faster), and medium-trust-capable (cheaper hosting). Wow!

And they are so easy to make! Let me show you how.

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Sebastiaan Janssen (@cultiv) mentioned a nice modification he makes to XSLTsearch on the our.umbraco forum today, simplifying its use in multi-lingual websites. It is so useful and simple I thought I would explain it in detail.

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It's January 2... do you know if your site's copyright notice is up-to-date?

With a quick bit of inline XSLT in your umbraco template you need never worry about it again!

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Extending your umbraco XSLT macros to access .NET namespaces is very simple and will help you make the most of your macros. An example of file-level access from an XSLT macro is provided.

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Create your first XSLT macro in umbraco and greet the world!

In this article you'll learn the steps to create an XSLT macro and insert that macro into a template. You'll also learn that what you type in XSLT is what you get out of XSLT for both text and HTML tags.

This article is foundational to working with umbraco XSLT-based macros and you won't want to miss it.

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