Blog posts by Tomas Hensrud Gulla2026-04-01T07:11:38.0000000Zhttps://world.optimizely.com/blogs/tomas-hensrud-gulla/ Optimizely World How to Disable automatic indexing in Optimizely Search & NavigationLearn how automatic event-based indexing works in Optimizely Search & Navigation and how you can temporarily disable it.2026-04-01T07:11:38.0000000ZBlog post Disabling the scheduler also stops event-based indexing in OptimizelyIf you disable the scheduler in Optimizely CMS, should event-based indexing stop working too? It does!2026-03-13T20:21:25.0000000ZBlog post Running Optimizely CMS 12 on .NET 10 in AzureUpgrade your Optimizely CMS website to .NET 10!2025-11-21T07:53:51.0000000ZBlog post Optimizely CMS Roadmap – AI, automation and the future of digital experiencesA summary of the roadmap for Optimizely CMS from the Opticon conference on September 30, 2025.2025-10-06T04:00:00.0000000ZBlog post Get last edited content from Optimizely CMSLearn how to query the last updated blocks and pages from Optimizely CMS2025-10-04T05:03:00.0000000ZBlog post Get last run of a scheduled job in Optimizely CMSLearn how to get the last execution time of a scheduled job in Optimizely CMS.2025-09-20T05:45:02.0000000ZBlog post Optimizely CMS and HTML validation message: Trailing slash on void elements has no effect and interacts badly with unquoted attribute values.When using the W3C Markup Validation Service, some annoying information messages pop up because Optimizely CMS adds the trailing slash to self-closing tags. Let's fix that!2025-09-14T16:55:24.0000000ZBlog post SQL addon for Optimizely CMS 12 updated with new featuresFirst released in 2021, the SQL Studio addon for Optimizely CMS lets you query your database directly from the edit UI. The latest update adds support for GPT-5, a new UI for managing saved queries, and an audit log2025-08-29T21:08:35.0000000ZBlog post The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request – when configuring Azure Storage for an older Optimizely CMS siteHow to fix a strange issue that occurred when I moved editor-uploaded files for some old Optimizely CMS 11 solutions to Azure Storage.2025-06-26T09:21:15.0000000ZBlog post Enable Opal AI for your Optimizely productsLearn how to enable Opal AI, and meet your infinite workforce.2025-06-25T13:53:29.0000000ZBlog post Exporting Optimizely databases causing errorsSolutions to a couple of recurring issues when migrating databases to the cloud.2025-06-18T14:40:33.0000000ZBlog post Opal AI available in Optimizely CMS (SaaS)Use Opal AI to translate your content!2025-05-12T12:08:50.0000000ZBlog post Managed Identity for Connecting your Optimizely site to a Database in AzureAre you using a connection string with username and password to connect to your Azure database? Use managed identity instead!2025-03-24T14:30:11.0000000ZBlog post COGNITIVE_SERVICE_TRANSLATE_ERRORCOGNITIVE_SERVICE_TRANSLATE_ERROR2025-03-19T17:44:02.0000000ZBlog post Unable to view Optimizely Forms submissions when some values are too longI discovered a form where the form submissions could not be viewed in the Optimizely UI, only downloaded. Learn how to fix the issue.2025-03-04T15:44:05.0000000ZBlog post Using the 1996 text-based Browser 'Links' to optimize website accessibilityUse a text-based browser from the late 1990s to improve the accessibility of your modern Optimizely website!2025-02-25T17:16:57.0000000ZBlog post Using the 1996 text-based Browser 'Links' to optimize website accessibilityUse a text-based browser from the late 1990s to improve the accessibility of your modern Optimizely website!2025-02-25T17:16:57.0000000ZBlog post The missing globe can finally be installed as a nuget package!Do you feel like you're dying a little bit every time you need to click "Options" and then "View on Website"? Do you also miss the old "Globe" in Optimizely CMS? Your prayers have been heard: a NuGet package is available, and the Globe is back!2025-02-14T16:45:04.0000000ZBlog post Increase timeout for long running SQL queries using SQL addonLearn how to increase the timeout for long running SQL queries using the SQL addon.2024-12-20T22:13:39.0000000ZBlog post Overriding the help text for the Name property in Optimizely CMSI recently received a question about how to override the Help text for the built-in Name property in Optimizely CMS, so I decided to document my process for figuring it out...2024-12-20T11:04:29.0000000ZBlog post