Author Archives: John West

This blog post contains information about troubleshooting webhooks, which I have been exploring specifically with the Contentstack SaaS headless CMS. Webhooks are just HTTP requests, so troubleshooting them is not unlike troubleshooting any HTTP request. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here forContinue reading “-Troubleshooting Webhooks”

This blog post describes techniques that you can use to syndicate content from one headless content management system to others from the same CMS vendor, typically from production to test, development, and other systems. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here forContinue reading “-Synchronize Content between Headless Content Management Systems”

This blog post presents code for a prototype .NET Azure function that handles entry update webhooks from the Contentstack SaaS headless CMS to set the value of a field in the entry that presents messages to the CMS user. Specifically, this example ensures that two date fields exist and contain values, and that the valueContinue reading “-Part II: Prototype Contentstack Update Webhook Handler .NET Azure Function to Set Field Values for Validation”

This blog post describes a technique that uses an entry update webhook handler to update field values in the Contentstack SaaS headless CMS. You can use this technique to validate existing data in entries, to set default values for empty fields, and otherwise to manipulate field values programmatically. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration withContinue reading “-Part I: Use Update Webhook Handlers to Update Entries in Contentstack”

This blog post presents a prototype for a .NET class that invokes HTTPS service APIs in the Contentstack SaaS headless CMS that accept and return JSON. This is just a short post to publish the sample code that I intend to reference from one or more additional blog posts. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustrationContinue reading “-Prototype .NET Class to Invoke [Contentstack] [SaaS] [Headless] [Content Management] HTTPS JSON Service APIs”

This blog post suggests that solutions use metadata from the content management system to generate sitemap.xml and robots.txt. You can use sitemap XML and the robots exclusion standard to influence SEO for your website and to affect the functionality of search engines including google. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finallyContinue reading “-Generate sitemap.xml and robots.txt from Content Management Metadata”

This blog post explains how to include workflow information when you retrieve entries from the Contentstack SaaS headless content management system. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appear here: Default JSON representations of ContentstackContinue reading “-Access Contentstack Entry Workflow Information”

This blog post explains potential causes of HTTP 400, 401, 412, 422, and 429 errors when using the Contentstack SaaS headless CMS. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appear here: When you cannot accessContinue reading “-Possible Causes for Contentstack HTTP Errors”

This blog post lists some potential advantages in leveraging event systems with headless content management systems and potentially any system that uses microservice architecture. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appear here: Event systemsContinue reading “-Advantages of Event Systems with Headless Content Management Systems”

This blog post contains information about relationships between records in content management systems. Update 14.Dec.2025: After years of frustration with WordPress, I am finally abandoning this blog. The content will likely stay here for some time, but new content will appear here: Content management systems provide mixed support for hierarchical and relational record structures. CMSContinue reading “-Relationships between Records in Content Management Systems”