Mark Stott

Software Solution Architect & OMVP. Writing on Optimizely, .NET, security and the occasional board game.

Latest writing

  1. DevelopmentOptimizely

    Building UI Extensions for Optimizely SaaS CMS

    Extending Optimizely SaaS CMS the way add-ons extend PaaS. A practical guide to building OCP CMS UI Extensions.

    16 min read

  2. DevelopmentOptimizelyStott Security

    Stott Security for Optimizely SaaS CMS

    Introducing Stott Security for Optimizely SaaS CMS, built for Optimizely Connect Platform using CMS UI Extensions.

    6 min read

  3. DevelopmentOptimizelyStott Security

    Stott Security Version 6

    Stott Security v6 brings the multiple site and host configuration features from v7 to Optimizely CMS 12, adapting them to the CMS 12 Site-based architecture.

    5 min read

  4. GamingGeek Stories

    Ticket to Ride : Scoreboard

    A scoreboard that supports scoring calculations that are compatible with both the Classic and Europe versions of Ticket to Ride as well as the Legendary Asia expansion

    3 min read

  5. Development

    Creating My First Custom GPT

    I built a new Custom GPT for my DJ website entirely through conversation with ChatGPT, here is a break down of how this went.

    10 min read

  6. OptimizelyStott Security

    Getting Started with Stott Security for Optimizely CMS

    A step-by-step getting started guide to installing and configuring the Stott Security add-on for Optimizely CMS, covering NuGet install, service registration, host-level header variation, and your first Content Security Policy.

    8 min read

  7. GamingGeek Stories

    Heat Legends Deck Generator

    A Legends Deck generator that supports Heat Pedal To The Metal and it's expansions Heavy Rain, Tunnel Vision and Rocky Road.

    3 min read

  8. DevelopmentOptimizely

    Using Caching and Async to Improve Performance

    A deep dive into improving the performance of features by implementing async and caching.

    6 min read

  9. DevelopmentOptimizelyStott Security

    Stott Security Version 7

    Introducing Stott Security v7 which has been built on Optimizely CMS 13 and .NET 10 and updates all features to support and multi application and host configurations.

    4 min read