In this blog, lets create new Visual Studio solution and integrate it with the existing instance (http://learningsitecore/sitecore). We will create a simple Visual Studio solution. This will not be based on Helix principle so in case developers who know Helix principle are going through the blog then don't get it wrong. We will learn Helix principles … Continue reading Integrating Visual Studio solution and Sitecore instance
Month: October 2019
Editing the existing page
So now as we have both sites - Sitecore(CM) and front end(CD), we can edit it's content using both Content Editing Interfaces. Content Editing using Experience Editor. Experience Editor is for non technical Content Editors and it is what you see is what you get(WYSWYG) interface. So lets edit the content and see if we … Continue reading Editing the existing page
Different interfaces and applications in the Launchpad
The Sitecore dashboard(Launchpad) is your gateway into Sitecore. Sitecore comes with a lot of tools for you to use. The dashboard is split into four main areas 'Marketing Applications', 'Content Editing', 'Control Panel', and 'Access Management'. The namely tools and applications are as below: Marketing Applications Experience Analytics Experience Profile Federated Experience Manager Experience Optimization … Continue reading Different interfaces and applications in the Launchpad
Installing Sitecore instance
And after a long wait, we have finally reached a blog where we will be installing Sitecore on local machine. Before we can start, lets just check our list if we have everything in place. Visual Studio installed. SQL Server installed. IIS Server enabled. SOLR configured. Sitecore Licence received. Sitecore account created. Once you are … Continue reading Installing Sitecore instance
Different Resources that can be helpful for Learning Sitecore
As the title suggests, this post will cover different channels which Sitecore provide for the Sitecore users. In case if you know the basics of Sitecore then you can switch to these channels and learn the advance features. Prerequisite: It is required to be a .NET developer and have good understanding on ASP.NET MVC. Sitecore … Continue reading Different Resources that can be helpful for Learning Sitecore
Install and Setup Solr as a service
Lets understand why we use Solr and then we can start setting it up. So Solr is a search engine which will have all the data you create in Sitecore. It is a java based application and hence the prerequisites is installing Java and setting up environmental variable for the same. Installing Java: Download Java … Continue reading Install and Setup Solr as a service
Installing the required Software
This blog is to showcase the steps involved in installing different software. So lets start. Verify the if the hardware is 4 processor and 16 GB RAM - This can be done by checking the properties of My Computer. Enable the IIS Server - This can be done by following below steps: a. Go to … Continue reading Installing the required Software
Get started with Sitecore
Lets understand what is Sitecore and then we will try to learn it. So consider Sitecore as a software that enables you to control the content of the website which is also known as Content Management System. So Sitecore is Web Content Management System(WCMS) based on the .Net framework so it jewels well with Microsoft … Continue reading Get started with Sitecore
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