Welcome to the XM Cloud Basics series! If you're working with Sitecore and looking to understand its evolution into the composable world, you're in the right place. In this series, I’ll walk through the fundamentals of Sitecore XM Cloud, step by step—helping developers, architects, and marketers build clarity as they transition from traditional XP platforms. … Continue reading Introduction to Sitecore XM Cloud – The Next-Gen Composable DXP
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How Sitecore Stream Will Transform Marketers’ Lives for the Better
The digital marketing landscape is ever-evolving, with marketers constantly juggling tools, campaigns, and data to deliver personalized customer experiences. Sitecore Stream, a cutting-edge addition to Sitecore’s composable DXP suite, promises to revolutionize how marketers engage with their audiences. By streamlining content delivery and offering actionable insights, it is set to empower marketers like never before. … Continue reading How Sitecore Stream Will Transform Marketers’ Lives for the Better
Unlocking the Power of Insert Options in Sitecore
We recently audited a Sitecore solution for one of the Enterprise client and found that there were no Insert options were set on Standard Values of the templates widely used. Impact: The content authors mostly duplicate the existing page (worst idea as we duplicate few of the unnecessary datasource items in Sitecore) or has admin … Continue reading Unlocking the Power of Insert Options in Sitecore
Types of components in Sitecore XM Cloud
We were exploring the XM Cloud interface and I thought the types of the components and it's purpose was something that is important to share as it gives everyone an overview of what you get when you opt for XM Cloud. Here’s a quick overview of the different types of components in Sitecore XM Cloud: … Continue reading Types of components in Sitecore XM Cloud
How to reset Sitecore’s admin user password?
This serves as a reminder to my future self, as I often encounter issues during Sitecore installations or occasionally forget the admin user's password. The easiest way to reset the admin user's password is to execute a SQL command on the Core database within SQL Server. Here is the command I typically use to reset … Continue reading How to reset Sitecore’s admin user password?
How to cancel accidental Sitecore Publish Site?
Throughout my experience, I've frequently observed developers and content authors unintentionally using the Publish Site option. To prevent these errors, in some projects, we even removed the Publish Site option from the Core database. Several of my colleagues asked me how I handle such situations, and my response was straightforward: recycle the app pool! 😄 … Continue reading How to cancel accidental Sitecore Publish Site?
Sitecore Tips – Uncheck Raw Values checkbox for Presentation Details
This is a brief blog post, or rather a note to remember. Recently, I encountered a scenario with a colleague who had enabled the "Raw Values" option in the View ribbon to accelerate development and content editing. The Sitecore project we are working on contains a substantial amount of content items, and the Master Database … Continue reading Sitecore Tips – Uncheck Raw Values checkbox for Presentation Details
How to have a fallback OpenGraph image in Sitecore SXA?
We recently had a request to have a single image as a fallback image to be set as for OpenGraph Image field. The simplest answer to this as Sitecore professional was to set it in Standard Values on the Page template for the Project. We tried the above and it miserably failed as the OpenGraphMetadataRepository … Continue reading How to have a fallback OpenGraph image in Sitecore SXA?
Disable Sitecore Identity Server
We recently had a request for disabling the Sitecore Identity Server so that we could save an outbound call in Azure Infra by requesting the Sitecore login within the website. The good news is that this option is Out-of-the-box provided by Sitecore, there are no code changes required. We need to move the "Sitecore.Owin.Authentication.IdentityServer.Disabler.config.example" file … Continue reading Disable Sitecore Identity Server
Add SPE script to the Sitecore Context Menu
We had a request to add a script to a Context Menu which could be ran on any item in Content Editor. We tried to explore the options and then we came to know about SPE modals. Adding custom SPE scripts to context menus involves a few straightforward steps: Create Your SPE Script: Begin by … Continue reading Add SPE script to the Sitecore Context Menu
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