Whenever we discuss anything around Sitecore templates, we always mention about Data template and Rendering Parameter Template which is widely used & you can read about it here but we always forget to mention about Branch & Command Template which are indeed a powerful tool provided by Sitecore to achieve certain functionality. Lets see Branch … Continue reading What is Branch Template? And where do we use it?
Technical
How to fix the slow loading of the Experience Editor?
We experienced the long time taken by Experience Editor to load which in turn frustrated the Content Authors so I will share the fixes we used to make the experience editor load faster. There are 2 things we can do but for that your website and client should be okay with it: 1. Hide or … Continue reading How to fix the slow loading of the Experience Editor?
How to set multiple datasource in Datasource Location field
If you want to deliver the high quality Customer Experience website then the first thing you will go for is Personalized content and for which in turn we create the component based website. And to make these components reusable we pitch in for Datasources. To ensure that the site is Content Author friendly, we need … Continue reading How to set multiple datasource in Datasource Location field
How to use Google News Integrator(GNI) module?
I am delighted to tell you that I have created a Sitecore Module for integrating Google News in our Sitecore instance but unfortunately I am not able to upload to Sitecore Marketplace (https://marketplace.sitecore.net/) since there is a publishing issue on the site. Once it is resolved you will be able to see the module (Google … Continue reading How to use Google News Integrator(GNI) module?
How to access Sitecore logs from Azure
Once our website is live and hosted on Azure PaaS, we don't have access to it's files and folders like we have on On-prem setup. So how do we get the Sitecore logs from Azure WebApps? There are couple of approaches to access the logs namely FTP, Azuretools.aspx, Azure Application Insights, etc. You can go … Continue reading How to access Sitecore logs from Azure
Search not working in Content Editor on Azure PaaS instance
Once we install Sitecore on Azure PaaS using the Marketplace option. In either case, if you opted for SOLR or Azure Search as search provider, the advanced search or the search in the Content Editor doesn't work. What can be the reason behind this issue? The reason is the indexes are not created or the … Continue reading Search not working in Content Editor on Azure PaaS instance
Accessing Sitecore files from Azure PaaS instance
In previous blogs, we have seen how to install Sitecore on Azure & how to publish Visual Studio code to Sitecore Azure PaaS instance. But there are scenarios where we need to check some settings or access different files present in Sitecore instance. To do so, we have FTP option for our rescue, we will … Continue reading Accessing Sitecore files from Azure PaaS instance
Publishing the VS solution to Sitecore Azure PaaS instance
In the previous blog we saw how to install Sitecore on Azure PaaS but that is one part of it. Once you successfully install the sitecore, you should also be able to publish your Visual Studio code to this instance. In this blog, we will see how to do it. Assuming the below things are … Continue reading Publishing the VS solution to Sitecore Azure PaaS instance
How to install Sitecore on Azure
May be we are late to start using Sitecore on Azure PaaS but it is okay. Better be late then never. So lets start our journey of Sitecore on Azure PaaS. So to begin with we will need to create a Azure account to access Azure Portal. Just follow the steps in this blog to … Continue reading How to install Sitecore on Azure
Creating package using Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE) for multiple items
In the previous blog, we saw how to create a package of items and it's related item using SPE but it was for a single item. Now generally that's not the case in most of our requirements. So lets explore how to create a package for multiple items along with their related items. To create … Continue reading Creating package using Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE) for multiple items
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