When we start exploring the Sitecore, and try few code snippets from the internet, they work fine for us on our development machine. But we always need to make sure we follow the best practices. In many cases, I have seen developers hard coding the database to get the item details & then fix it … Continue reading How to access Sitecore Databases in code?
Resources
How to block the specific file types in Sitecore Media Library?
In the out-of-the-box instance of Sitecore, Content Authors are able to upload any type of file in Media Library ex. .html, .exe, .zip which is not required in most of the cases. We had requirement from one of our client to restrict all the type of file extensions and to allow only specific extensions like … Continue reading How to block the specific file types in Sitecore Media Library?
Dark theme for Sitecore XP on Chrome
Most of us like to work on Dark theme these days but one thing I will like to clear here is that Sitecore does not give any options to change the theme in the out-of-the-box installation. And this is not WordPress 😛 so we need to settle with the dark theme in Google chrome using … Continue reading Dark theme for Sitecore XP on Chrome
Unable to see the newly created Sitecore Forms
In Sitecore 9.x, we have new module Sitecore Forms which was earlier known as WFFM (Web Forms for Marketers). This module helps us to create Forms with zero coding approach. Sometimes you create a new Form in Sitecore Forms but you are not able to see it in the Forms Dashboard. Resolution: The forms are … Continue reading Unable to see the newly created Sitecore Forms
Unable to install Sitecore package on local instance
Many times we install Sitecore XP 8.x on our local machine and everything is working as expected. When we try to install any Sitecore package on our instance, we just see the installation process do not end up and its irritating. Resolution: We need to disable 2 settings in the config file. Open the "Sitecore.Xdb.config" … Continue reading Unable to install Sitecore package on local instance
Sitecore Introductory Training – Session III
Below video covers the Sitecore Introductory Training - Session 3, the topics that were covered are as follows: Creating custom Solr index Integrating & Indexing the custom index in Sitecore Implementing a Search functionality. I am planning to record all the topics separately to help the beginners to learn quickly. I will surely update everyone … Continue reading Sitecore Introductory Training – Session III
Sitecore Introductory Training – Session II
Below is the recording of Sitecore Introductory Training - Session 2, which covers below topics: Templates Fields & Field types Standard Values Media Library Layouts Renderings. The recording is not perfect as it lost the audio for last couple of minutes. I am planning to record the sessions for each topic separately and upload. I … Continue reading Sitecore Introductory Training – Session II
Overview of Sitecore XP 9.3 Instance
The below video covers following topics: Overview of the Installed files. Different resources to learn sitecore. Go through the Launchpad. In case you have any queries or questions regarding the topic covered then please get in touch with me so that I can help you to resolve them. Thank you.. Keep Learning.. Keep Sitecoring.. 🙂
Introduction & Installation of Sitecore XP 9.3
The below video covers following topics: Introduction Course details What is Sitecore CMS? Installation of Sitecore XP 9.3. In case you have any queries or questions regarding the topic covered then please get in touch with me so that I can help you to resolve them. Thank you.. Keep Learning.. Keep Sitecoring.. 🙂
Topics – Sitecore Introductory Training
Hello everyone.. I hope you all are doing fine and staying at home and safe. Some of you have reached to me asking about my absence from past 2 months. First of all I will say thank you for asking.. And secondly I had a wonderful event of my life - Marriage! Yes.. I got … Continue reading Topics – Sitecore Introductory Training
Sitecore Diaries 