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Posts Tagged ‘AEM 6.2’

Customized Logging using SLF4J / MDC in AEM

Out of the box logging configuration in AEM not cutting it for you? Check out what you can achieve with SLF4j’s MDC patterns.

Non-AEM relative links in RTE and Path Browser in Touch UI

In AEM 6.0, 6.1 & 6.2 the Touch UI RTE link plugin and path browser adds a content keyword automatically. This begins as soon as the author starts typing/. It can be difficult for authors to enter non-AEM relative links in the content, and some environments require both AEMand non-AEM links in the same domain. A […]

AEM Touch UI Dialog Validation New Best Practice: Use Foundation-Validation

Oftentimes, AEM developers will be asked to develop a validator for the component dialog. Back in the Classic UI dialog days, you would probably write a JavaScript function for dialog before submitting an event. In Touch UI dialog, if you’ve Googled around, you probably found a lot articles/codes to use jQuery based validator, i.e. $.validator.register({}). Recently, I […]

Things to Look Out for When Upgrading to AEM 6.3

If you have been using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) to host your sites for a while, and are now looking to upgrade to AEM 6.3 (whether considering an in-place upgrade or a fresh new install), I am sure you’ve already found some good public documentation from Adobe. (If you are wondering if you should upgrade, here are […]

RTE Validation for AEM 6.2, The Right Way

I’ve looked far and wide for an RTE validation solution that is straightforward and easy to share between teams. The examples I found online seemed like patches or half-solutions that would break in the next AEM version, or when used in complex dialogs. So I set out to write one myself following my newly acquired […]

How to Transform Replication URLs in AEM

If you are ever faced with the requirement of replicating AEM content between systems where the content hierarchy on one of the systems does not exactly match the other system, this post is for you. Let’s take this example: Your AEM author instance has pages under “/content/site/page/” and you have a sling mapping that transforms incoming URLs: […]

How to Force AEM to Not Process CSS URLs

By default, AEM CSS processor will transform the CSS URL functional notation “url()” into a relative URL to the ClientLibrary, if the URL was relative to begin with, ie, it does not start with “/” This poses an issue when using the CSS fill property for SVG and providing a gradient id (read more here) The following was […]

Static or Editable Template? An In-Depth Comparison and Guide

In CMS world, Template, or Page Template is the base of the page user creates, it defines high level structure, basic functionality and sets the tone of look and feel. In Adobe AEM, the template concept is widely used across different products. There are templates for pages, forms, content fragments, experience fragments and assets. I […]

How to Use The Google Closure Compiler with AEM 6.2+

The Google Closure Compiler was added to AEM in version 6.2 as a new script compiler bundle. This means that AEM can now use the Closure Compiler to code-check and minify JavaScript instead of using the YUI Compressor, which is buggy and was last released on 07/03/2013 (at the time of this post). To check […]

Four Tips for AEM Beginners: Overcoming Common Issues

This blog primarily targets Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) beginners in an attempt to solve/ familiarize them with typical problems encountered when they start using AEM, and how to resolve those problems. Don’t feel like you are alone in this… I have run into many of the problems myself and gotten stuck. Not knowing how to […]

How To Switch From WCMUsePojo To Sling Models in AEM Part Two – JUnit Test

As you may know, unit testing and test-driven development (TDD) are important for making sure your code complies with the design, is scalable among your team, and provides automated regression. Often times, the JUnit test and component back-end Java code come hand in hand. An AEM developer who writes the component logic is also responsible […]

How To Switch From WCMUsePojo To Sling Models in AEM Part One – Component

Looking back at Adobe Experience Manager’s (AEM) component development path (especially if you started from 6.0 or earlier), you likely have used a variety of ways to provide back-end logic to components. Beginning with JSP (or even scriptlets), to abstract component Java class with page context or binding objects, to Adobe’s WCMUse or your custom implementation of […]

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