Migrating a website or upgrading to a new Sitecore platform is more than a technical lift — it’s a business transformation and an opportunity to align your site and platform with your business goals and take full advantage of Sitecore’s capabilities. A good migration protects functionality, reduces risk, and creates an opportunity to improve user […]
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5 Reasons Companies Are Choosing Sitecore SaaS
The move to SaaS is one of the biggest shifts happening in digital experience. It’s not just about technology, it’s about making platforms simpler, faster, and more adaptable to the pace of customer expectations. Sitecore has leaned in with a clear vision: “It’s SaaS. It’s Simple. It’s Sitecore.” Here are five reasons why more organizations are […]
Deconstructing the Request Lifecycle in Sitecore Headless – Part 2: SSG and ISR Modes in Next.js
In my previous post, we explored the request lifecycle in a Sitecore headless application using Next.js, focusing on how Server Side Rendering (SSR) works in tandem with Sitecore’s Layout Service and the Next.js middleware layer.. But that’s only one part of the story. This follow-up post dives into Static Site Generation (SSG) and Incremental Static Regeneration […]
Deconstructing the Request Lifecycle in Sitecore Headless (with a JSS + Next.js Deep Dive)
In the era of traditional Sitecore MVC, the rendering lifecycle was tightly coupled to the Sitecore server. HTML generation, content retrieval, and presentation logic were all orchestrated within a single monolithic application. With the advent of headless architectures built using Sitecore JSS and platforms like XM Cloud, this paradigm has significantly shifted. Rendering responsibilities now […]
Sitecore Forms: Spam Prevention Tips
Forms are an essential part of any website, enabling visitors to get in touch, subscribe, or request information. But when spam bots flood your Sitecore forms with junk submissions, it can quickly become a problem, messing with your data, wasting resources, and making genuine leads harder to manage. In this post, we’ll explore practical and […]
Optimize Sitecore Docker Instance: Increase Memory Limits
Running a Sitecore Docker instance is a game-changer for developers. It streamlines deployments, accelerates local setup, and ensures consistency across environments. However, performance can suffer – even on high-end laptops – if Docker resources aren’t properly optimized, especially after a hardware upgrade. I recently faced this exact issue. My Sitecore XP0 instance, running on Docker, became […]
Lessons from the Front: Configurable Workflow Rules for New Items in XM Cloud
Intro 📖 In this post I’d like to share a workflow “attacher” implementation I built on a recent Sitecore XM Cloud project. The solution attaches workflows to new items based on a configurable list of template and path rules. It was fun to build and ended up involving a couple Sitecore development mechanisms I hadn’t […]
Sean Brundle Transforms Technical Expertise into Leadership that Empowers Team Success
Meet Sean Brundle, Lead Technical Consultant, Sitecore Sean’s dedication to excellence and passion for continuous growth have defined his 10-year journey at Perficient, culminating in his recent promotion to Lead Technical Consultant. As a remarkable people leader, his commitment to professional development and mentoring his team across diverse technologies exemplifies Perficient’s promise to challenge, champion, […]
Creating a Brand Kit in Stream: Why It Matters and How It helps Organizations
In today’s digital-first world, brand consistency is more than a visual guideline, it’s a strategic asset. As teams scale and content demands grow, having a centralized Brand Kit becomes essential. If you’re using Sitecore Stream, building a Brand Kit is not just useful, it’s transformational. In my previous post, I tried to explore Sitecore Stream, […]
From Next.js to React (and Back): Navigating Sitecore JSS SDKs the Right Way
When I first started working on Sitecore XM Cloud and headless Sitecore projects, it was always Next.js. It felt like the default choice – and honestly, for a good reason. But over the past year, I’ve have seen and worked on projects that have their JSS apps in React – the standalone version, without Next.js. […]
How to Optimize Sitecore Headless and Next.js on Vercel
Maybe you’ve already made the switch to XM Cloud, or maybe you’re still evaluating it as the answer to all your digital delivery challenges. Spoiler alert: it won’t magically solve everything — but with the right setup and smart optimizations, it can absolutely deliver fast, scalable, and maintainable experiences. If you’re using Sitecore Headless with […]
Sitecore Personalize: Advanced Page Targeting
In my previous blog https://blogs.perficient.com/2024/07/01/sitecore-personalize-close-event-logic/, I shared a method for using cookies to enable the user to dismiss an alert banner. This process involved writing the cookie when the user clicks the close icon and checking for the cookie when the experience is displayed. This approach worked well because the entirety of the javascript code […]