Sitecore

We are all about data-driven marketing and actionable insights from data, but when you collect data in multiple places, things can get sticky. Let’s see how to best use data from these systems.

Fellow Sitecore MVP Dan Persson and I were invited to speak about User Journeys at the 2018 Sitecore User Group Conference in Berlin. SUGCON, for short, is a developer-focused convention which focuses on useful applications of Sitecore, new ideas for extensions, and a vision of where the product is going. For the first time, SUGCON […]

I’m going to tackle another common Sitecore Author training question regarding the duplicate and copying commands in Sitecore. Many new authors have used these features trying to save some time, only to be confused when their pages don’t seem to work in the way they thought. In this post, I’ll explain why this feature can […]

In Part 1 of this series, we extensively covered setting up a Helix-based project to support handling site metadata generation and caching. In Part 2, we are going to bring it to the finish line by adding templates, scaffolding actions, PowerShell scripts, and much more. Let’s get started! Prep Work Before we actually get to […]

If you’re using Sitecore 9.0+, chances are that you’ve heard of, or are currently utilizing, Sitecore Experience Accelerator to accessorize your instance. In my opinion, one of the better things to come out of SXA is the use of modules to add discrete amounts of functionality to a tenant or site by leveraging the scaffolding […]

The Sitecore installation scripts error out before completion – what now? In this post I will walk you through what needs to be done before re-running the scripts. You need to go through and delete the bits that were installed up until the point of failure. If you don’t clean out these bits, you may […]

In response to a previous blog post on the 6 Sitecore video channels to follow in 2019, I was asked: “What other training resources are available for brand new Sitecore content authors?”. Unfortunately, my answer right now is “Not many.” However, in this post, I’ll try to give you the good and bad on what content author focused Sitecore resources are […]

The highly anticipated second episode of multi-part Sitecore series is finally here! This series is designed to give you insights and tips on all things Sitecore. The release of Sitecore 9.1 came with many exciting new features, and in this episode, we will discuss Sitecore Omni & JSS: Sitecore Omni An umbrella that encompasses several components […]

Becoming an MVP requires dedication, perseverance, and the continuous goal to create new possibilities. Each year, Sitecore identifies a select group of Sitecore Experience Platform experts around the globe who have earned the title of MVP. This year we are proud to announce that eleven of Perficient Digital’s very own Sitecore experts have been named a Sitecore […]

One of the more interesting announcements made at Sitecore Symposium 2018 is the introduction of Sitecore Host in Sitecore 9.1. There were a couple of sessions devoted to the future of Sitecore and its focus on .NET Core, however, not a lot of details were given at the time. Now with the general availability of […]

Perficient and Sitecore go way, way back. We’ve been working with Sitecore for well over a decade – even prior to the company opening its first office in the United States in 2004. And by growing and partnering together through the years, we’ve been able to help our clients transform digitally and drastically improve the […]

One of the more common questions that comes up during Sitecore Author training is around the rename and display name functions inside of Sitecore. In this post, we’ll go through what each function does and also give some examples of how and when to use them effectively during the content authoring process. What’s in a […]