Back in February, I made a post reviewing training resources that were available to new content authors. Since then, Sitecore has released 18 new courses for Marketers, Administrators, and Developers on their eLearning portal that cover a variety of topics on the platform. While I cannot speak to the developer and technical training, I was […]
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Change Sitecore Item ID
The Sitecore Item ID is one of those properties that I have always been told that you can’t change. They were basically right because if you look at Sitecore.Data.Items.Item in the Sitecore.Kernel dll using dotPeek you will see that for the ID there is a get but no set property. It looks like this below […]
Going Multilingual in Sitecore Part 3: How to Restrict Access by Language
Welcome back to Going Multilingual in Sitecore. In this part of the series, we’ll look at how to restrict access to content authors by language. If you are just joining us, please go back and read the introduction where you’ll also find links to each other part of the guide. By default content authors have […]
Going Multilingual in Sitecore Part 2: Editing Content in Multiple Languages
Welcome back to Going Multilingual in Sitecore. In this part of the series, we’ll look at how to edit content in multiple languages. If you are just joining us, please go back and read the introduction where you’ll also find links to each other part of the guide. Using the content editor, click the language drop down […]
Going Multilingual in Sitecore Part 1: Enable Multiple Languages
Welcome back to Going Multilingual in Sitecore. In this part of the series, we’ll walk through setting up Sitecore to enable multiple languages. If you are just joining us, please go back and read the introduction where you’ll also find links to each other part of the guide. Sitecore has the native capability to present content in […]
Going Multilingual in Sitecore
Welcome to Going Multilingual in Sitecore. I had the opportunity to help one of our clients add mulitlanguage capabilities to their Sitecore website. I had a hard time finding a simple guide that walked me through the process, so I documented my journey and am sharing here. Sitecore has the native capability to present content […]
Deepening Our Sitecore Capabilities with Sundog Interactive
We are excited to share the news that Perficient is planning to acquire Sundog Interactive, an award-winning marketing and technology consulting firm that delivers Salesforce and Sitecore solutions to the world’s leading manufacturers. Sundog Interactive is known for their marketing strategy, insights and technology consulting expertise. The team is a trusted advisor to many of […]
Top 3 Takeaways from Sitecore’s User Group Conference
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 […]
Duplicate vs Copying: What’s the Difference?
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 […]
Handling Site Metadata with SXA Modules: Part 2
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 […]
Handling Site Metadata with SXA Modules: Part 1
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 […]