Content Authoring

What are Icons? Icons are graphical representations of different elements on a website. They make the webpages visually appealing and like any other image, have a stronger connection and retention to the end user’s memory than plain text. When used in moderation and the right way, they can be self-explanatory and reduce the need for […]

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…” This is the first in a series of articles describing my experiences with migrating client sites from CMS 11 to CMS 12.  Many things have changed, added, and improved, but some things I encountered did not always have an easy answer. Optimizely has a […]

From the invention of the calculator to computers to the present AI era, we humans have come a long way. Aka AI. In the simplest words, Artificial Intelligence is a set of algorithms/logic mimicking the human thought process and behavior. It simplifies and speeds up our work. One such AI tool that is making headlines […]

It’s a story as old as time. You work hard to build a great site. You have all the right properties – with descriptive names – that the content authors recognize and know how to use. Everything is going according to plan. The site is good. Life is good. The client is happy. Then BAM! […]

The Era of Generative AI is Upon Us “The Age of AI has Begun” – states Bill Gates regarding the recent surge of AI tools and AI capability. If you have not read this article, it’s an extremely informative read and really we can’t disagree. We’ve already been seeing real innovation in generative AI, especially […]

For the scenario of independent deployment of your NextJs static site, say in an automated deployment, one missing piece is a way to push the SSG site into Vercel. Here I provided a simple deployment script using the Vercel CLI of the static site in the XM Cloud project. Code: # Set up variables with […]

To make your website easy to navigate, menus arblogucial. Links are provided on menus to aid with navigation. Using the Drupal menu, you can add, remove, and rename menus and items. We’ll look at creating menus in Drupal in this blog. Easy Procedures to Construct Menus in Drupal Step 1: Click Structure, as displayed on the […]

Previously I presented a common situation where an engineering team might push for Headless AEM and covered why, in my opinion, a Hybrid solution is a better approach.  I discussed how Content Fragments, Experience Fragments, and Sling Model Exporters are used in combination to deliver the Headless side of the AEM experience.  In case you […]

It’s not uncommon when facing a new problem, to fall back on a tried-and-true solution.  Then, suddenly remember why the team moved off of that solution in the first place.  Recently, I’ve seen this trend with engineering teams and a desire for multichannel content. A Common Case for Headless Content on AEM Let’s set the […]

Whenever you create an AEM component that can be authored, it will normally display an edit toolbar that allows an author to configure it. The toolbar typically consists of edit actions such as Edit, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.  However, there may be times when you want to limit those options.  What if you only […]

Many projects need to import data. I have found it to be a painful process every time. Each import is custom and requires custom code. There are parts of the process that are the same each time (connecting with source data, reading data, creating a new item, avoiding duplicates, updating existing items). I wanted to […]

Introduction Custom fields are a powerful tool for extending functionality and improving ease of use. This article will explore creating, organizing, and implementing custom JavaScript Sitecore fields with an iframe. By using an iframe to load a separate HTML document, you can cleanly contain all of the necessary CSS, JavaScript, and HTML files. We’ll walk […]