In the dynamic world of web development, where user expectations are higher than ever and application complexity continues to grow. The need for efficient data retrieval and flexible APIs has become paramount. Enter GraphQL, a revolutionary query language for APIs that is reshaping how data is requested, fetched, and managed. In this comprehensive exploration, we’ll […]
Back-End Development
Making Sitecore Sites More Accessible and Screen Reader Friendly
Aria labels provide alternate text to adaptive technology tools such as screen readers. This helps website visitors navigate the site more accurately. One use case for aria-labels is on html anchor tags. Sitecore does not a way to manage this text by default. Follow along and I’ll show you how to modify the various link […]
Local HTTPS for Optimizely, IIS, and Kestrel using certificates (Pt 2)
In part 1 of this two-part blog series on securing your local development with HTTPS and Self-Signed Certificates, I described how to create a local self-signed certificate. In this part, I’ll explain how to use that certificate to safeguard your development environment and make it even more similar to QA & Production. Bind the certificate […]
API Testing with Apache JMeter: Comprehensive Guide
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) indeed play a crucial role in modern software development, enabling different applications to interact and exchange data seamlessly. In the contemporary world of technology, APIs have evolved into the fundamental backbone of modern software businesses, serving as the essential means of communication and data exchange between various applications. While you may […]
Monolithic vs. Microservice Architecture: Choosing the Right Path for Your Application
Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of software development, choosing the right architectural approach is crucial for building robust and scalable applications. Two popular architectural styles that often come into consideration are Monolithic and Microservice. Both have their merits and trade-offs and understanding their differences is vital for making an informed decision that aligns with your […]
Boosting Node.js Performance and Efficiency with Redis
In today’s web development, being fast and responsive is really important. Users want smooth experiences, and developers work hard to make apps that do just that. This is where Node.js and Redis come in. When used together, they can make your apps work much faster and better. In this article, we’ll look at how to […]
Integrate Sitecore Form into a JSS app (React/Next.js) in Headless Architecture.
Everyone is moving toward headless architecture these days and wants to take advantage of the new approach in the CMS industry to improve the CMS experience. However, in a few cases, it does not support a CMS functionality like Sitecore Form. Sitecore does not have any out of the box (OOB) component to implement Sitecore […]
Local HTTPS for Optimizely, IIS, and Kestrel using certificates (Pt 1)
Wasn’t it around 2006 when HTTPS started becoming popular? You’d go to a secure page and almost always see a message saying, “This page contains both secure and nonsecure items. Do you want to display the insecure items?” 1 “Helpful” people online posted how to disable the error. Then browsers got smarter and just stopped […]
Optimizely Blocks As Properties: How To Hide Irrelevant Fields
We recently ran into an issue when using shared blocks as properties on pages; some of the block’s properties don’t make any sense in this context and can lead to some confusion with editors. Instead of creating another version of the block to use specifically as a local block, I created a simple feature to […]
Optimizely CMS 12 upgrade takeaways!
I’ve now written several blog posts about my experience with Optimizely CMS 12 upgrade process on several different projects. Each project has taught me something new and made me encounter things I hadn’t before. One of my earlier upgrade projects this year had very unique challenges that I wrote about here. This time around, I’m […]
My Very First JavaScript Code
“I can Talk JavaScript, I can walk JavaScript, I can Laugh JavaScript because JavaScript is a very Funny Language.” It’s really a fun writing JavaScript code in the beginning like you can show a pop-up alert, can set a condition to show results and you can also do mathematical calculations in the console. Just press […]
HCL Commerce Customization Capabilities: Empowering Businesses with Tailored E-commerce Solutions
Introduction: In the competitive world of e-commerce, delivering a personalized and flawless shopping experience is consummate to success, businesses face the challenge of delivering unique and individualized shopping experiences to their customers. Businesses must figure out how to give their customers distinctive and personalized purchasing experiences in the rapidly changing world of e-commerce. Formerly known […]