In the previous three episodes of the Sitecore Content Serialization series, we have discussed the introduction to Sitecore Content Serialization, Serialization configuration with Command Line Interface (CLI), and Serialization configuration with Sitecore for Visual Studio (SVS). In this blog, we will continue exploring Sitecore Content Serialization and learn about the complete procedure of item serialization. […]
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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 […]
Getting to know Sitecore Search – Part 6
Welcome back to Getting to know Sitecore Search. In my last post, we build a basic UI using jQuery. In this post, we’ll use the Sitecore Search React SDK to build a more modern UI frontend for our Sitecore Search results. Documentation At the time of writing this blog post, Sitecore has recently released updated […]
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 […]
Understanding Headless CMS for Experienced Sitecore Developers
The concept of headless CMS has been around for a long time — some might even say that’s how the original CMS products and publishing platforms of the web operated. However the concept of headless is still fairly new in the world of Sitecore, with JavaScript Services (“JSS”) — the first true foray into headless […]
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 […]
Git: Rebase, Merge, Speed Hacks
Git is awesome. That is, until someone tells you to squash rebase instead of merge and now you’ve deleted the entire codebase and brought down Fastly (not what happened, but you never know). So in this article, I’ll explain what a rebase is, compare it to a merge, and at the end provide some aliases […]
Keeping Sitecore Content Authors Happy and Productive
“I hate Sitecore.” As a developer, I have heard that many times. But it’s usually not true. It was probably not organized, configured, or explained logically. Or the dev team never took the time to see the post-launch care through the eyes of the non-dev team that was going to inherit this system. Sitecore is […]
How to Connect Node JS with MySQL Database
Node.js is a popular open-source JavaScript runtime environment used for building web applications. On the other hand, MySQL is a widely used relational database management system. In this blog, I will guide you through a step-by-step process on how to connect Node.js with a MySQL database and workbench. Step 1: Install Required Software Before we […]
Sitecore Content Serialization Series – Episode 03 – Setup using Sitecore for Visual Studio – GUI
In my last two blogs, we discussed the Introduction to Sitecore Content Serialization and Sitecore CLI configuration for SCS. In this blog, we are going to configure the Sitecore for Visual Studio. SVS is also introduced with Sitecore 10 release, and it’s a Visual Studio extension, which gives you a graphical view to interact with […]
Sitecore Content Serialization Series – Episode 2 – Setup using CLI (Command Line Interface)
In the previous blog, we talked about Introduction to Sitecore Content Serialization, and in this blog, we are going to discuss the configuration required for Sitecore CLI. The Sitecore command line interface is newly introduced with Sitecore 10 release. This tool helps us to communicate with the Sitecore instance and push/pull and publish the serialized […]