Sitecore SXA (Sitecore Experience Accelerator) is a robust platform that empowers content authors and marketers to build and manage websites efficiently. One essential aspect of website development is handling error pages, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience for visitors. In this blog, we will explore how to generate a custom static error page using Sitecore […]
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Import Data From Merlin to Finish Your Migration to Sitecore
In previous posts, I shared my journey with Sitecore Data Exchange Framework and using Merlin to migrate your site to Sitecore. Learning how to use Merlin was only one part of migrating a site. In this post, I’ll share my powershell script to pull in data from Merlin and populate your content tree. I’ll continue […]
XM Cloud Deployments: Static site deployment using Netlify CLI
In my previous post (XM Cloud Deployments: Static site deployment using Vercel CLI), I created a Sitecore XM Cloud deploy script to use the Vercel CLI. In this next challenge, I will be looking at doing the same in Netlify. A little background: Netlify and Vercel are two major competitors in the JamStack space. Both […]
Using Merlin to Migrate Your Site to Sitecore
In a previous post, I shared my journey with Sitecore Data Exchange Framework. I was excited to use it to create a reusable importer process. In the end, I decided it was not the right tool for me. I ended up using Powershell. In the process of researching site migration tools, I discovered “Merlin”. Merlin […]
3 Reasons to Use Sitecore Workflow
Many consider workflow to be a necessary evil. But it is necessary, and I will make my case in this post. I highly recommend working through the requirements for workflow and including it in your initial site build or rebuild. However, not all of us have that luxury – and that’s okay. The great thing about […]
Submit Action to Save Contacts in List Manager with Fields Mapping Part 2 Create Submit Action
This article is the third post on creating a Submit Action to save Contacts into the List Manager in Sitecore. In the previous post, we developed the SPEAK editor layout for the custom Submit Action in the Core database for Submit Action to have Field mapping ability. In this part, we will construct a class to save […]
Creating a containerized Sitecore Headless StarterKit with the latest Next.js SDK and Headless SXA
Many of you who want to start a headless solution come into a situation where there is a lot of information available and it is difficult to identify which approach to take. Sitecore features decent documentation, but it covers only part of a desired solution and is segmented. This post will address the problem and […]
Submit Action to Save Contacts in List Manager with Fields Mapping Part 1 Create SPEAK Editor
This article is the second post in the series on creating a submit action to save contacts into the list manager in Sitecore. In the previous post, we saw a basic implementation without the ability to map form fields with the custom-created submit action. It only offered the option of configuring the Contact List via […]
Making Sense of Search Options in Sitecore
When Sitecore announced their Cloud Offerings at Sitecore Symposium in October 2022, It crystalized their composable strategy in providing separate product offerings that were each best of breed but could be better together. When you look at Engagement Cloud and Commerce Cloud, with products that have clear capabilities with little cross over, that strategy is […]
Getting to know Sitecore Search – Part 4
Welcome back to getting to know Sitecore search. In this post, we’ll focus on the advanced web crawler. We’ll modify the source, document extractors, taggers and attributes to customize our indexed documents. Manage Sources To manage sources, visit Administration/Sources From this screen you can see a list of your sources. You can see the source […]
Submit Action to Save Contacts in List Manager – Basic Implementation
A custom submit action for Sitecore forms that will save contact information to the list manager’s contact list. It will allow us to collect the contact details from the end user through a Sitecore form and save them to the contact list inside the list manager. The article contains a step-by-step guide for creating a […]
Getting to know Sitecore Search – Part 3
Welcome back to getting to know Sitecore search. In this post, we’ll look at managing users, the available roles, and the role permissions. Manage Users To manage users, visit Administration/Manage Users From this screen you can see the list users for this domain. You can see if their email address, first name, last name, and […]