Easily search for text in any field with this Sitecore Powershell Extensions Report
A common requirement for content authors in Sitecore is to be able to search for text across Sitecore items. This text can appear in any field and is useful when authors are performing audits or need to make a global change to previously published content….
HOW TO: Save user information (or any additional data) when a user submits a Sitecore form
Sometimes, we need to save some additional information when a user submits a Sitecore form. This can include information about an authenticated user, or some other form of data not present in the fields on the form. Static data can be bound to hidden fields,…
Winning a Sitecore Ultimate Experience Award
I recently had the pleasure of working as the Sitecore Architect with Dine Brands, which operates the IHOP and Applebee’s brands, and a wonderful team of talented people at XCentium. This was an exciting project, which involved a complete transformation of both websites. Primarily, the…
Insert a translatable “show more” and “show less” label in the Coveo facet component
The default impementation of the Coveo Hive facet component simply inserts a caret ▲ or ▼ when there are more facets available. Most clients wish to modify this to say “show more” or “show less”. Initially, this seemed like a simple task of overwriting the…
Discovering Growth and Community: My Experience as a Mentor in the Sitecore Mentor Program
The Sitecore Mentor Program: A Platform for Sharing Knowledge The Sitecore Mentor Program, a community-driven initiative, provides a unique platform for seasoned professionals and newcomers alike. It’s designed to guide those in the Sitecore community aspiring to become contributors, offering them the chance to learn,…
Create a Help Dialog for your Sitecore components
To me, the entire point of Sitecore is to power the content authors to be able to create amazing pages with great flexibility without having to rely on a technical team of developers. Sometimes, however, they may need a little extra help on how a…
Assign default Workflows to SXA items without creating new templates
Since SXA templates are pre-built by Sitecore, enabling Standard Values or Workflows can be very time-consuming. This becomes even more difficult if certain items need to go through separate workflows. Sitecore’s recommendation to “Add and extend an SXA template” states that “You might want to…
A Tribute to 11 years of working with Sitecore
I took a chance 11 years ago while I was looking for a new opportunity. After working as a .NET developer for about 10 years for a company, I was looking to make a change. I found an job posting for a .NET developer with…
Create a Global Header and Footer for your Sitecore website
One common request for most Sitecore website I’ve worked on is there is a way to maintain a global header and footer item, for the ease of maintenance as well as to prevent unintended variations from being published. While there are several different ways to…
View all of your personalizations in one place with Sitecore 9.2
The recent release of Sitecore 9.2 included a variety of fun new features, inlcuding SXA integration with JSS, integration with ContentHub 3.2 and GDPR enhancements. However, one of the new features is sure to help Content Authors and Marketers in a significant way. Sitecore 9.2…
Sitecore SXA partial design cache does not clear on publish
Scenario:When making a change to a SXA partial design and publishing, the changes are not reflected on the site. Diagnosis:Initially, I was suspicious of the Html Cache Clearing processor and accused them of not doing their jobs. Well, as it turns out, I was partially…