Redirects are a helpful mechanism for managing moved pages, sub domain management (ex. non www to www or vice versa) and helping direct users to the desired destination. They also assist with maintaining “link juice” from an SEO perspective. However, they are also a crutch that can lead to an unmanageable mess that is never …
Formerly Boxever, The Sitecore “Smart Hub CDP” offers two separate components… Sitecore Personalize and Sitecore Customer Data Platform. The combination of the two may have you saying goodbye to xConnect. API heavy, these are distinct tools within the overall CDP framework aimed at personalizing user journeys and segmenting powerful data insights to hone your customer …
The Sitecore Publishing Service is a great way to speed up your item publishing while offloading this task from your CMS role so it can focus on content editing and other tasks affecting performance. Sitecore Publishing Service Setup Basics The Sitecore Publishing Service is really split into two separate aspects, the service itself which should …
It’s important to differentiate between content migration and content synchronization. Roughly defined, content migration is the migration of content from another environment that may have differing content types, metadata, schema, site structure, and unstructured data. Examples of content migration cases are as follows: Migrating from a set of connected Sitecore 8.2 environments to a set …
For those who leverage xConnect, you may run into challenges from time to time with items such as communication between roles, services/jobs, and certificates. Additionally, you may be underusing the power of the xConnect platform due to a lack of the appropriate resources. To that end, here is a listing of xConnect resources from the …
For those creating additional publishing targets (ex. web_preview) in 10.0 or sooner, you are familiar with the common steps of configuration files and creating a target in the CMS… but starting with 10.1 there are additional steps required related to the creation of a .dat file. Comparing Sitecore 10.0 and 10.1, you will see that …
Memory dumps are an invaluable resource when needing to dive deep in Sitecore application issues. They are also helpful if you need to call on Sitecore Support when opening a Sitecore Support ticket. For collecting a memory dump on a Virtual Machine running Sitecore, here is an updated guide from Sitecore with the steps to …
A restart of your Sitecore instance may cause unprocessed records to not get picked up for processing. This will result in the Path Analyzer not displaying data as they get stuck in the Generic Processing Pool. This may also lead to increased resource load as the unprocessed records never pass through to their desired state.
This issue is fixed in Sitecore 10.0.0 and there are hotfixes for versions 9.0 Update 1, 9.2.0, and 9.3.0. The fixes are available via the following: Known Issues – Path Analyzer is not showing data (sitecore.com)
If you use Sitecore or any other Content Management System (CMS), there are 4 primary areas to keep in focus. These areas are the 4 “C’s” of Code, Configuration, Content, and Cloud Platform/Infrastructure. Whether you are implementing, managing/administrating, developing, or hosting the CMS… the 4 “C’s” are here to help you to more easily implement …
Sitecore XP is a complex system designed for personalization, analytics, and a whole range of marketing capabilities. However, it can become unhealthy is not properly managed. One of the primary keys for Sitecore to leverage in xConnect/xDB is interactions. A single contact can generate an excessive amount of interactions, and while this is usually seen …