In the wake of MyGet going down this week, leaving Sitecore and the community in a mad scramble to move packages to NuGet or find another solution, some may be questioning what can be done to prevent this in the future. Specifically, should you host your own Sitecore feeds? What Happened? Sitecore hosted many packages …
I ran across an interesting issue in that I have 3 Sitecore environments that have the same configs required for non-interactive login with the Sitecore CLI. 2 of the 3 work without issue, but the 3rd was not creating the Sitecore CLI user despite having the same configuration files per: https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/developer-tools/configure-a-non-interactive-client-login.html. I checked that requiresUniqueEmail is false in the web.config, and all files are …
Azure Local Cache is a great feature for keeping your Sitecore pages served in the case that the underlying Sitecore PaaS instance is down. Having said that, here a few tips to manage the Azure Local Cache. Please reference the following for more details: Local cache – Azure App Service | Microsoft Learn Don’t Use …
There are many utilizing Docker for their local Sitecore development, but required disabling Docker Compose V2 within Docker Desktop as they were receiving the following error: My colleague Gabe Streza higlights this issue in his post: Docker Compose Failing; ‘unknown flag: –d’ ~ Sitecore Gabe The challenge is that Docker is moving away from Docker …
Content migration can be one of the more complex, confusing, and left to the last second aspects of a Content Management project… in this instance, we will use Sitecore as an example of things you should be thinking of, alongside the tools to use, for a successful content migration. The steps and tips listed here …
When is a Rich Text Field in Sitecore not a Rich Text Field? When it has several button options that start with a Default profile (“Poor” Text Field) and range to the “uber rich” Rich Text Field of Full. This post will walk you through the four Rich Text Profiles (i.e. /sitecore/system/Settings/Html Editor Profiles/…), the …
GraphQL is a powerful addon to headless Sitecore implementations. It does, however, require writing queries based on the available schema to return data. This varies from a Restful endpoint where it already contains the structure and data. In fact, one of the best aspects of GraphQL Is that you can define the data structure you …
Azure App Service Plans allow you to define multiple deployment slots in order to stage a Sitecore site prior to go-live. This powerful feature allows you to swap in your site once it is warmed up… and my personal favorite, set a dedicated Web database per slot so I can smoke test and warm up …
With the heavy move to headless by Sitecore, and tools such as Experience Edge, there is a sense that the only option is to popup a React app to consume GraphQL data from Headless Services or Experience Edge… but what about those who have XP or XM topologies with a CM and CD that just …
Developing governance policies and standards for a Digital Experience Platform (DXP) like Sitecore can be a daunting task. Building upon the guidance in the Sitecore Governance: How To and a Template Too article, you can use the R.E.A.C.T. method to ensure your policies/standards are Readable, Enforceable, Accessible, Communicable, and Trainable. Readable Your governance policies and …