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Optimizing Sitecore Databases : Part 1 (Using Sitecore Content Editor)
Applies to: Sitecore 6.X, IIS 7 and Higher, MSSQL 2005 and Higher Solution Tested On: CMS Version: Sitecore 6.2(rev 10.01.04) Database Server: MSSQL 2005 SP2, 8 core processor, 8GB RAM Database Test:...
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Adding functionality to the Sitecore Rich Text Editor – Part 1
When developing a Sitecore site there are a number of things that can be done to make a content editor’s life easier. One of the tools that Sitecore provides is the ability to enhance the rich text...
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Modifying Templates in Sitecore: When to Worry, When not to Worry
When working with Sitecore, it’s possible you may hit a point where you want to refactor some of the templates you or someone else created earlier in the project. Depending on what you’re changing and...
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An introduction to Sitecore data providers
I recently responded to a SDN forum post looking for advice on setting up a custom data provider in Sitecore. http://sdn.sitecore.net/SDN5/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=52346 I had previously written a...
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Personalize Sitecore DMS using Referring Sites
Sitecore DMS does provide us with a lot of out of the box conditions which helps the content authors to personalize their websites. One of the most requested condition is “Referring Sites”. This post...
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Bending the Sitecore rules field to your will with Sitecore 7.1 (Part 1)
One of the most powerful yet underutilized tools within Sitecore is the rules engine. By exposing the rules engine to a content author, via the rules field, content authors will be able to easily...
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Sitecore Standard Analyzer : Managing your own stop words filter
Sitecore uses the Standard Analyzer as its Default Analyzer for most of its internal search operations (for Searches inside Content Editor).The standard analyzer uses the StopFilter (Removing stop...
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Sitecore Publishing Events publish:complete and publish:end
As you’ve probably heard by now Sitecore 7.2 will introduce a number of changes to how the publishing process works. While there’s been a fair amount of deserved fanfare around this there have been...
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A brief look at the Sitecore HistoryManager
In my previous post I explored a couple of options to tap into publishing events in Sitecore. While this gave you a foothold into the publishing processes, chances are you’ll want a little more...
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Creating a new Editor in Sitecore
There are a lot of neat tricks you can do in Sitecore to make a content editor’s life easier. In this post I’ll cover creating a custom editor as an alternate way to present data. We here at HI have...
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Sitecore Custom User Profile Properties
I’ve found myself using custom user profile properties on a few projects that use Sitecore authentication. I’ve used it to keep track of Sitecore user accounts that require a password reset after...
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Icons!
As a Sitecore developer you’re faced with many challenges, however there are none more difficult than choosing the right icon. Hours can be spend trying to figure out if your data is best represented...
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Adding functionality to the Sitecore Rich Text Editor – Part 1
When developing a Sitecore site there are a number of things that can be done to make a content editor’s life easier. One of the tools that Sitecore provides is the ability to enhance the rich text...
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Sitecore Publishing Events publish:complete and publish:end
As you’ve probably heard by now Sitecore 7.2 will introduce a number of changes to how the publishing process works. While there’s been a fair amount of deserved fanfare around this there have been...
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Sitecore Rocks – quick tools and tips
The Sitecore Rocks plugin is a powerful tool that I see many developers using as a straight replacement to the Sitecore interface. Other developers have been hesitant to switch to Rocks as they feel...
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Sitecore Standard Analyzer : Turn off the stop words filter
In a previous blog post, my colleague and friend, Sheetal Jain wrote this blog post: Sitecore Standard Analyzer : Managing your own stop words filter. If you only want to turn stop words off, you can...
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Creating a new Sitecore Rules Macro in Sitecore 8
A long time ago I wrote a post to help developers get started using the Sitecore rules engine. I’d like to continue that conversation now by demonstrating how to create a new macro for use in your...
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Sitecore Source Field Code: query that implements IDataSource
I came across something cool today! When a CheckList, MultiList, TreeList, or etc. field are on your template, they eventually call into the Sitecore.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Data.LookupSources.GetItems()...
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