While trying to activate the Sitecore Geolocation Service we were getting following exception. After some digging we had to reach out Sitecore Support
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Versioned Layouts in Sitecore 8x
Versioned layouts make it possible to specify different layouts for different versions and languages of the same item. You use versioned layouts when you want to: Have different layouts for different languages. Publish a specific version with its own layout for a specific period. Sitecore uses versioned layouts internally for various content-testing features, for example,... Continue Reading →
Playing with WFFM in Sitecore
You use web forms to collect information from website visitors. You can then view and analyze this information in the Web Forms for Marketers reports. You can create a web form in the Experience Editor directly on your website. There are two ways to create a form: Insert a ready-made web form Create a blank... Continue Reading →
SITECORE DEVELOPER TOOL
While looking for some useful tools to use Sitecore, I came to know about Sitecore Developer Tool Chrome Extension. This tool gives you an ease to use Sitecore with various features. Please find the extension in Chrome Addons and install it. Once installed the extension you can see it in the right corner of your google... Continue Reading →
Best Practices – Solution Code
Sitecore recommended practices for solution code: Sitecore highly recommends using C#. All of the Sitecore programming examples are in C# and C# is the language spoken by Sitecore Support. Use GUIDs where possible instead of path / name. This will improve performance, as well as prevent any breakage if you move content to a new... Continue Reading →
Best Practices – System Architecture
Sitecore recommended practices for System Architecture (hardware and software): All servers — Web and Database, should run on Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit. The Web server(s) should run IIS 7.x with the latest security updates. Use IIS 7.x Integrated mode. The Database server(s) should run Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 64 bit with the... Continue Reading →
Best Practices – Media
Sitecore recommended practices for media: We recommended that you store media in the database. Blob bases storage approach is recommended as it simplifies publishing and deployment of media assets. For example, you can easily publish media that is stored in the database to a production target, whereas file system based media requires synchronization of directories... Continue Reading →
Sitecore Competencies 