Category Archives: Sitecore 6

Sitecore how to configure SSL (HTTPS) in your Sitecore config files

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

SSL and HTTPS have been the hot topic since Google began to use HTTPS as a signal in their search rankings. Fortunately, Sitecore really does not care if it runs in HTTP or HTTPS, so most of the configurations are … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Hiding items: Clean up the cluttered content tree

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

As a followup to a question from Derek Dysart on my previous post, How to make the experience editor a great experience for your editors I will explain how you can clean up the Sitecore content tree by hiding system items. A … Continue reading →

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Get Sitecore System Info

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

Would you like to know the System Info of your current Sitecore instance: It’s fairly easy. I created an SysInfo.aspx page and dumped in into the /sitecore modules/shell folder. The page is now available on the URL <yourwebsite>/sitecore modules/shell/sysinfo.aspx. The … Continue reading →

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Sitecore custom cache that is cleared on publish

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

In this article I will demonstrate how to create a custom Sitecore cache and how to ensure that it is cleared when you publish. First I will create the simplest custom cache available: The cache is instantiated with a name, … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Scheduled Tasks – Run on certain server instance

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

If you would like certain Sitecore Scheduled Tasks run on a certain server instance (your CM server for example) the approach is pretty simple. First, create a new folder under /sitecore/system/Tasks. I have a new folder called “CMSchedules“. Place your Scheduled … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Publishing – Programmatically determine if item should be published

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

Sitecore uses it’s publish settings to determine if an item should be published. But you can only control a publish from versions and date times. So what if you have other values that determine if an item must be published … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Advanced Configuration in .config files

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

Sitecore allows you to create configuration sections in /configuration/sitecore/ that consists of hierarchies of configurations including lists, and it will even help you serialize the configuration to object instances. Observe the following real life example of a configuration I created to … Continue reading →

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Sitecore get host name from a different context

Posted on May 30, 2016 by

Ohno, you are running in one context, say the “shell” context, and all of your URL’s have to point to the “website” context. The hustler will obviously hard-code the domain name of the “website” into the code. But the Sitecore … Continue reading →

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Why is session NULL in BeginRequest()? (httpRequestBegin)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by

Have you ever wondered why the session is NULL when a request begins? The answer is simple: The Application_BeginRequest() event is fired before the Session_Start() event. The BeginRequest() event is fired for each request as the first event. The Session_Start() … Continue reading →

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Sitecore sublayout caching vary by cookie

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

In Sitecore you can control the caching of your sublayouts in many different ways. Checking the “Cacheable” box allows you you vary the cache by data (data source), device, login (anonymous users have a different cached version from named users), … Continue reading →

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