Category Archives: Sitecore 7

Create Sitecore items using PowerShell

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

You can use the Sitecore PowerShell Extensions for many trivial tasks. This script creates a “components” folder below all items from a root item: This script was created by my colleague Adam Honore, when I realized that I had forgot … Continue reading →

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Sitecore get Context from fully qualified URL

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

One of the basic Sitecore concepts is the concept of a context. The context is resolved from the HTTP Context to Sitecore and determines the database, language, user domain, content start item etc. The context is defined in the App_Config/Sitecore.config … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Pipelines – The great walkthrough

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

I have previously stated my enthusiasm for the Sitecore Pipeline concept. This article describes how to create your own, how to add parameters, and which properties to use. WHAT IS A SITECORE PIPELINE? It is best described as a simple … Continue reading →

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Sitecore delete old item versions

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

Are your Sitecore editors version-trigger-happy? Is your master database items drowning in old versions that will never be used – or is just exact replicas of the previous version? Fear not, you can in fact – with a little bit … Continue reading →

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Using emojis in Sitecore

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

Because people younger than me stopped communicating with words and instead adopted a modern version of hieroglyphs, emojis have become a part of every modern OS and Browser, and have even been adopted by the Unicode Consortium as a standard … Continue reading →

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Sitecore Security: Roles in Roles – What it is and how it works

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

The Sitecore Roles-In-Roles is an extension to the basic authorization that have been around ever since Sitecore 5. WHAT IS ROLES-IN-ROLES? Roles-In-Roles allows you to have nested roles, so when you add a role to a user, the user is … Continue reading →

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Sitecore check access and roles programatically

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

The Sitecore security model have changed over time, but the general API to check security access and roles have been stable for many many years. CHECK IF USER HAS ACCESS TO AN ITEM: To check if a user have access … Continue reading →

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Sitecore find Unused Sublayouts

Posted on September 28, 2018 by

Long lived Sitecore solutions tend to build up unused renderings and sublayouts as design, features and functions evolve. Finding those unused sublayouts it not just a matter of checking the Sitecore Link Database for sublayouts with no references because: You will … Continue reading →

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Sitecore find unused templates

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Long lived Sitecore projects tend to build up dead templates and renderings as design, features and functions evolve. Finding those unused templates is not always just a matter of checking the Sitecore link database for templates with no references because: … Continue reading →

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Sitecore from Rendering to Experience Editor

Posted on August 24, 2018 by

In Sitecore, how do you set up a template  and a rendering that works in the Experience editor? Here is the checklist: STEP 1: CREATE A TEMPLATE Create the template. For each field, use the “Title” field for all of … Continue reading →

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