As a developer using C#, when we build websites we ideally want our website entities to be defined, or, at least mapped in code. This mapping allows us to create strongly typed models. Strongly typed models make the code more robust, allows unit test...
When building a website where we share controls/blocks between different layouts dynamically, there will be situations when we need custom logic to determine the control layout or template the current page uses. One very common example is being able ...
When you start building any web project, one of the first things that you will need to do is get information about the current page to display related page data back to the website user. In today's tutorial, I'm going to cover some of the basic API c...
Sending emails from your website is a very common requirement in most websites. Someone signs up to your newsletter, someone joins your membership scheme etc.. There are several way to send emails within Sitecore and this tutorial will guide you how ...
When we want to build interactive websites in any CMS system, we need a way to split our single pages into smaller chunks of functionality that can be re-used within our project. If you have a header on every page, it doesn't make a lot of sense of h...
One of the most annoying features is setting up a Sitecore instance, changing the password for the default admin account and then forgetting it. Fear not.. it is pretty easy to reset the default Sitecore admin's password back to 'b'. It should be not...
In today's tutorial, I'm going to cover the steps needed to transform a simple connection string within the App_Config folder. This example is very basic and you will probably want to tinker with it for your individual needs.
When we work on a Sitec...
Working with content in Sitecore can be tricky at times, especially if you are working with content a long way down the content tree. Making content editors lives easier is one of the key aspects of implementing a successful web project. One of the b...
Moving data between your dev environment and your test/production is a common requirement. To make your life as easy as possible, we want to avoid manually having to re-type in data over and over again for each environment. Luckily for us, Sitecore h...
Having well named Url's on your website is key to SEO and getting traffic to your site. In today's post, I'm going to cover the basics of how to set pages Url in Sitecore and what some of the options are to customise them to fit individual needs.
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Dependency injection and inversion of control are not new concepts, but, it still surprises me how many developers don't introduce SOLID principles when the costs of failing to do so can be so high. On a recent project (done in web forms by an agency...
In this tutorial, I want to help developers who are new to Sitecore to get a good understanding of some of the foundational concepts of the Sitecore platform. These concepts are the building blocks that make up every Sitecore website. Previously, I t...
