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2025

14/Mar

Sitecore Content Migration Tip #1: Clones & Serialization.

Struggling with clone errors when using Sitecore CLI serialization? Avoid failed imports & wasted time! In this post, I share a practical solution for handling clones efficiently.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

25/Feb

Editing General Link Fields in XM Cloud Explorer

ZEN-1230 Editing General Link Fields in XM Cloud Explorer add unwanted query string with sc_lang and sc_site

2025

10/Feb

Find overwritten Sitecore resource items report - 2025

A detailed video showcasing the capabilities of the Find-Overwritten-Sitecore-Resource-Items PowerShell report, an open-source tool I’m working on. This video specifically highlights the new features I have developed over the past few months.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

7/Feb

JSS GitHub bug report

getMetadata() is empty when using npm workspaces.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

31/Jan

Technology 2025

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2025

30/Jan

Bug reported in Sitecore Pages

Bug: CFW-6741 In Pages, changes on shared layout are not published to other languages.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

19/Nov

Use the Sitecore API from Visual Studio with Sitecore Commander.

In this video, I show how to setup and use Sitecore Commander, a powerful tool designed for developers and administrators to manage Sitecore instances efficiently. We’ll delve into how Sitecore Commander integrates with Sitecore’s RESTful and GraphQL APIs, making complex content management tasks easier and automated.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

9/Nov

Tip: Unpublish a Language with the Sitecore API

This blog explains how to unpublish specific language versions in Sitecore using the API. It demonstrates updating publish restrictions on individual items or entire content trees, with example code for automating the process. Tools like SitecoreCommander provide pre-built solutions for this task, offering a flexible alternative to Sitecore PowerShell.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

24/Oct

Sitecore content migration - Part 3: Converting content

This blog covers automating Sitecore content migration, focusing on handling template ID and layout changes. It demonstrates how to use APIs like GraphQL and RESTful for flexible migrations, including layout parsing, multilingual considerations, and restructuring the content tree.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

3/Oct

Sitecore content migration - Part 2: Media migration

Automate your media asset migration using Sitecore Serialization, Sitecore PowerShell and the Sitecore CLI. This approach is especially useful when migrating in phases or selectively migrating a few sites from a multisite solution. Discover a creative way to apply advanced rules for selecting which media to migrate, ensuring an efficient and tailored migration process.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

28/Sep

Managing Sitecore Item Security Rights with the API

This blog showcases how to automate Item Security Rights with the Authoring GraphQL API. It includes example code for reading and updating the __Security field, making it easy to assign permissions in bulk, such as for home items across multiple sites.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

16/Sep

Tip: Find and Optimize Nodes with Over 100 Child Items in Sitecore

Addition to the migration blog post series with a guide on how to identify and automatically fix folders with too many items in Sitecore. This blog focuses on maintaining both performance and usability in your Sitecore solution, and provides practical strategies for efficient content organization during migration.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

4/Sep

Tip: Sitecore System Check PowerShell Report

Providing a detailed guide to using a PowerShell report for gathering insights about your Sitecore environment, with names for running on containers. The post covers key metrics like memory usage, database size, processor count, and media storage locations, offering practical tips for Sitecore developers and administrators.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

3/Sep

Sitecore content migration - Part 1: Media analysis

Automating content migration from Sitecore XP to Sitecore XM Cloud. Offering practical insights to streamline the migration process. The article includes handy scripts to prepare the media migration, providing actionable guidance and tools to simplify this task. This contribution equips Sitecore developers with effective strategies to ensure smooth and efficient migrations to the XM Cloud.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XC

2024

3/Sep

Sitecore System Check

Sitecore System Check is a Sitecore PowerShell report that provides detailed insights into your Sitecore environment, including memory usage, CPU, database size, and media storage locations. It works across various server setups, including Docker and Kubernetes, with no server access required, just a Sitecore account. The tool offers easy installation via Sitecore Package or CLI.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

22/Aug

Using the Sitecore APIs with Sitecore Commander

Authored a blog post, Using the Sitecore APIs with Sitecore Commander, exploring how to leverage this powerful tool to efficiently manage Sitecore instances. The blog provides insights into the open-source project Sitecore Commander, offering background information, practical use cases, and technical guidance. As the creator of Sitecore Commander, I contributed extensive expertise and innovation to the Sitecore community, empowering developers and administrators to streamline their workflows.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

19/Jul

SitecoreCommander

SitecoreCommander is an open-source tool for developers and administrators managing Sitecore CMS. Using Visual Studio, it supports advanced scripting, debugging, and automation for content management, deployment, and maintenance. By leveraging Sitecore APIs, it handles complex operations and long-running tasks. With features like bulk data handling, API-driven interactions, and customizable scripts, SitecoreCommander is ideal for streamlining both Sitecore environment management and complex migr...

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

4/Apr

Items as resources by Sitecore part 6: Translation files and update item definitions

Blog Items as resources part 6, Technical blog. Which delves into managing multiple resource files containing data for the same item in Sitecore. Highlighted the new functionality of the open-source project Find-Overwritten-Sitecore-Resource-Items, showcasing innovative solutions backed by extensive research, code, and practical insights. This contribution helps developers efficiently identify and manage resource conflicts, driving better practices within the Sitecore ecosystem

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

1/Apr

Find-overwritten-Sitecore-resource-items

Updates to the open-source Find-Overwritten-Sitecore-Resource-Items tool, adding support for managing multiple resource files for a single item in Sitecore. This enhancement allows developers to handle more complex configurations, ensuring seamless integration of resources across environments.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

31/Jan

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2/Jan

Tip: Detecting Sitecore XM Cloud in PowerShell

Short blog with code example demonstrating how to get Sitecore version.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2023

6/Dec

Tip: Unpublish a language from a Sitecore SXA website

Short blog with code example demonstrating how to perform a bulk unpublish in a single language. This it with Sitecore Powershell, api solution will come later.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2023

2/Nov

Seamles Content Migrating with GraphQL

In this blog, we'll explore how to create content in Sitecore XM Cloud using the GraphQL API with C# code examples.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2023

24/May

Items as resources by Sitecore part 4: compare

This blog post explains how to compare Sitecore items as resources and how to add the comparison functionality to the PowerShell report

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2023

31/Jan

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