Note: This module has been created as a package and is available for download along with the complete source code at Git: aceanindita Sitecore being component based as it is, adding start and end comments to your views can be immensely helpful while debugging issues, especially if they are being worked on someone who doesn’t… Read More Sitecore RenderingsMarkerModule
On regular templates, we can use sitecore queries to accommodate for showing items in Sitecore link / list fields from respective site nodes in multi site instances. For Eg: However, this will not apply to rendering parameter templates. Since while selecting the rendering parameter values in the presentation of an item, the context item is… Read More Multisite configuration for shared Sitecore rendering parameters
When using the salesforce connector with Sitecore, we came across the need to store user profile images as well in salesforce. Once the connector is set up (which includes setup in Web.config / Domains.config and S4S.config), any user user profile interaction automatically happens with salesforce, and fields which are mapped in web.config with corresponding sitecore… Read More Storing user profile image using Salesforce Connector with Sitecore
While working with Sitecore, we add many renderings in the presentation and that makes up each page that is output for the corresponding item. We are currently working with Sitecore MVC, and we have traditionally added start and end comments in views manually (copy pasting the path of the current view) to mark the start… Read More Using dynamic view markers in Sitecore MVC
While using Sitecore with Glass.Mapper, we can render General Link fields on our views using the GlassVire.RenderLink / GlassView.BeginRenderLink helpers. However, when we have an item or a collection of items – and want to render a link to the item itself, we usually resort to In our case, we wanted to build in additional… Read More Html helpers to render links to items in Sitecore
While using Glass.Mapper with Sitecore MVC, we come across the need very often, to check whether a given field – a link or an image / a video is valid or not. This would be most necessary in views – where we might not want an empty anchor tag, or a a container html tag… Read More Glass field validations in Sitecore views
In our project, we came across a requirement where the content author wanted to manage text with highlights, and we also needed to be able to truncate this – to show as teasers in certain locations – to maintain the integrity of the design. We initially thought of Rich Text fields – but then the… Read More Allowing highlighted text in simple Sitecore text fields with truncate enabled
Ever hand to deal with html which is just not compatible with the tags that glass html helpers render for you? And in these occasions, it pretty much seems like you are going to have to say bye bye to page editor support! EditFrame is the answer to your problems. This is definitely not a… Read More EditFrame with Sitecore MVC and Glass.Mapper
Many a time, we come across the need to customize our urls in sitecore. While doing this would definitely need overriding the item resolver in sitecore, additionally we use MVC routes to be able to define the route structure we need. In our project, we found this especially useful for bucketable items and also certain… Read More Using Custom Routes in Sitecore MVC
We had our kick off session of the Sitecore User Group Bangalore yesterday (28 March 2015) and a big thank you to everyone who helped make it a success! The session started with a brief introduction by David Brown, Engagement Manager at Verndale, followed by an Introductory Session to Sitecore 7.2 with MVC, using TDS… Read More SUG Bangalore Kick Off!
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