Articles for developers

In .NET there is no dedicated class for working with query strings. So adding, removing or changing query string parameters requires lots of code with check for parameters existing, placement in the query string and so on.

Fortunately Sitecore has made working with query strings very easy with the UrlString class. In this article I will demonstrate how to use it to manipulate query strings.

In this article we’ll describe what standard values are in Sitecore, and how it can be used. We’ll go through the concept and then briefly touch where and how it should be used.

If you need to programmatically work with html in a Sitecore solution, Sitecore includes the Html Agility Pack. In this article I will explain why this can be very useful, make your code much easier to read and save you a lot of time.

This is the sixth part of the article series in 10 parts, describing how to build a simple information site in Sitecore.

In this article we’ll go through how you can build navigation for your website. We’ll introduce the concept of interface templates and how you can build both a left menu and defining global menu points to be shown in the top of the site. Further we’ll briefly touch HTML cache and how to set that up.

This is the fifth part of the article series in 10 parts, describing how to build a simple information site in Sitecore.

In this article we’ll go through how you can build the identity component including the footer and the header. Further we’ll go through how you can build a basic document page. We will introduce a couple of new components and start creating templates for content.

This is the forth part of the article series in 10 parts, describing how to build a simple information site in Sitecore.

In this article I’ll go through the basic parts of the site, focusing on the basic layout. This part of the tutorial will be based on the architecture described in the last part of the series and will be simple and basic, so that everyone should be able to follow the guide and the component architecture is explained.

This is the third part of the article series in 9 parts, describing how to build a simple information site in Sitecore.

 
In this article we suggest, how you can define your architecture in a Sitecore solution and walk through the architecture for the simple information site we are building. Hope you enjoy the tutorial.

Ever wanted to extend your Sitecore User Profile?  This short tutorial provides a quick overview of how to set, retrieve, list, and remove custom profile properties using the Sitecore API.

Developing applications with Sitecore’s Sheer UI is simple and fun.  This article describes the entire process, from creating the necessary items and files in Sitecore, to creating, compiling, and deploying the necessary DLLs in Visual Studio.

It is possible to have multiple sites in the same solution in Sitecore, but there are a few pitfalls and issues which need to be taken into account, when developing the solution. This article will go through the steps and considerations to take, when designing and building solutions containing multiple sites. Starting out with a simple walk through and then talking about the pitfalls and drawbacks.