LearnSitecore Articles

Working with query strings in Sitecore

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:40:16 GMT

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.

Standard Values in Sitecore

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:36:54 GMT

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.

Working programmatically with html in Sitecore

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:18:26 GMT

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.

The Content Editor in Sitecore

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:40:00 GMT

In this article I will give an overview of one of the most important things in Sitecore, the content editor.

This article is intended for users who are new to Sitecore or users who would like to know the possibilities of the content editor better.

The Sitecore Login Screen

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:13:44 GMT

This article takes a look at the first page an editor will meet in Sitecore, the login screen.

Simple information site in Sitecore – Part 6: Navigation

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:17:37 GMT

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.