Why is my Sitecore site running so slow? Check the front end performance
This is the first post in a series of blog posts under the theme I call Why is my Sitecore site running so slow? Lately, I have been pulled in to audit a number of Sitecore solutions because they had …...
View ArticleTo modify or not to modify Sitecore
I guess I have been around for a while when it comes to playing around with Sitecore. My first Sitecore site was an XSLT/VBScript based site – built in Sitecore 3 (which is btw. the first version of...
View ArticlePerformance: Sitecore and Lucene
We recently finished a solution audit for a very large Sitecore site. The site had serious performance issues (20-30 seconds execution time for some functions and frequent w3wp process crashes) and...
View ArticleMobile Implementation Strategy Insights
I just stumbled upon a very insightful article about Mobile Implementation strategy on martinfowler.com. It is written by Giles Alexander of ThoughtWorks. Mobile is still a fresh problem for many sites...
View ArticleWhy do I see link.aspx links on my Sitecore pages?
Today, a developer asked me why Sitecore renders links in the form: http://mysite/~/link.aspx?_id=17084b4008f54dcda739c0d08c176bad&_z=z when outputting data from a Rich Text field in Sitecore....
View ArticleCreating a custom Sitecore Field – Part 1
Creating a custom field is pretty simple. Let’s take the example of a simple email field. The field will store a single email. It will include a validation button for email validation as well. Other...
View ArticleSitecore: How many CDs do I need?
“So, how many content delivery boxes do I need for my Sitecore solution?” I hear this question a lot – and it is not easy to answer as all solution have different needs and traffic patterns. But at a...
View ArticleSitecore and Responsive Design
I just went through a pretty cool re-design project of our new website, and of course, we’re doing it in HTML5 and Responsive design – as any new web initiative should do these days. I hadn’t done a...
View ArticlePrediction: The majority of website projects will adopt responsive web design...
It is not really that difficult to see – the writing is clearly on the wall: Responsive is here to stay. The positive consequences beyond just device support is less obvious at first glance… Website...
View ArticleGovernance ideas for a multi-site Sitecore solution
Sitecore is fantastic value for larger organizations! Not because it is one of the best content management systems around and not because it’s functionality spreads beyond content management and into...
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