Category: cms

How to inject the custom icons to Sitecore 8
cms · enhancement

How to inject the custom icons to Sitecore 8

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Someone wants to inject their own icons to Sitecore 8 so that they will be able to change the icon of Sitecore items later inside Sitecore (please click here to get how to configure item icons). It’s something like this: The Reference Modifying \sitecore\shell\Applications\Content Manager\Dialogs\Set Icon\Set Icon.xml which handles Change Icon dialog of Sitecore: replace CodeBeside to the new… Continue reading How to inject the custom icons to Sitecore 8

Storing Sitecore media assets on the file system and how to get synced at your machine
cms · processor · storage

Storing Sitecore media assets on the file system and how to get synced at your machine

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This post is to present an approach for storing Sitecore media assets on the file system and how to get synced between CA and CD at your machine (another one is Microsoft Web Deployment tool). However, it might be an initiative of your own approach. Assumptions Storing Sitecore Media Assets on the File System Using Microsoft Sync Framework… Continue reading Storing Sitecore media assets on the file system and how to get synced at your machine

Sitecore Custom Field – Image Coordinate Picker
cms · field · module

Sitecore Custom Field – Image Coordinate Picker

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Someone wants you to develop a Sitecore custom field which allows for the users to pick the image coordinate inside Sitecore. The main purpose is to render the hot spots correctly on Hero Image / Banner Image as are the ones are defined inside Sitecore. Assumptions: based on GOOGLE MAP LOCATION PICKER FIELD the hot spot items… Continue reading Sitecore Custom Field – Image Coordinate Picker

How to install a Sitecore package
cms · installation · module

How to install a Sitecore package

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Download the zip file (a Sitecore package) to your hard drive Log into Sitecore and install it Click to open the Launch Pad On the right, click to open the Desktop On the bottom-left of the Desktop, click the Sitecore icon Next, select Development Tools -> Installation Wizard In the installation wizard, click Upload package then click Browse…, navigate to and select the zip file, and… Continue reading How to install a Sitecore package

A Simple Content Audit Tool For Sitecore
cms · tools

A Simple Content Audit Tool For Sitecore

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Someone wants you to develop a tool provides Sitecore users a simple UI to be able to remove unsupported Sitecore item language versions of a specific Sitecore site. The main purpose is to clean up databases and might be to improve Sitecore performance. Assumptions: simple UI (a new custom Sitecore admin page) support multi-site / multi-tenant Sitecore implementation there are… Continue reading A Simple Content Audit Tool For Sitecore

How to make Sitecore store media as database records completely
cms

How to make Sitecore store media as database records completely

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By default, Sitecore stores media assets in binary format in the database. We just need to make sure 02 Sitecore settings (normally they’re in \App_Config\Sitecore.config) as-are via /sitecore/admin/ShowConfig.aspx: Media.UploadAsFiles = false Media.DisableFileMedia = false However, it is NOT working as expected. Users will upload media as files rather than database records if they check Upload as files… Continue reading How to make Sitecore store media as database records completely