patch

Sitecore 9.0 – Incorrect validation for media items that do not have marketing assets

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 Viet HoangLeave a comment

Such a lovely day! We find out a Sitecore bug when migrating the content from a Sitecore 7.2 instance to a fresh Sitecore 9.0 Initial Release instance by installing Sitecore packages via Installation Wizard. From the beginning, we can install the Sitecore packages smoothly. However, there is a Sitecore package produces the following error: Let’s… Continue reading Sitecore 9.0 – Incorrect validation for media items that do not have marketing assets

deployment

Playing around with Sitecore 8 and Web Deploy

September 24, 2017April 11, 2020 Viet Hoang2 Comments

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 by using Microsoft Web Deployment tool, the reference: 3.4.2 Web Deployment 4.12 How to: Configure Web Deployment Assumptions Storing Sitecore Media Assets on the File System Using Web… Continue reading Playing around with Sitecore 8 and Web Deploy

My simple Sitecore development framework – Version 1.6

August 16, 2017May 30, 2018 Viet Hoang1 Comment

I’m happy with the positive feedback on my own Sitecore modules such as: Image Coordinate Picker (new version 1.1) Custom Icons Injector Media Public URL Picker Therefore, I long to integrate the Sitecore modules above to my simple framework. Also, there would be a nice enhancement: creating new Visual Studio Project templates so that we… Continue reading My simple Sitecore development framework – Version 1.6

improvement · module

How to get public URL of a media item inside Sitecore

July 8, 2017May 30, 2018 Viet Hoang2 Comments

This one is to introduce an approach for getting public URL of a Sitecore media item inside Sitecore. As you all know in large setups the CM and CD are separated so it’s not always easy to know or guess what the public domain is especially for multisite setups. With user friendly public url, the user… Continue reading How to get public URL of a media item inside Sitecore

provider · tools

How to enable Grayscale built-in feature on Sitecore XP 8

May 24, 2017March 18, 2019 Viet Hoang2 Comments

My colleagues were playing with Sitecore built-in Grayscale feature on Sitecore CMS 7.2 by simply adding a media query parameter gray=1 to a media URL. However, I cannot play with it like that on Sitecore XP 8.2 Update 3 by default. What’s wrong? Using Sitecore Admin tool Show Config (/sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx), I’m able to see GrayscaleProcessor is still available, it… Continue reading How to enable Grayscale built-in feature on Sitecore XP 8

cms · processor · storage

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

March 25, 2017June 17, 2020 Viet HoangLeave a comment

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

cms

How to make Sitecore store media as database records completely

February 1, 2017March 18, 2017 Viet HoangLeave a comment

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

Walking on clouds

Sharing my Sitecore Love (as a consequence, I've got Sitecore MVP Technology 2018/2019/2020/2021 Awards)

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