In my last blog I had talked at a high level about how XBlog’s foundation layer was implemented as a base line to a custom news solution. In this blog, I want to explore the nuts and bolts a bit more to give a better picture about how it all came together. Quickly rebuilding … Continue reading Integrating XBlog into a Custom Sitecore Project – Part 2
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Integrating XBlog into a Custom Sitecore Project – Part 1
Sitecore Helix has provided us with a uniformity that has been great for the community. It has given us a set of standards to work from and to ultimately make the stuff we make more plug and play. With the update of XBlog to Sitecore 9 we also invested time in converting this to the … Continue reading Integrating XBlog into a Custom Sitecore Project – Part 1
Maintain Exif Data With Sitecore Image Resizing
Exif or Exchangeable Image File Format up until recently was something I had not heard about (or least didn't put much thought into). Being a back end developer I had never really had need for it. Image sizing in relation to load speed on a page is as far as I had ever dug into … Continue reading Maintain Exif Data With Sitecore Image Resizing
Enabling Sitecore IP Geolocation in 8.1 +
It is extremely simple! But I did find out a couple little red tape scenarios along the way. In the past you had to work directly with Maxmind to purchase lookups, then install a package on the Sitecore side to get everything running together. Now it is as simple as clicking a button. Kudos to … Continue reading Enabling Sitecore IP Geolocation in 8.1 +
Up North Sitecore 