Learn how to properly configure a Sitecore site with a virtual folder

Learn all about Sitecore item and display names and how you can alter field names.

Learn two ways to use the Sitecore Advanced Database Crawler to filter search results by site.

Lear how to fix the Sitecore packager error "Package generation failed: Root element is missing"

Learn some front-end development best practices that can make Sitecore development easier and more flexible.

Learn how to get the Iso code for the context language so you can update a language selector tool to show the current language.

Learn about my favorite defensive coding patterns and practices for Sitecore development.

Learn how to easily sanitize a Sitecore item name when programmatically creating it.

Learn how to prevent Sitecore's Rich Text Editor from stripping JavaScript tags.

Sitecore’s web.config contains many ways to extend and customize the application. One such configurable aspect is dynamic link resolution. This [...]

Here's a list of items to consider when launching a Sitecore site live. They're broken down into security and performance tips.

Learn how to sort items in the Sitecore content editor alphabetically by name (and other criteria).

Learn how to configure a preview URL so that pre-production content can be previewed by people that can't access Sitecore.

Learn how to reset individual Sitecore fields to their standard values using the content editor.

Sitecore's template editor comes with a vast array of field types. One field type in particular, the internal link, should be avoided due to its storage limitations.

Learn how to use log4net to create additional logs for use with Sitecore. Just configure the logs and use the log4net API to write to them.

Sometimes its hard to determine whether to use a property or a method in C#. There are however guidelines to help you choose the right feature to use.

Learn how to make a custom Sitecore editor link directly to an item using the built-in JavaScript tools.

Here's a tip on how to tweak your Visual Studio code window context menu to include the Attach to Process debug command.

Sitecore sublayouts provide modular presentational pieces to Sitecore sites. Learn how to assign specific data to these components.

Sitecore's admin folder contains several useful utility pages that are either undocumented or not very well known. Read on to learn about their uses.

Sitecore sites add a .aspx extension to dynamic page URLs. This behavior can be changed to create more SEO friendly URLs. Read on to learn the approaches.

The use of 'return false' in jQuery click bindings prevents JavaScript event bubbling. You can use event.preventDefault() instead to maintain event bubbling.

The treelist field type is useful to select many items in a tiered structure, but the use of source parameters can help control what editors can see and select.

There are several options out there for developers to query Sitecore. Read on to figure out what is best for your queries depending on the size of your solution.

The generic HashSet in C# allows for an easy way to filter a list to distinct objects with minimal coding.

This article is a general overview of Sitecore renderings. The general term "rendering" refers to several specific types of front-end components that developers can use.

Its possible to convert a list of objects from narrower types to wider types and vice versa using the OfType extension method. This is useful for simple filtering.