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Quick Tip: Attaching an External Database to Your Sitecore Docker Solution
Read more: Quick Tip: Attaching an External Database to Your Sitecore Docker SolutionWhen working with Sitecore XM/XP in a Docker setup, you might encounter scenarios where you want to use an existing database instead of the one generated from scratch by the default SQL image. When and Why Attach an External Database? I see two possible scenarios where it might be helpful: Understanding Sitecore’s Database Initialization Sitecore…
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Sitecore XP 9.3 to 10.4: The Content Migration
Read more: Sitecore XP 9.3 to 10.4: The Content MigrationHey! During discussions about a Sitecore upgrade, one of the first questions customers often ask is: What will happen to our content items? On the tech dark side, a developer facing the migration for the first time may ask: Should we migrate the content using packages? Unicorn? Maybe TDS? These are good questions, and among…
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How Orphan Renderings inside templates can break Sitecore XP publishing
Read more: How Orphan Renderings inside templates can break Sitecore XP publishingIf you’ve ever seen the following error when publishing an item in Sitecore XP 10.4, you’re not alone: At first glance, this error looks related to Content Testing (A/B or multivariate testing), and Gabriel Baldeon’s post may help you. However, in my case, the issue had nothing to do with any active test. The Issue…
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Sitecore XP 9.3 to 10.4: Fixing Login Issues After Restoring the Database
Read more: Sitecore XP 9.3 to 10.4: Fixing Login Issues After Restoring the DatabaseWhen migrating a Sitecore XP 9.3 database to 10.4, it’s common to face login issues — especially when copying users from production. This might happen if you’re transforming a production 9.3 db to 10.4. Let’s take a look at the ‘Login failed‘ error after restoring the database. The Issue After restoring a database, usually from…
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From Extinction to Orchestration: The Future of Programmers
Read more: From Extinction to Orchestration: The Future of Programmers– Your kid’s future job hasn’t been invented yet! When I heard this line on a podcast, I kept thinking about it for days, and honestly, I have to admit—it’s one of the few truths I’ve heard recently. Back in the 90s, when I was born, nobody dreamed of being a Biomedical Scientist, let alone…
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How to Break Your Sitecore 9.3 Experience Editor by Misapplying Patch PDXP‑9109
Read more: How to Break Your Sitecore 9.3 Experience Editor by Misapplying Patch PDXP‑9109While working with Sitecore 9.3, you might come across a mysterious 500 Internal Server Error when trying to load the Experience Editor or other internal pages within your platform, which mentions this URL: And if you go to that URL in your browser, this is what you’ll see: If you’re here, chances are you recently…
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Da Extinsão à Orquestração: O Futuro dos Programadores
Read more: Da Extinsão à Orquestração: O Futuro dos Programadores– A profissão do seu filho ainda não foi inventada! Quando escutei essa frase num podcast, fiquei pensado sobre essa afirmação por alguns dias, e tenho que admitir que foi uma das poucas verdades que escutei recentemente. Quando eu nasci, la nos anos 90, ninguém pensava em ser Biomédico, muito menos um Gerente de Mídias…
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XM Cloud Migration: From Azure Search to Sitecore Search – The Estimation
Read more: XM Cloud Migration: From Azure Search to Sitecore Search – The EstimationThe transition from a Sitecore XP solution to a headless model, such as Sitecore XM Cloud, presents a good challenge: adapting the existing search solution. With Azure Search being deprecated, understanding how to migrate to new search providers like Sitecore Search becomes crucial 🔑 One of the key steps is precise preparation, which involves understanding…
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Solr Index Exception: ServiceLocationProvider must be set
Read more: Solr Index Exception: ServiceLocationProvider must be setWhen migrating a custom index from Azure Search to Solr, you might encounter the following error: Here’s the tip: But it isn’t too useful if this is new to you. 😉 Ok, let’s understand: Root Cause This error typically comes when the initializeOnAdd property for a Solr index is set to true in your index…
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Bulk Move Item with SPE Script
Read more: Bulk Move Item with SPE ScriptHey folks! Moving items on the Content Tree of Sitecore XM/XP is something frequently asked by customers, and although it’s covered by many other blog posts — and you can easily write an SPE script to do it — I found a scenario where nothing fit my solution: ✨ What happens if you want to…