Sitecore Generic Shortcodes
I really enjoyed reading Sitecore Junkie's post about using Shortcodes in Sitecore. Here's an example of one I built for generic item shortcodes. using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using...
View ArticleSitecore Integrated with Ace Code Editor
Check out my latest video showing you how to configure the EditHtml dialog with the Ace Code Editor! (function($){ $('head').append("<style>div[id$=RibbonPanel],textarea[id$=Html] { display:...
View ArticleWindows PowerShell 4 - WMF 4.0
Here's the link to get the latest version of Windows PowerShell. WMF 4.0
View ArticleHedgehog TDS - Package Version
I wanted to create TDS packages using the version from the project assembly version.Here's a piece of code that I finally figured out how to accomplish dynamically. Place at the bottom of your .scproj...
View ArticleReport Duplicate AD Users By EmployeeID
Note: The employeeID is formatted to 7 characters so that if you had numbers with leading 0s they would still be matched.
View ArticleSite Down for Maintenance
Here is something that I've been trying to setup as part of our deployment process. The goal is to provide users with a site maintenance page during the deployment. We do not require 100% up-time so...
View ArticleFormat Excel Column for Size in GB
Today I was doing some reporting on file sizes and saw that I had columns with data in bytes. When you are looking at the length in gigabytes it can get kinda crazy. Here's a simple trick:Format the...
View ArticleReports with Sitecore PowerShell Extensions
I was trolling through the Sitecore Marketplace the other day and found this cool module for reporting about media library items called Unused Media Manager. I thought this would be a great example of...
View ArticleSitecore Code Editor 1.4 Preview
It's raining today here in Dallas which probably explains why I sound like I'm falling asleep in the video. Here's a preview of enhancements to Code Editor 1.4.
View ArticleArchive Log Files with Sitecore PowerShell Extensions
The other day I was talking to Mike Reynolds (@mike_i_reynolds) about his idea of a FileWatcher for the Sitecore CMS log files. That sounded like a great opportunity to use the Sitecore PowerShell...
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Extensions Manual
This document is a work in progress. Hopefully as you continue to refer to this you'll see the updates.
View ArticlePowerShell Revisited - Running Commands
Running PowerShell CommandsThe command Get-Verb is an example of a cmdlet (pronounced "command-let"). Cmdlets are structured verb-noun, where the noun is singular.Below we will get a list of approved...
View ArticleSitecore Custom Login Details With Version
It sure has been a while since I last posted anything interesting...or anything at all! I recently spoke with +Michael Reynolds about blogging but rather than blog I decided to read all the tweets...
View ArticleSitecore Code Editor 1.5 Preview
Recently I've spent some time on the Sitecore Code Editor Module to add Markdown support. Back in May I saw a nice article by Dan Cruickshank where he integrated the MarkdownDeep library into Sitecore...
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Run Task On Demand
Recently I needed to help a colleague run a scheduled task on-demand. Immediately I thought to myself, Sitecore PowerShell Extensions can do it! I was certain other developers had created a solution,...
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Extended with Pipelines
Every once in a while I have what I think is a cool idea. Then I have to tell someone.@adamnaj@mike_i_reynolds Extended #Sitecore to run scripts during loggingin loggedin, logout. On logout the context...
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Extensions Tip - Delete Unused Media Items
Sitecore PowerShell ExtensionsDelete unused media items older than 30 days.
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Extensions Tip 2 - Set Random Wallpaper
As of late I've spent more time using Sitecore PowerShell Extensions.Today I decided to change the wallpaper with a random image from the media library.# Get all the first level items in the images...
View ArticleSitecore PowerShell Extended with Gutters
Recently I challenged myself to find integrations with Sitecore PowerShell Extensions that have not yet been published. I saw this cool article by ParTechIT and knew it was something I had to try. Of...
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