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Zaheer Tariq

Sitecore Docker Upgrade Sitecore CLI to 6.0.23 to enable progressiveMetadataPull

We use Sitecore CLI for content serialization and pushing content changes across various environments, including production. However, we recently encountered a strange error when attempting to push content to production. After consulting Sitecore Support, we were advised to upgrade Sitecore CLI to version 6.0.23, which introduces progressiveMetadataPull, a crucial feature for handling large amounts of … Continue reading Sitecore Docker Upgrade Sitecore CLI to 6.0.23 to enable progressiveMetadataPull

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Sitecore CLI 5.1.25 serialization error [GraphQLHttpException] Unexpected HttpResponseMessage with code: BadGateway

Sitecore Command Line Interface also called Sitecore CLI is a good tool to serialize and deploy your content changes like templates, renderings, standard values etc. However being a new tool it has its limitations. I have shared couple of blog posts on how to ensure that there are no duplicate items in Sitecore before you … Continue reading Sitecore CLI 5.1.25 serialization error [GraphQLHttpException] Unexpected HttpResponseMessage with code: BadGateway

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Sitecore on Vercel: Tips for Optimizing Your Application Usage and Keeping Costs Down

Deploying your Sitecore application on Vercel might come as a surprise if you're accustomed to hosting on platforms like Azure or on-prem servers. While Vercel offers an impressive infrastructure, it works quite differently from traditional hosting solutions. Therefore, it's essential to understand how Vercel charges for its services and how to optimize your application to … Continue reading Sitecore on Vercel: Tips for Optimizing Your Application Usage and Keeping Costs Down

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How Sitecore’s Default Next.js Dictionary Implementation Can Hurt Performance and Bandwidth Usage

In Sitecore, the dictionary is often used to provide translations for labels, buttons, messages, etc. In simple terms, the dictionary is a way to store text in different languages and easily retrieve it. If you are using Sitecore Headless with Next.js and analyze the page's payload you will see that it outputs the whole dictionary … Continue reading How Sitecore’s Default Next.js Dictionary Implementation Can Hurt Performance and Bandwidth Usage

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Enhancing Sitecore Author Experience: Part 1 – Adding View Published Page option

Building a custom Sitecore solution might take only a few months, but content authors will be using it for years. Their feedback and opinions shape how others think about Sitecore. Helping content authors build and test content faster is the first step towards a successful Sitecore implementation. Content authors are the real heroes of any … Continue reading Enhancing Sitecore Author Experience: Part 1 – Adding View Published Page option

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Leveraging Vanity URLs with Sitecore and Next.js to Ensure Customers Always Access the Latest Product Versions

In today’s fast-paced agile world, product updates and new releases happen frequently often every few weeks or months. For marketing teams, this presents a challenge: ensuring that all promotional materials, including emails, websites, and other digital assets, are consistently updated to reflect the latest product version. One effective solution is the use of a vanity … Continue reading Leveraging Vanity URLs with Sitecore and Next.js to Ensure Customers Always Access the Latest Product Versions

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Video Tutorial – Sitecore AKS Cluster Version Upgrade

Upgrading your AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) cluster in Sitecore Managed Cloud Containers Environment is crucial for keeping your Sitecore environment up to date. New updates bring important security fixes, better performance, and new features. Timely updates ensure compatibility with other tools and services, helping to avoid problems and keep everything running smoothly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYyO9V1Y9Vc Before we … Continue reading Video Tutorial – Sitecore AKS Cluster Version Upgrade

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Sitecore Nextjs Error serializing .componentProps[“b53f473e-4cf1-4570-b6e5-aa46c9872634”].fields.title returned from getStaticProps

We have a Nextjs based Sitecore headless solution with Sitecore Experience Edge deployed to Vercel. We are prerendering most used pages during build to make sure they are always available even after a deploy so that even the first user who hits the page does not have to wait a few seconds to see it. … Continue reading Sitecore Nextjs Error serializing .componentProps[“b53f473e-4cf1-4570-b6e5-aa46c9872634”].fields.title returned from getStaticProps