The Sitecore GraphQL Playground UI also called GraphQL IDE is a handy tool for developers working with Sitecore’s GraphQL APIs. It provides a clean, interactive interface for testing your GraphQL queries. If you’ve ever used Sitecore’s GraphQL Playground UI, you might have run into an annoying problem: the tooltip/autocomplete gets stuck on the screen and … Continue reading Fixing the Sticky Tooltip AutoComplete Issue in Sitecore’s GraphQL Playground UI
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Disable/Hide Username Password from Sitecore Login Screen (Using Okta Integration)
In a Sitecore project, we had already enabled Okta federated authentication following the excellent guide from XCentium Sitecore IdentityServer + Okta – Federated Authentication. Okta was working fine, but we noticed that on the Sitecore login screen both options were still visible Traditional username/password login Okta single sign-on From a security perspective, we didn’t want … Continue reading Disable/Hide Username Password from Sitecore Login Screen (Using Okta Integration)
Export Sitecore Media Library Items to Disk
In the previous blog post, I explained how to calculate the size of media library and sub-items. Once you know the size you can plan to export Sitecore Media Library items to disk in one go or folder by folder depending on the Size. In this blog post we will continue our discussion and I … Continue reading Export Sitecore Media Library Items to Disk
Download folder from Sitecore without Server Access
If you do not have access to Sitecore Server and want to download some files or a full folder from Sitecore instance, you can use Sitecore Package designer to download them. You will need to have Sitecore Admin access to do it. Please find below steps to do it From the Sitecore Launch Pad Click … Continue reading Download folder from Sitecore without Server Access
Sitecore upload and test ASPX page with custom logic
Using embedded code ASPX pages is a great way to run your custom code in a Sitecore instance without needing to do a full deployment. This also gives you the flexibility if you need to do something in Production and cannot deploy and do rapid build upload and test. You can use Visual Studio to … Continue reading Sitecore upload and test ASPX page with custom logic
Measuring Sitecore Media Library Size for a Smooth Migration
A while back, I worked on a large-scale Sitecore to another CMS migration project which came with lots of constraints and challenges. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the system, I wasn’t given direct access to the server or filesystem. I was only given Sitecore admin access that too after lots of convincing and … Continue reading Measuring Sitecore Media Library Size for a Smooth Migration
Export all Sitecore live pages to Excel
When it comes to exporting data from Sitecore, I often get asked about the easiest and most efficient way to do it. Fortunately, Sitecore PowerShell provides a powerful interface that makes this process easier and efficient. With Sitecore PowerShell, you can quickly create or adjust a script to export data from your Sitecore instance in … Continue reading Export all Sitecore live pages to Excel
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
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
Sitecore Contributions 2024
I have been working with Sitecore since 2011 but never really got a chance to participate due to my busy work and personal life. I would like to appreciate Sitecore MVP Mentorship program who gave me a starting point into this exciting new world where I have a lot more opportunities to learn, explore and … Continue reading Sitecore Contributions 2024