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Emitting different file types from Sitecore

One of the really nice things about Sitecore is the fact the developer has total control over the markup a particular page produces. Sitecore itself imposes no limitations or restrictions on how your markup needs to look. In fact, the dev has so much control, you don't event have to emit markup from your pages. You could emit CSS or json as well. Previously I have emitted both CSS and ajax...

Crestone differences update rev 080514

As is the case with beta software, Crestone is changing from release to release. I wrote my first Crestone Differences post based on the original Beta rev 080314. I recently upgrade the Crestone install which I'm testing Revolver against to rev 080514 and found some differences between this build and the previous. These differences also invalidate the code samples in my post Assessing the Everyone...

Revolver is Released!

It's been a long road, but finally, Revolver has been released! And what's more, Sitecore Xpress users can run it for free! Thanks to Lars Nielsen for the suggestion. Head on over to the Revolver Download page to download the...

Archive and Recycle bin in Crestone

One of the big changes in Crestone is the reduced number of databases. We now only have 3 by default instead of 7. The extranet and security databases have been removed due to the use of ASP.NET security, and the recycle bin and archive databases are also AWOL. Sitecore considers both recycle bin and archive to be archives of the source database. This is evident in web.config. If you go and have a...

Introduction to Revolver

I've mentioned Revolver before on this blog. So what is it? For those that haven't ventured down the hyperlink... Revolver is a command prompt for Sitecore targeted at developers and site administrators. I originally wrote Revolver due to 2 reasons: I really liked the idea of "Sitecore Script" which was an idea I was working on to allow me to script out common actions. I was at the...

Assessing the "Everyone" role in Crestone

Update 20080629: This post was written with code against the original Crestone beta release 080314. The API for the latest beta release 080514 has changed and altered the code in this post. Check out my post Crestone differences update rev 080514 for updates to the code samples here. As you may be aware, the security model in Sitecore's Crestone release has completely changed. Sitecore as of...

Crestone Differences

I was privileged enough to be included in the Crestone beta program which Sitecore ran recently. Crestone is the code name of the new Sitecore release. This release is an evolutionary upgrade with a strong focus on usability. This is evident in the new page editor and page designer interfaces. Off the UI, the most immediately evident changes are the number of databases (only master, web and core...

My New Blog

Welcome to my new Blog! Now get off my back Phil! My name is Alistair Deneys and I'm a Solution Architect working with .net and Sitecore. I have a strong interest in programming languages and development process and I hope to share some of my experiences with you. Ever since Phil Heltewig started the Australian Sitecore office, he's been hassling me to start a blog. I've been resisting for a while...