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How do you setup a 404 and 500 error page for missing files and media items?
When navigating to a url such as www.website.com/missing.pdf and www.website.com/-/media/missing.pdf you will either receive the IIS 404 Server Error message or a Sitecore document not found page.
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Sitecore, personal data and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Across Europe new privacy legislation has been introduced; GDPR.
In a nutshell it says that the following are the responsibility of not only the customer but also the supplier:
Seeking consent from ...
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Is there a way to reset Sitecore admin password from database level?
I forgot my Sitecore admin password and was thinking a way to reset from database level.
Is there a SQL query to reset Sitecore admin password ?
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What are some appropriate uses for Sitecore Data Providers?
Data Providers are difficult to develop, given the performance and data mapping challenges they can present. But they are powerful when done correctly:
Allowing real-time integration with external ...
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How can I connect with the Sitecore Community?
I'm looking to get more involved in the Sitecore community. I'm interested in any local, regional or global Sitecore User Groups, events, online resources, anywhere where the community is active and ...
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How can I programmatically add a rendering to all of my content items?
I need to add a rendering to all of the pages in my Sitecore tree (i.e., items that have renderings, have a layout set, and live under /sitecore/Content). Content items that don't have renderings or a ...
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What's the best migration strategy for 6.5 to 8.2?
In a few weeks, I'll start a migration project of a Sitecore 6.5 site to an 8.2 site.
At that time the Express Migration Tool will only support 7.2 to 8.2, so the rest will be a manual process.
I ...
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How to become a Sitecore MVP?
The Sitecore MVP program is mentioned everywhere. What factors do Sitecore consider for MVPs, and how would I go about working to become one myself? And what is the process?
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What should I expect in the MVP nomination or first-time application process?
There has been a considerable amount of traffic on Sitecore Slack Chat, Sitecore Stack Exchange, and even Twitter as to what should people experience when submitting applications or nominations for ...
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Best approach for Dependency Injection in Sitecore 8.2
I see a fair few approaches in blog posts for using DI with 8.2, particularly around the registration. Is there an approach which would be recommended - particularly with a Helix compatible ...
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What are the differences between TDS Classic and Unicorn?
Disclaimer: I'm not looking for an opinion on which is better. My assumption is that the comparison is not apples to apples but there are obvious similarities.
I've not found consolidated information ...
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Is there a way to disable a config patch file without renaming or deleting it?
Let's say you want to temporarily exclude a .config file from being applied as a patch by Sitecore. Normally, you would either:
Delete the file;
Or rename it to have an extension different from ....
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What is the purpose of keepalive.aspx?
I know that this the page is called every 15 minutes (by default) by a scheduled task.
<agent type="Sitecore.Tasks.UrlAgent" method="Run" interval="00:15:00">
<param desc="url">/service/...
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How to get Solr to run as a service?
I have a Sitecore 8.1 instance and we are using Solr 4.10 for search. I followed the Solr installation guide found here - https://sitecore-community.github.io/docs/search/solr/fast-track-solr-for-lazy-...
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Publishing items in bulk
I need to publish around 100K items in Sitecore 8.1 programmatically. They don't have a common parent, they are spread out in several folders but I have their IDs.
I tried using PublishOptions:
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