When navigating the Sitecore ecosystem effectively, PowerShell extensions aren't just a helpful tool; they're practically a prerequisite. As someone who has spent a substantial amount of time in this space, I have distilled a set of functions that I've found myself using time and time again. Join me as I unpack a curated list of five functions that have become staples in my Sitecore toolkit.Get-IsPublished
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Friday, September 8, 2023
Friday, June 23, 2023
Security Bulletin SC2023-003-587441: SPE OnDoubleClick Error
Sitecore has been busy patching security vulnerabilities left and right lately. The latest as of this post is Security Bulletin SC2023-003-587441. We applied the hotfix to a lower environment but discovered during regression testing the update had broken a key feature of Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE).After running an SPE report, double-clicking on any result item does not open...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Sitecore Support Security Bulletin SC2023-002-576660: Hotfix vs Patch
Sitecore recently released a Support Security Bulletin SC2023-002-576660 that addresses a vulnerability in the platform. You can find the details of this bulletin in their knowledge base article KB1002979. Some of my team already had questions regarding the recommended approaches for addressing this vulnerability, specifically the differences between applying a hotfix and a patch. In this post, I'll...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Sitecore xDB Contact Lookup Utility
My client's lead flow includes capturing form data into a custom database. Each record contains an xDB Contact ID to correlate the data with the data captured in xDB directly. We had a scenario where we had hundreds of records in the custom database where the xDB contact ID was missing, likely due to a networking issue between the CD and xConnect.
I needed a way to match users captured in the...
