Category: Sitecore

This is a follow up on the last post when I had implement a redirect rule in a Sitecore  6.2.0 (rev. 100507). You can find there, the issues I faced when trying to implement the rule and what I did at that time as possible solution.

Now, I want to present the solution that was found by one of my coworkers to whom I have asked permission before to publish this post. First, you need know that the error I was having when using the Redirect URL module in IIS is a known issue for that version.

Continue reading “Error Enabling HTTPS in Sitecore 6 – Part 2” →

I had to implement a redirect rule to enable HTTPS in a site using Sitecore 6.2.0 (rev. 100507). This is my attempt and also a couple of errors I faced when doing this.

Continue reading “Error Enabling HTTPS in Sitecore 6” →

Sometimes you need to use a bucket in Sitecore to handle several items. This really depends on the specifications or needs you have, but a general rule is to use buckets when you plan to have several products, media files, etc. In case you need more information about buckets, you can visit the Sitecore documentation about it.

Continue reading “Custom Pipeline to Resolve Items In a Bucket” →

In the previous post we saw how to create the Sitecore items needed to handle a page for 404 and another for 500 errors, as well as the necessary changes in some config files. Now, we will look at some changes in code to display the correct HTML code.

Let’s start by creating a new rendering in Sitecore. I first created a new Rendering Folder called “Test”, but that’s up to you (/sitecore/layout/Renderings/Test):

Continue reading “404 and 500 Error Pages – Part 2” →

In this post I pretend to share only one way to do friendly error page (500) and not found (404) page in Sitecore. I say one way because this is just one way to do this since you might find another that suits best your needs. This first part includes Sitecore items and config changes. Last but no least, I am using a version 8.1 update 2.

To begin, let’s create a template for the error pages that can be as complex as you need, but here is just an example with one field for the error code:

Continue reading “404 and 500 Error Pages – Part 1” →