25May, 2025
Replacing a SOLR certificate is routine business these days, but something went sideways this time, and I couldn't stop the service, which led to its own problems. In the end I created a self signed one and used that instead, and I'll show you what I did to get the service to respond.
22May, 2025
My first post about working with new SaaS products! In my new role I'm working with Send to get the team more efficient with their tools. I'll be posting about a feature request I've made due to a shortcoming of its bulk operations, but first, we had an outage with all embedded forms, taking us offline for day. The explanation and workaround are simple, but the cause is not public knowledge.
Read More
21May, 2025
Ok I admit it. I took the easy way out. I was setting up a test environment of two instances using the standalone graphical installer and once done, I switched their roles. Everything worked except for one thing; the Experience Profile dashboard.
Read More
18May, 2025
An Administrator's error caused the SQL account for Sitecore's collection database to be denied login. Normally you'd expect the related services to stop functioning, but in this case the system's various resources spiraled out of control.
31Oct, 2024
We're closing in on the final phases of a Sitecore upgrade, which leverages GeoIp for CTAs and branding throughout the site including the global navigation. Invariably, we get reports from the testing team of inaccurate results. Today I'll walk through the validation and tricks I've used when I need to support someone without being at their same location.
Read More