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In the last article I introduced the Sitecore Auto Dictionary Module, explaining the benefits of using it over the out of the box Dictionary. Today I'll talk to those who are interested in the technical approach to this feature, covering the configuration and use of pipelines it employs.

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I'm excited to release this module, because it has the power to save your team a great deal of development time. By using this in our last Sitecore project I saw a reduction in 220 hours of overall effort, which besides the cost savings incentive, gave us a big win by making things easier for the developers and content team. Introducing, the Sitecore Auto Dictionary!

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Banner image for Adding a Custom 404 Page When the Requested Language Is Missing article

Sitecore won't handle a page request as a 404 if the context language is missing. So, what this means, is your Users will just see  a blank page should the item exist in English but there's no French version, and they're requesting the French page. We need to override HttpRequestProcessor and  ExecuteRequest to make this a friendly experience for your Users. Let's get started!

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Banner image for How to Add Custom Buttons to the Content Editor Ribbon article

I was recently asked to provide a way for a User to execute a scheduled task immediately instead of waiting for the next scheduled run. Adding a button inside the Content Editor was a useful way to accomplish this, and since I found a few misleading guides online I thought I'd post my own, which is hopefully a lot clearer.

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