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The Problem We needed to disable identity server in Sitecore 10.4 instance. We followed the instructions mentioned on Sitecore portal here When we activated the \App_Config\Include\Examples\Sitecore.Owin.Authentication.IdentityServer.Disabler.config.example, we got  this error:  Cannot find options for the 'SitecoreIdentityJwtBearer' authentication type. The Solution We found that we also need to set the  authentication type  as  empty  for  GraphQL , through below configuration, when you disable the  identity server  in Sitecore. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/" xmlns:role="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/role/"> <sitecore role:require="Standalone or ContentManagement"> <authoring> <graphql> <tokenValidator> <param desc="authenticationType"> <patch:delete/> ...

  The Problem The Links DB, found by going to Content Editor - Navigate - Links menu, in our environments was rarely up-to-date even after full site publishes and deploys. Content authors worked on an archival project and removed many links to the page item and republished those pages but the links still kept showing up under the Links menu. The Links menu was consistently found to be unreliable when it comes to identifying where a page is linked. It made it very difficult to know when a page can be archived.  The Research - The process for accessing items under the 'Links' icon.  There are two sections in Links menu - 'Items that the selected item refer to' and 'Items that refer to the selected item' Each of these operate differently. 'Items that the selected item refer to' - retrieves data from the fields of the item in the 'Items' table of the Master database using the Sitecore.Shell.Applications.ContentManager.Galleries.Links.GalleryLinksForm...

 Hello, Welcome to Our Sitecore XM Cloud Instance Walkthrough! Are you ready to explore the powerful capabilities of Sitecore XM Cloud? In this video, we’ll take you on an in-depth tour of the Sitecore Demo Portal, showcasing how to set up and navigate a Sitecore XM Cloud instance. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, this walkthrough will provide valuable insights and tips to help you make the most of Sitecore’s robust features. Join us as we dive into the world of Sitecore XM Cloud and discover how it can transform your digital experience management! Happy coding! 😊

The Problem While working on Sitecore on my local, I started getting an exception like this -    [FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.] Here is the snapshot of the exception -  The Solution I found that I was publishing the debug and release versions of a config by mistake. They had placeholder text which needed to be replaced during transformation step in release pipelines. Since no transformation was occurring at my local instance, the config xml was broken and hence erroring out. Hope it helps you guys!

In this blog, I am sharing details on an approach used for Image cropping based on focal points. Even though, there are lots of blogs talking about how to use it, but none of them shared the technical details about how it actually works, what is the idea behind building the functionality and what each configuration, code or item in Sitecore does. So I decided to share these details with the community. The Problem  In Sitecore, content authors are responsible for creating, managing, and publishing digital content across websites and digital platforms. They are also responsible for managing the images in Sitecore media library. Managing image resolutions for different devices involves creating and serving images that look sharp and load efficiently across various screen sizes and resolutions requires images to be uploaded in different resolutions cropped such that the focal point is always in center.  Content authors wanted the ability to upload a single image in an agreed up (l...