Debtanu Biswas

SUG Chennai Session - Using Sitecore AI Embedded Personalization with Content SDK

In this online session, we covered the fundamentals of Sitecore AI Embedded Personalization and demonstrated how it functions in real-world scenarios. We also explored how personalized experiences can be delivered by initializing the Cloud SDK on the browser side.

How to Use Sitecore AI Embedded Personalization with Content SDK

Personalization is a key part of delivering meaningful digital experiences, and Sitecore AI makes it even more accessible with built-in personalization features. However, there are specific scenarios where embedded personalization requires additional configuration—especially when certain condition types depend on the Cloud SDK.

This blog post explains how to use Sitecore AI Embedded Personalization together with the Content SDK, focusing on a common and practically used condition: “The visito...

Organized Webinar for SUGMEME - Elevate Your Digital Experiences with Sitecore Search

Organised a webinar on the SUGMEME user group, where the speakers provided an interesting session on Sitecore Search and its capabilities.

Hosting Sub-Pages on Different Domains in Vercel using Sitecore XM Cloud with Next.js

In modern enterprise websites, it’s common to have micro-sites or sub-sites hosted under different domains while still being part of a larger site structure. In this post, we’ll walk through how to achieve this in Sitecore XM Cloud using Next.js rewrites and middleware redirects. This guide focuses on implementing the setup in a hosted environment (e.g., Vercel).

How to Create and Use a Custom Hostname in Sitecore XM Cloud

When working with Sitecore XM Cloud, the default hostname often encountered is edge.sitecorecloud.io. While that works for quick setups and development, most real-world projects require a custom hostname that reflects the brand or project domain.

This blogpost provides a step-by-step guide on how to create and use a custom hostname in Sitecore XM Cloud

Participated in conversation in Sitecore Slack channels

Actively engaged in Sitecore Slack discussions by sharing solutions, answering queries, and supporting community conversations.

How to Exclude a Page from Static Site Generation (SSG) in Sitecore Headless with Next.js

In Sitecore Headless with Next.js, Static Site Generation (SSG) is a powerful feature that pre-renders pages at build time, improving performance and scalability. However, there might be scenarios where you want to exclude specific pages from being statically generated.

This blog post provides a comprehensive guide on how to exclude a specific page from SSG.

SUG Chennai Session - Component Builder in XM Cloud

In this online session, we covered the basics of creating and managing content components using the intuitive Component Builder interface. We demonstrated how to customize and integrate blocks for dynamic content delivery, complemented by practical, hands-on examples.

How to Integrate GraphQL with Component Builder for XM Cloud

Sitecore’s XM Cloud provides a robust, flexible solution for building dynamic, scalable websites. Component Builder is a key tool in this platform, which allows users to create and customize components quickly. This blog post explains the process of integrating GraphQL with Component Builder to fetch dynamic content for your components.

Co-founded the Group SUGMEME(Sitecore User Group Mentors Mentees)

I co-founded the Sitecore User Group SUGMEME and have organized insightful sessions. The video recordings and presentation slides for these sessions are available in the website's Events section linked here.

How to Use GraphQL Query Directly in Sitecore Search Source

Sitecore Search is a powerful tool for enhancing the search experience on your website. It offers advanced customization options to fetch and display content. This blog post explains one advanced technique, which is using GraphQL queries directly within Sitecore Search to retrieve data.

SUGCON India Session - How to Supercharge Sitecore Search: Unveiling a Reusable Search Module Powered by XM Cloud

This session, presented in person at SUGCON India 2024, unveiled a game-changing reusable search module, meticulously designed and optimized with XM Cloud technology. We demonstrated how this innovative solution seamlessly integrates with Sitecore Search, harnessing the powerful capabilities of XM Cloud to deliver exceptional search performance.

The link to the PPT can be found here - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mDKbCiJw9Tpoo6VY0sUKqkC4MX1knmlb/edit#slide=id.p2

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How to make a base template field required, but not for every component it’s included on

Ensuring certain fields are required based on the template they belong to is a common need in Sitecore implementations. In this blog post, we discussed a custom solution for making a base template field required only for specific component templates. This approach allows for flexibility without the need to duplicate fields or create separate base templates.

Can't rebuild sitecore_master_index in XM Cloud where we have multiple language like "sr-rs" - 614919

Together with Brent Svac, I identified an issue where the sitecore_master_index was unable to rebuild in XM Cloud. We collaborated with the Sitecore Support team and discovered that certain items in the content tree, present in the "sr-rs" language, were causing the rebuild failure. This issue was logged as bug 614919.

As a workaround, Sitecore Support recommended following the steps outlined in "https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/103/platform-administration-and-architecture/...

Graph QL queries are not respecting the selected language on the CM Playground - 613790

Together with Brent Svac, I discovered a bug where tagging an item from a shared site in a DropTree field caused the target item's language in the GraphQL Layout Service to always default to "en" (English), regardless of the intended language. The reference bug number for this issue is 613790.

Answered Questions in Sitecore Slack channels

Here are links to some of the threads where I have helped to answer doubts:

https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C03NXTAPKE3/p1725517337095649 https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C26BLC4KZ/p1724847771036489 https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C09SHRTK2/p1716985079204289 https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C03NXTAPKE3/p1719999607399929 https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C26BLC4KZ/p1719555319873429 https://sitecorechat.slack.com/archives/C03NXTAPKE3/p1718387371734699 h...

Empowering Marketers: Simplifying Content Editing in Sitecore with PowerShell

In this blog post, we discussed about how we can use Sitecore PowerShell to update content items based on user inputs. This is basically a tool that can be used by marketers to update certain Data without any dependency on Content Authors.