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JOHN RAPPEL

United States

MVP 2025

Technology

United States
MVP 2024

Technology

United States
MVP 2021

Technology

United States
MVP 2020

Technology

United States
MVP 2019

Technology

United States
MVP 2018

Technology

United States

Timeline

2024

25/Oct

Content Hub Developer Certification

I achieved my Sitecore Content Hub Developer Certification

Sitecore Content Hub

2024

23/May

Virtual Sitecore Headless User Group 6 Slide Deck on Experience Edge

This is the accompanying blog post to a speaking engagement I had at a Virtual User Group. It includes a link to the video recording of the event, as well as my slides that I featured in my presentation. The response from this talk was overwhelming positive and eye-opening for those in attendance- which included Sitecore employees.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

15/May

Sitecore Headless Development User Group 6

This is a recording of the user group presentation I gave for the Sitecore Headless Development User Group. My topic was "Optimizing Experience Edge". In this talk, I performed several live demos which illustrated how to pull as much performance out of Edge that one can. I provided real-world examples that can be applied to any project on this platform.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

25/Apr

Extend Sitecore Layout Query to Eliminate XMC Customizations And Extra GraphQL Requests

In this deep post, I explain how Sitecore retrieves page data, and how with a few small changes, we are able to take advantage of this process and pump even more data to the head without sacrificing performance or readability. It's truly a win-win scenario.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

28/Feb

StackExchange Answer

I outlined a nuanced issue with Vercel and Sitecore related to exposed Environment Variables.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

27/Feb

Vercel Server Caching = Faster Sitecore Builds, Less Network Chatter

In this post, I explain the nuances of caching in a Vercel, headless world with regards to Memory-cache. I explain how to implement caching both server-side and at the edge. I then review the benefits of incorporating caching into the development process- how it can speed up builds and reduce the number of network calls made by your code.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

15/Feb

XM Cloud Certification

I achieved my XM Cloud cert

Sitecore XM Cloud