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MVP Profile

Nona Dzhurkova

Bulgaria

MVP 2025

Technology

Bulgaria

I'm a Mentor

As a Sitecore MVP, I have a solid understanding of the program and what it takes to stand out. I’m passionate about helping others grow in the community and would love to mentor 1 or 2 individuals. I can also assist with ideas for organizing events that bring people together to share knowledge and collaborate. I’m looking for those who genuinely enjoy creating content, sharing insights, and supporting others.

Timeline

2025

11/Jun

Sitecore Sofia User Group - June Event

The Sitecore Sofia User Group event brought together the local Sitecore community for a dynamic and informative session centered on key takeaways from SUGCON Europe 2025. The agenda featured: • An overview of the most important announcements from SUGCON, including Sitecore Stream, deepened AI integration, and updates to XM Cloud, Content Hub, and Sitecore Search. • Summaries and reflections from popular sessions such as “The Joys and Challenges of Managing Thousands of Websites”, XM Cloud imp...

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore Search Sitecore XM Cloud Sitecore Stream

2025

29/May

Reported and confirmed a product bug in Sitecore XM Cloud (SXA-8301)

Reported and confirmed a product bug in Sitecore XM Cloud (SXA-8301) that affects the behavior of page branches in SXA. After reproducing the issue in a clean environment, Sitecore Support acknowledged it as a known bug.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

24/May

Building a Smart InfoMessage Wrapper for Sitecore XM Cloud Pages

The Smart InfoMessageWrapper is a lightweight utility built for Sitecore XM Cloud to help content editors by displaying contextual messages (info, warning, or critical) directly in Sitecore Pages. It wraps components and improves usability by explaining variant behaviors or configuration needs—like dark-mode support or SVG usage—making editing and QA easier and more intuitive.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

16/May

Sitecore Sofia User Group

Founding Sitecore Sofia User Group, and announcing new in person event in June on social platforms.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

7/May

Lunch and Learn - World of AI

On May 7, with support from the HR team, I organized a Lunch and Learn session titled "World of Artificial Intelligence." The live demo explored practical applications of AI technologies including Completions, Embeddings, Machine Learning (ML), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). I showcased several proofs of concept (POCs) aimed at accelerating development and enhancing productivity within our Sitecore XM Cloud projects.

2025

3/Mar

Sitecore Serialization: Working with a Team of Developers

When working on a Sitecore XM Cloud project with multiple developers, managing Sitecore Serialization efficiently is crucial. One of the biggest challenges we faced was handling merge conflicts and ensuring that each developer could work independently on their components without overwriting others' work.

In this blog post, I’ll share how we structured our serialization strategy to allow multiple developers to work on separate components without conflicts or accidental data loss, while still k...

Sitecore XM Cloud

2025

28/Feb

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭.𝐣𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Lunch & Learn Session – Co-Organizer & Speaker - I have been actively involved in organizing a Lunch & Learn session, taking on the role of both co-organizer and speaker. From planning the agenda to coordinating with speakers, preparing the presentation slides and ensuring a smooth delivery, this event required careful preparation and teamwork.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

19/Dec

Moving from WordPress to Next.js - My Journey and Lessons Learned

For years, WordPress had been my go-to platform for managing my blog. Its ease of use and vast ecosystem made it an obvious choice when I started blogging. However, as my needs evolved and I sought greater flexibility, performance, and control over my website, I decided to make the switch toNext.js. This was a long process, almost two months to go live

2024

7/Nov

Streamlining File Management in Azure Blob Storage for Sitecore

I integrated Azure Blob Storage with our Sitecore backend to efficiently manage media files. To keep storage organized, I developed methods to delete and move files based on unique ID prefixes rather than filenames, allowing us to manage files even when only IDs were available. I automated this process by creating a console app that reads a CSV file of IDs and statuses, applying the relevant action—delete or move—based on each entry. This solution streamlined file management, reduced manual inte...

Sitecore XM Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

6/Nov

“The number of items is too large to be displayed.”

While working with Sitecore Managed Cloud in Kudu Console in Azure DevOps, I ran into an issue where Kudu displayed an error:

“The number of items is too large to be displayed.”

Sitecore XM

2024

31/Oct

Never-Ending Learning

I created this blog to share my experiences with younger professionals in our sector, highlighting how dynamic and ever-evolving the tech industry is. My goal is to emphasize the importance of continuous learning and staying open to new ideas—no matter how much experience we have, there’s always something new to discover. In tech, the journey of learning never truly ends, and thinking we know it all only holds us back.

Sitecore XM Sitecore XP Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

18/Oct

Sitecore Managed Cloud Lunch and Learn

Reposting the blog on Twitter about our Lunch and Learn with adding a note that I've plan to organise another webinar for Sitecore Managed Cloud to see what the interest will be

2024

17/Oct

Case Study: Optimizing Sitecore Workbox for Large Content Environments

A blog post about issues I had with performance of the OOTB Sitecore Workbox, a Sitecore support ticket was created. The blog contains also link to the GitHub repo.

Sitecore XP

2024

17/Oct

Sitecore Modern Workbox

Updated version of the Sitecore Modern Workbox - source code.

Sitecore XP

2024

16/Oct

CSS and JS issues when deploying Sitecore XM Cloud to Vercel

Posting the blog in Twitter

2024

14/Oct

Building Variant Card Components in Sitecore XM Cloud with Next.js

Posting the link to the blog in Twitter

2024

12/Oct

OneTrust and Sitecore Integration Issues

A blog post how to investigate and resolve issues when integrating OneTrust with Sitecore. I've struggled in the past to understand why sometimes some JavaScript files are not working.

Sitecore XP

2024

12/Oct

Dictionary Usage in Sitecore

Reposted a blog post from a friend of mine about Sitecore Dictionary

2024

8/Oct

Integrating Storybook with Sitecore XM Cloud Foundation Head

A step by step guide from scratch how to setup and configure Storybook with Sitecore XM Cloud. It includes all prerequisites like NVM and GitHub CLI.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

8/Oct

Integrating Storybook with Sitecore XM Cloud Foundation Head

Sharing a link to the blog in Twitter

2024

11/Sep

The request is blocked

A blog post about error in website when the requests reached Azure Front Door rate limit and how to fix it. Related to Sitecore managed cloud.

Sitecore XP

2024

17/Aug

How to Create a New Story for the Card Component in Sitecore XM Cloud with Storybook

The final blog post following previous XM Cloud posts, on how to create new Story for the card component.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

8/Aug

Building Variant Card Components in Sitecore XM Cloud with Next.js

A step by step blog post how to create Card component with different variants with Sitecore XM Cloud and Next.js

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

7/Aug

CSS and JS issues when deploying Sitecore XM Cloud to Vercel

A blog post, describing issues with Sitecore XM Cloud and deployment to Vercel and how to solve it.

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

10/Jul

UK Sitecore User Group event

Reposting invite for the UK Sitecore User Group on theme Tips and Tricks for Next.js and Sitecore Headless.

2024

18/Jun

Sitecore Team Happy Hour

Tagged in Linkedin Post with several Sitecore MVPs in an Sitecore Team event. I'm first on the right on the photo.

2024

25/Apr

My experience preparing for XM Cloud Developer certification exam

I took the XM Cloud Developer Certification exam, and I think sharing my experience to the public will help them cover the exam

Sitecore XM Cloud

2024

1/Mar

Troubleshooting Site Language Configuration Issues in Sitecore SXA

A blog post about Sitecore SXA issue when managing multilingual sites, Sitecore support ticket was created and help us resolve it.

Sitecore XP

2024

20/Feb

Sitecore Managed Cloud Lunch and Learn

A LinkedIn post with part of the participants on site , I'm the only woman in the picture, on the right.

2024

2/Feb

Presentation - Sitecore Managed Cloud

Presentation file for the Sitecore Managed Cloud Lunch and Learn session

2024

21/Jan

Fixing Kudu Console Item Limit in Azure

A blog post how to view all files in a directory from Kudu console, related to Sitecore Managed Cloud.

Sitecore XP

2023

12/Dec

Sitecore Headless Workshop

On December 12, I organized a Lunch and Learn session on Sitecore Headless Workshop: Exploring JSS, React, and Best Practices with the support of Americaneagle.com, who took care for the lunch. We invited Sitecore developers, located in Sofia. Part of them joined online, part of them came into the reserved event room. I helped my friend Yonko Borisov to prepare the presentation and to be the speaker.

Sitecore XM

2023

12/Dec

Sitecore Headless Workshop

A LinkedIn post with photo with part of the attendees on the Sitecore Headless workshop.