Kate Orlova

How to effectively index PDFs and make them appear in the search results using Sitecore Search

In this article I explain how to effectively index PDFs and make them appear in the search results using Sitecore Search and provide practical examples of how to:

• Use an Advanced Web Crawler with a JavaScript Document Extractor;
• Inspect the HTML structure of a PDF document using a temporary “pdf_to_html” attribute;
• Extract meaningful attributes like "name" and "description" from PDF content.

SSO in Sitecore Cloud Portal in two ticks

In this article I explained how to enable an SSO connection with any identity provider for the Sitecore Cloud Portal and apps, and showed how to implement it in simple steps.

Sitecore XM Cloud API repository

Created an open-source Sitecore XM Cloud API repository on GitHub and released some helpful GraphQL queries to accelerate integration using Sitecore Authoring and Management APIs.

“Migrating your existing content from Sitecore XM/XP to XM Cloud” talk at the Sitecore User Group in Manchester, the UK

During my presentation I explained how to migrate the existing content from classic Sitecore XM/XP to XM Cloud effortlessly leveraging Sitecore’s XM to XM Cloud Migration tool. My audience learned about the different options for transferring content, media assets, and user data using either the GUI or CLI, considerations and steps involved.

Upgrade of the Sitecore CDP module to the latest Sitecore version 10.4

Upgraded my open source Sitecore CDP module to Sitecore version 10.4 and published a new release v1.3.

How to connect the Sitecore XM Cloud Forms with the Sitecore CDP

In this article I explained how to connect the Sitecore XM Cloud Forms with the Sitecore CDP in two simple steps and demonstrated how to start capturing leads via the XM Cloud Forms and grow a customer database in the Sitecore CDP.

Sitecore Forms module

Developed a Sitecore Forms open source module that aims to accelerate creation of any form using the Sitecore XM Cloud Forms application and helps to connect a form with the Sitecore CDP in two simple steps. Implementation work started in April 2024 and the first version was released in August 2024.

How to choose the right Payment Provider?

In this article I guided through the Payment Provider Evaluation Process to help making the right decision for future and support integration between a Sitecore-powered website and a payment provider for online payments. I shared my tried and tested checklist that can be used as a foundation of an evaluation process and easily adjusted to cover any bespoke needs.

Answering Sitecore marketing and technical questions on StackExchange and Slack

During the course of the last 12 months I have answered a good number of Sitecore marketing and technical questions on StackExchange and Slack about Sitecore configuration, SXA, search, A/B testing, parallel publishing.