Meenakshi Gour

Building Middleware Solutions for Sitecore XM Cloud

In this podcast we discused on how to work and implement backend logic and processes on Sitecore XM cloud. Sitecore XM Cloud as we know, is a SaaS product and the backend code cannot and should not be implemented as we used to do in usual Monolithic solutions of Sitecore like XP and XM. Instead, we need to write separate solutions like Azure Functions or Web APIs and perform the processing in Sitecore XM Cloud using GraphQL Mutation queries. This podcast might help in showing a direction in how ...

Sitecore Hackthon

I actively participated in the Sitecore Hackathon, which gave me an opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and share ideas with the community. Through this event, I not only contributed solutions but also shared my learnings, approach, and experience with the wider Sitecore community. Participating in the Hackathon helped me stay updated with the latest capabilities in Sitecore and strengthened my commitment to continuous learning and community engagement.

Sitecore Training on Sitecore Templates, Fields, Layouts, and Renderings

I conducted a three-day Sitecore training session for the Internship 2025 – BED program, covering Sitecore Templates, Fields, Layouts, and Renderings. This training helped new learners build a strong foundation in Sitecore fundamentals and gain hands-on understanding of how to work with essential components in real-world projects.

By mentoring interns and guiding them through practical examples, I contributed to growing the next generation of Sitecore developers and strengthening community kn...

Social Media : Linkedln profile

actively use LinkedIn as a platform to share my Sitecore learnings, project experiences, and updates with the wider community. Throughout the year, I posted insights on Sitecore XM Cloud, GraphQL, Azure Functions, and best practices that developers can apply in real projects. These posts helped spark discussions, answer questions, and support those who are exploring Sitecore or facing challenges in their daily work.

LinkedIn also enabled me to amplify my blog posts, podcast appearances, and l...

Inspired by the Sitecore MVP Mentorship Program

Sitecore has a community mentorship program to assist individuals who are looking for mentorship. This program is led by Tamas & Nicole, are particularly beneficial for those who are just starting the MVP adventure. Varun Shringarpure is the mentor for our group (Chirag Khanna, Devanshi, Garima Thakore & Myself) and has guided, mentored and motivated us throughout the year. Initially this year, we all set some measurable goals. We had timely review meetings as well where we discussed the progre...

Feature Request for accepting true and false as values of checkbox field

We reviewed the scenario with the "update item" mutation query in Sitecore XM Cloud, it was found that the "0" and "1" values work for checkbox fields, while "true" and "false" does not. Sitecore has confirmed that this behaviour is expected, as the checkbox field’s raw value uses "0" for false and "1" for true. Sitecore suggested to continue using string values "0" and "1" for checkbox fields, as this approach has been stable. Additionally, a feature request has been submitted to development ...

Written 20 Blogs on Sitecore Learnings

With Guidance of my Mentor, we planed the blogs for sharing the learning experience and monthly 2 blogs we tried to achieve but sometime project work or personal commitments affects your goal but whenever I was off the track he encouraged and motivated me be back on track and I am able to achieve the planned track here is full list of blogs which I shared on my Blog site and LinkedIn so it can be reach to broader audience.

From Default to Distinct: Adjusting Field Names in XM Cloud Layout Ser...

Sitecore TECH Talks - Building Components the XM Cloud way - Meenakshi Gour

I had the opportunity to share my experience on Sitecore XM Cloud in a Sitecore TECH Talks podcast and discussed how we can start building components. As Sitecore developer you will always have comparison between Sitecore XP and XM cloud and hence shared my experience of developing components with XM Cloud. How can we select the approach whether to build component with Layout service or with GraphQL way with practical scenario and best practices for the developers which can help to start the jo...

Session on Dynamic Placeholders in Sitecore

At Horizontal we have training program for the Grads/ Interns or cross team development program where we train on Sitecore basic concepts to start journey as Sitecore Developer. I took session on importance on Dynamic Placeholder. Explained this via examples where how dynamic placeholders are helpful vs static placeholders. This training included few more concepts like static and dynamic renderings and bindings. when we can use different rendering available with practical use cases. This sessi...

Feature Request for Backup Automation in Sitecore XM Cloud

While Working with XM cloud Project , we identified need of automation of restoring or downloading backups. While switching from environments or testing things on local environment we want replica of production environments or to rollback on prevoius state if something goes wrong after deployment and hence the request. Raised this with sitecore team and they have guided us with different ways of backup and registered feature request to restore or take backups based on specific points in time di...

Participated in Horizontal Hackathon 3.0

In Horizontal we had different events for sharing innovative ideas and implementing it one of it is Horizontal Hackathon. With the composable products it is very important to know the integration and features product is providing. This year I participated in the Hackathon 3.0 at our organization and this 24 hours of journey was full of learning , bonding with team and exchanging thoughts. We implemented a working model with search and AI integration.

However the Repo access and space was allo...

Sitecore Hackthon 2024

I participated in the Sitecore Hackathon 2024 and developed the "Downtime Notification Module," a crucial tool designed to notify Content Management (CM) users, especially content authors, about upcoming CMS maintenance or downtime. The module aims to reduce disruptions by proactively informing users, preventing potential data loss, and ensuring compliance during downtime periods.

This module improves the content authoring process by giving Content Authors ample notice of system downtimes, en...

Video Recording of SUGCON India 2023 on Sitecore Send and Content Hub DAM

In this session, we talked about how combining Sitecore Send with Content Hub DAM can make email campaigns easier and more effective through a simple, organized content management system. Email marketing is a powerful way to connect with customers, and having all your digital content in one place makes it even better to use.

This is video recording of session which we presented at Delhi SUGCON 2023. So who missed the session can have insights of session via video recording session.

The ses...

SUGCON India 2023: Sitecore Send and Content Hub DAM: Streamlining Email Campaigns with Centralized Content Management

Last year, my session got selected in SUGCON India 2023.We presented on the Sitecore Products Send and Content Hub DAM. Sitecore Send and Content Hub DAM: Streamlining Email Campaigns with Centralized Content Management.We presented a scenario where marketers can boost their marketing Campaigns where digital were used from the Content Hub DAM.

The takeaway from the session was how the work can be reduced and streamlined for the Marketers with maintaining consistent branding Strategy. Explai...