Anton Tishchenko

https://github.com/Antonytm/mcp-sitecore-server

Community Model Context Protocol Server for Sitecore. Idea, architecture, CI/CD, implementation of a major part of the tools, bug fixes.

From Figma Design to Sitecore Rendering in a Few Minutes

A blog post that describes how to leverage AI agents with Sitecore MCP, Figma MCP, and Chrome DevTools MCP to speed up the creation of Sitecore components directly from Figma designs.

Sitecore Headless Development User Group #16: Content-driven approach for content-driven websites: Sitecore Astro Verticals Demo

I presented the Sitecore Verticals Astro demo website at the Sitecore Headless Development User Group.

Sitecore MCP Server: Connection to Any Sitecore Instance

A blog post that describes configuring the Sitecore MCP server to connect to any Sitecore instance, including XM Cloud. This guide covers necessary configurations for GraphQL API, Item Service, and Sitecore PowerShell Remoting.

Sitecore MCP Server: Secure Work with Remote Servers

A guide that describes how to securely connect to remote Sitecore MCP servers. This guide covers the configuration of secure access using a secret token, enabling AI agents to work with remote Sitecore instances.

Sitecore MCP Server: Logging Tool

A blog post that describes how AI Agents can read Sitecore logs and fix issues based on the logs. It is a powerful tool that allows AI Agents to understand the context of the problem and fix it step-by-step.

Sitecore MCP Server: Help wanted!

A community-driven post. I didn't receive the help with the implementations as I wanted. But I had a lot of valuable conversations about AI, MCP servers, and the future of Sitecore.

Sitecore MCP Server: Try It by Yourself!

A blog post that describes the way how everyone can use the Sitecore MCP server and contribute to it.

Sitecore JavaScript Software Development Kit for Astro: Release 1.0.1

Release of Sitecore JavaScript Software Development Kit for Astro 1.0.1.

Sitecore Astro Verticals Demo Website: Feature Comparison with Next.js

A blog post that compares Astro Sitecore components with Next.js Sitecore components one-to-one.

Sitecore Astro Verticals Demo Website: Running on Sitecore Demo Portal

You can easily deploy and try the Sitecore Astro Demo project on Sitecore Demo Portal. The configuration and deployment take less than half an hour!

Verticals Astro Demo Website

Official Sitecore Demo Website reimplemented on Astro Web Framework.

My role: idea, CI/CD, middleware(multisite and multilanguage), hosting, advisery. The main part of the components itself were implemented by my co-workers.

Sitecore Media Query Parameters You Did Not Know About!

A blog post that describes undocumented query parameters in Sitecore media URLs. They are ttc and tt. We will figure out what they are and how to handle them. Additionally, the official Sitecore documentation was changed based on this article.

Angular and XM Cloud

A blog post that describes how to use Angular and XM Cloud together.

Sitecore Next.js App Router: Part 2, Server Components

A blog post that describes the implementation of Sitecore Next.js App Router with server components and streaming.

Sitecore Next.js App Router: Part 1, “use client”

The first look at Sitecore together with Next.js App Router

Make your Next.js Sitecore site faster

Sitecore Symposium presentation.

Next.js blurs borders between the frontend and backend. It runs on both the server and in the browser. And it is blazingly fast. But we can make it even faster! Bundle tools are not smart enough. The code, which is executed only on the server can be included in the client-side bundle. We will show how to analyze bundles and improve them. After attending this session, you will be able to apply the same approach and improve the performance of your Next.js websit...

Sitecore StackExchange Dataset

Parsed and ready to use dataset for training and finetuning of LLMs related to Sitecore.

Custom Chat GPT

Custom Chat GPT with Sitecore knowledge. It provides answers for Sitecore-related queries based on an existing knowledge base. It doesn't hallucinate!

Sitecore BuiltWith Statistics: How Hard to Detect Headless Sites?

Recipe, how to detect Sitecore Headless website

AI could be harmful

Blog Post + Feedback to Sitecore. The idea was to stop spreading wrong, hallucinated AI statements about Sitecore.

Sitecore Statistics: March 2024

Sitecore Statistics snapshot: March 2024

Sitecore Hackathon: video for module implementation

Sitecore Hackathon video: module for Visual Studio Code integrated into your Sitecore instance

EE support for Netlify hosting

Describing changes that are required to be done to get full support of Netlify. (And other hostings as well)

Later this year, idea was promoted to Netlify.

Decrease Size of @sitecore-jss/sitecore-jss NPM Package by a Factor of Four

Analysis of @sitecore-jss/sitecore-jss package and ideas for improvements

SUG Latam presentation

SUG Latam presentation Session 12 - Anton Tishchenko - Sitecore + Astro

Astro is a blazing-fast web framework for content-driven websites. Sitecore XM is a powerful and intuitive CMS for the simplified creation and management of experiences across channels and devices. Together they could be a perfect match! Consider Astro as an option for your Sitecore headless implementation in 2024.

Sitecore JSS SDK Deep Dive: Next.js Edit Mode

Detailed explanation, how Next.js edit mode works together with Sitecore

Starting Your First Sitecore Astro Project

Instructions, how to start your first Sitecore Astro project.

Sitecore XM Cloud and Astro Web Framework

Making Astro web framework to work together with Sitecore XM Cloud. And instruction, how everyone can do the same.

How to Analyze Your Sitecore Next.js Bundle

Instruction how to enable Next.js Bundle analysis on you Sitecore Headless website.

Interactive Angular Islands with Sitecore and Astro

Discovering new possible approaches of building Sitecore sites with Astro + Angular

Interactive React Islands with Sitecore and Astro

Discovering new possible approaches of building Sitecore sites with Astro + React

https://exdst.com/posts/20231012-sitecore-composable-components-101

The blog post about writing your frontend code to be fully composable. It will allow you to use the same components with Sitecore and other vendors.

(I had a few of these kinds of requests from clients and wanted to share my thoughts on how to make Sitecore frontend code fully composable)

https://exdst.com/posts/20231001-sitecore-statistics

Analysis of Sitecore JSS NPM packages statistics based on https://exdst.com/sitecore/statistics

Sitecore JavaScript Rendering Astro Initializer NPM Package

Sitecore JavaScript Rendering Astro Initializer NPM package

Presentation of Astro SDK for different companies

After release to public non-official Sitecore JSS Astro SDK, I presented it to companies, who are interested in it.

1. AHD Solutions https://ahd-solutions.com/
2. Great State https://www.greatstate.co/partners/sitecore
3. Uxbee https://uxbee.eu/

If you have doubts, about whether it can be counted as a community contribution: My current company EXDST has commercial relations only with UxBee. All code is distributed open-source under Apache 2.0 license.

Two Key Things Frontend Developers Need to Know Before Starting with Sitecore

Tips to frontend developers, who just started with Sitecore. Knowledge that will allow them to quickly understand the key differences.

Sitecore Headless Tips: Carefully Use Conditional Rendering

Few tricks about writing frontend code for complex components that should work inside Experience Editor.

Sitecore MyGet feed is down

Reporting that MyGet feed is down

Sitecore JavaScript Software Development Kit for Astro

Implementation from the idea to production-ready state of Sitecore JavaScript Software Development Kit for Astro. It is the most complete non-officially supported Sitecore JSS SDK.

It contains:

• Astro library
  • AstroImage
  • Date
  • EditFrame
  • File
  • Image
  • Link
  • RichText
  • Text
  • Placeholder
• Sample project
  • Astro Image
  • Checkbox
  • Content List
  • Custom content field
  • Date
  • File
  • Image
  • Item link
  • Link
  • Number
  • Rich T...

The Ererenderingdering Team Wins Sitecore Hackathon 2023

Announce the win of the Sitecore hackathon. And some thoughts about other winning submissions.

Sitecore Hackathon Video

Sitecore Hackathon Submission presentation

Sitecore StackExchange

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