Why to upgrade Sitecore from 8.2 to 9.2

If you are running any Sitecore website in 8.x, then start to plan on its upgradation. 

Question is Why? 

Well, first thing is that mainstream support of Sitecore version 8.2 is going to end in 31st Dec 2019. However extended support will be avilable upto 31-Dec-2022. But remember there will be cost associated for providing any patch, hotfixes, DLL or development defects solution during this extended period by Sitecore.

Second MongoDB 3.4 is generally used for Sitecore 8.2 and bad news is that MongoDB 3.4 will also end its support in Jan 2020.

So I will suggest to all clients, sitecore license holders to upgrade their projects from 8.2 to latest version of Sitecore 9.2. Sitecore 9.2 comes with cutting-edge features.

Just a note Sitecore 9.2 Mainstream Support will be available upto 31st Dec 2022.

Certificate : Installing Sitecore XP0 9.2

Though not a big deal, but I have one hour of time and I utilize it to complete the course "Installing Sitecore® XP0 9.2" from Sitecore elearning.

Here is the certificate for the same.

 Installing Sitecore XP0 9.2

Certificate : Fast-Track Design in Sitecore Experience Accelerator 9.2

Today I continue my SXA journey, completed the course "Fast-Track Design in Sitecore® Experience Accelerator 9.2" from Sitecore elearning.

Here is the certificate for the same.

Fast-Track Design in Sitecore® Experience Accelerator 9.2

Certificate : Introduction to Sitecore Experience Accelerator 9.2

Today I get started to familiar myself with Sitecore SXA. For this I choose two courses from elearning and completed one of them. I received certificate for course "Introduction to Sitecore Experience Accelerator 9.2" after completion of this course.

Here is the certificate.

 

Introduction to Sitecore Experience Accelerator 9.2

 

Certificate : Sitecore JSS Fundamentals 9.2 certificate

I just love the Headless concept of Sitecore with full OmniChannel capabilities. To make myself more comfortable with JSS, I just completed Sitecore JSS certification by completing the course "Sitecore® JSS Fundamentals 9.2" from https://elearning.sitecore.net .

Here is the certificate for the same.

Sitecore JSS Fundamentals 9.2 certificate

Certificate : Getting started with Managed Cloud Sitecore 9.2

Sitecore 9.2 is out and all Sitecorians around the world ready to play with it. I welcome Sitecore 9.2 with installing it on my laptop and completing the course "Getting started with Managed Cloud Sitecore® 9.2" from https://elearning.sitecore.net .

I come to know about many new things regarding Sitecore cloud managed services.

Here is the certificate for the same.

Certificate : Getting started with Managed Cloud Sitecore 9.2

Looking forward to complete more new courses in upcoming days.

Get all Sitecore page items only by using PowerShell script

We got the requirement to create report of all the items which are accessed by URL i.e. report of all page items.

A simple solution, for this, is to check is rendering exist on the an item or not?
If rendering exists, it means layout and components are assigned on that item. If rendering is empty, it means no layout or no component exists on that item.

You can write a C# code for generating such report but I think PowerShell is the best way to do this.

Here is the one line script for the same

Get-childItem -Path "master:\sitecore\content\home" -Recurse | Where-Object { ($_.__Renderings -ne "") } | Show-ListView -Property id, name, itempath

With this one line you can imagine the power of PowerShell. 

I strongly recommend to brush up your scripting skill.