Coolest & quietest Sitecore module release ever!

Specifically I am referring to the Sitecore Active Directory module and it’s new feature called “Custom Filters” that was added in the latest version 1.0.3 rev.111005.

Some customers were asking for it, so here is what you can do now.

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Sitecore 6.4 in Technical Preview

 
Monday…it is a wonderful day in our Mill Valley office…I am in the mood of writing something non-technical for once, so no pipelines, custom commands or event handlers today.

That’s because a truly great piece of news hit the web today. Sitecore 6.4 is out in Technical Preview. If you have not seen Alistair’s early Sneak Peak on 6.4 post and John West’s blog series on new features, here is a quick teaser for you on what’s in the box:

• Updated Page Editor merged with Page Designer. Try it out on your iPad!
• Cross browser support
• New Rich Text Editor
• Proxies deprecated in favor of Item Cloning
• .NET 4.0
• Initial support for MVC
• More extensibility through additional pipelines
• Much more

Check out Release disclaimer.

Besides all the technological goodies included in this release, I believe that the next coolest thing about it is how Sitecore approached it. Every single feature or enhancement is purely based on your feedback. Developers wanted .NET 4.0 and MVC, even more freedom in customizing the software. Business Users wanted better behaving Rich Text Editor and enhanced Page Editor/Design experience. Everyone wanted to work in favorite browser.
Sitecore listened and executed.

So what does it mean for you, fellow Sitecorian? Now it is your chance – download, install and provide that valuable feedback as early as possible.
6.4 will be one of the coolest versions we’ve ever had, there is no doubt about that!

Sitecore Rendering Parameters – Friday Gotcha

One of the things I’ve learnt today is that Rendering Parameters is an extremely cool feature of Sitecore .NET CMS. It really empowers your editors by giving them ability to tweak parameters of your renderings in a very easy and intuitive way.

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