To have a basic understanding on the code review process, and how to enhance the Content Author'e experience while managing the content. This presentation was given to my colleagues.

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SITECORE – BASIC CODE REVIEW CHECK-LIST
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AGENDA
• To have a better understanding on, what will be reviewed in the code-review process.
• Using this checklist, Individual engineer can self review, before submitting for code review.
• Will look into basic points to check on both Sitecore as well as code.
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SITECORE
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TEMPLATE
• Template Icons help to visually separate semantically related content items.
• Importance of Source for list fields (ex: Multi list, or Tree list etc.)
ex: DataSource=/sitecore/content/testsite/Global/Components/Data/Categories
StartSearchLocation={88BF8A46-93AC-4604-BC50-DF03FC451504}&Filter=_templatename:Tag
DF03FC451504}&Filter=_templatename:Tag
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TEMPLATE (CONTD…)
• Multi list or Multi list with search.
• Field-level help message
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TEMPLATE (CONTD…)
• Field sorting – Place most frequently modified fields on top.
• Folder Templates – Insert Options
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RENDERINGS
• Data source location, & Data source Template.
• Thumbnail Image
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PLACEHOLDER SETTINGS
Empowering the Experience Editor using placeholder settings (Allowed Controls).
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CONTENT
• Content Item – name should be appropriate and try to match the content with designs (very
important while giving demo).
• Item presentation (Data sources on Shared layout or Final layout).
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EXPERIENCE EDITOR
• Sitecore does not support in-line editing for Checkbox, Multilist, TreeList, and other fields, to
enable this
• Utilize Edit Frame/Field editor buttons for editing item fields not rendered by the
FieldRenderer.
• We can find all this buttons in core database, under the
/sitecore/Content/Applications/WebEdit item.
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BACKEND
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CODE
• Aggressive Null checks at all the levels.
• In partial classes, always prepend the custom property names with ‘Custom_’. This will group together all the
custom properties in the intellisense and make things easier for the developer.
• Always use glass mapper HTML helpers to render the field values. Field renderer provides ability of editing the
field value using Experience Editor.
• Do not put any static text in views, always get it from dictionary.
• Be careful on GUID comparisons.
• Avoid hard coding GUID, read from either TDS generated classes, or app settings.
• All rich text fields rendered must be wrapped within a @Html.Raw.
• If there is no data source or values, do not render any HMTL.
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OTHERS
• In local environment, create your own Sitecore credentials to use, and avoid using default
Admin/b account.
• In Package designer, whenever packaging any Sitecore items, try to mention the Author
name.
• Aggressive website testing on mobile break point, & Sitecore in Experience editor.
• Field level validations – ex: Max chars, or single item selection.
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REFERENCES
• https://www.cmsbestpractices.com/sitecore-best-practices/
• https://www.paragon-inc.com/resources/blogs-
posts/guid_tostring_vs_toguidstring_and_id_tostring
• https://www.geekhive.com/buzz/post/2015/05/how-to-manually-sort-items-in-sitecore-cms/
• https://www.cmsbestpractices.com/friday-sitecore-best-practice-adding-field-help-
messages/
• http://zacharykniebel.com/blog/sitecore/2014/june/26/constraining-the-sitecore-7-multilist-
and-treelist-fields-with-and-without-search
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INTERESTING SITECORE OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
• Sitecore Instance Manager (WPF) - https://github.com/Sitecore/Sitecore-Instance-Manager
• Sitecore PowerShell Extensions - https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console
• Unicorn - https://github.com/kamsar/Unicorn
• Synthesis - https://github.com/kamsar/Synthesis
• Sitecore Sidekick (Angular JS + micro services) -
https://github.com/JeffDarchuk/SitecoreSidekick
• Sitecore Rocks (VS extension) - https://github.com/JakobChristensen/Sitecore.Rocks
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IMPORTANT SITECORE RESOURCES
• http://www.akshaysura.com/2016/02/03/unofficial-sitecore-8-training-webinar-series-full-
curriculum/
• https://www.akshaysura.com/sitecore-community-update-mailing-list/
• https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/
• Friday Sitecore Best Practices:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4hLSkVJBw0dVMuow4p7TralR9aCcOWRo
• Podcast : https://coresampler.fireside.fm/
• Catching Exceptions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwf3o7zI2B-
Ei9OMmHEleA/featured
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