Building a Sitecore Helix Website

By Shelley Benhoff
This course provides ASP.NET web developers with an in-depth guide to Sitecore development. This course will help you be able to implement a complete Sitecore Helix website using the Sitecore Helix Visual Studio Templates Extension.
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Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Jul 13, 2020
Duration
3h 38m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Learning Sitecore Development
Defining Sitecore Field Types 6m Introduction 2m Reviewing the Course Outline 2m
Configuring a Sitecore Helix Website
Configuring the Sitecore Rocks Visual Studio Extension 4m Implementing a Sitecore Website Theme Using Helix 10m Installing the Sitecore Helix Templates Visual Studio Extension 7m Introduction 1m Setting up a New Sitecore Website 2m Summary 1m Working with Sitecore Helix Templates 7m
Creating Sitecore Helix Renderings Using Simple Field Types
Configuring a Datasource and Insert Options 8m Creating the Body Copy View Rendering 13m Introduction 1m Referring to Fields by ID 5m Rendering Image Fields 8m Summary 1m
Working with List and Link Field Types
Dealing with IntelliSense Errors 3m Introduction 1m Listing Items Using TreeList 7m Summary 1m Using Date, DateTime, Checkbox, TreelistEx, Multilist, and Multilist with Search 10m Using Droplink, DropTree, and Child Items 12m Using a Droplist 3m Utilizing the General Link 9m Working with Droplist Fields and Controller Renderings 10m Working with General Link with Search 6m
Editing Content in the Sitecore Experience Editor
Adding Help Text with Short and Long Field Descriptions 4m Configuring Placeholder Settings 3m Creating Field Editor Toolbar Buttons 3m Customizing Sitecore Rich Text Editor Toolbars 3m Implementing a Repeater Pattern for List Types 5m Introduction 1m Reviewing Experience Editor and the Sitecore Field Renderer 6m Setting Up Branch Templates 5m Summary 1m Working with Branch Presets and Associated Content 6m
Working with Media Types and the Sitecore Media Library
Creating the GetMediaUrl Sitecore Helper Extension 5m Developing a YouTube Video Rendering 4m Downloading Media Files Using a File Field 3m Introduction 1m Summary 1m Using the Media Link in a General Link Field 3m
Discussing a Sitecore Production Environment
Building Multi-site Implementations 4m Configuring Sitecore Item Buckets 3m Configuring a Sitecore Production Environment 5m Introduction 1m Listing Options for Serialization and Object-relational Mapping (ORM) 3m Summary 1m Transferring Sitecore Items Between Environments 7m
Studying Sitecore Development
Reviewing Sitecore Developer Learning Resources 4m
Description
Course info
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Jul 13, 2020
Duration
3h 38m
Description

Are you an ASP.NET web developer who is starting out in Sitecore Development? In this course, Building a Sitecore Helix Website, you will learn how to work with the most popular field types as you build a complete Sitecore website. First, you will learn how to create Sitecore Helix projects in Visual Studio using the Sitecore Helix Visual Studio Extension. Next, you will create view and controller renderings as you build out a Sitecore convention-themed website using simple, list, and link field types. Then, you will discover how to support editing content in the Experience Editor. You will also see some considerations for a production environment. Finally, you will explore some valuable resources to help you continue studying Sitecore development. By the end of this course, you will be able to build a complete Sitecore Helix website using the Sitecore Helix Visual Studio Templates Extension. Disclaimer: Not official Sitecore training.

About the author
Shelley Benhoff
About the author

Shelley has 20+ years of experience in IT as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Trainer, and Sitecore MVP. She has a passion for technology, gaming, and general nerdery. She loves to learn new things as well as mentor and teach others.

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Course Overview
Hello, world. My name is Shelly Benhoff, and I'd like to welcome you to my course on Building a Sitecore Helix Website, from Pluralsight. This intermediate‑level course teaches you recommended practices when developing Sitecore websites. Throughout this course, you will build a fully functional Sitecore convention‑themed website featuring Sitecoreans from around the world. This course covers everything you need to know to get up to speed quickly. You will learn how to create Sitecore Helix projects in Visual Studio using the Sitecore Helix Templates Visual Studio extension, and Sitecore Rocks. Work with the most widely used field types and support editing content in the Experience Editor. You will work with different types of media in the Sitecore Media Library and look at how media items are protected in Sitecore. You will understand how to configure a Sitecore production environment and how to create a multi‑site implementations. By the end of this course, you will be able to build a complete Sitecore Helix website using the Sitecore Helix Templates Visual Studio extension. I hope you will join me on this journey through building a Sitecore Helix website from Pluralsight.

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