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Sitecore Documentation

We’ve written a vast amount of documentation for Sitecore 7.0 – 7.5. Each document comes in 2 formats – A4 and US Letter. The documentation that is specific to Sitecore 7.5 is in Sitecore 7.5 section.


Links to the documentation that is specific for Sitecore 7.5.

Links to the DMS documentation for Sitecore CMS 7.

Configure Internet Explorer and other supported browsers.

Updated: Oct 14, 2014

Introducing the Experience Profile.

Application Programming Interfaces to work with Sitecore’s presentation components.

Updated: Nov 17, 2014

Setting up the Sitecore Experience Database (xDB).

Updated: Nov 17, 2014

Overview of the key concepts and terminology used in the xDB.

Updated: Aug 31, 2016

The upgrading procedure for the Experience Platform (XP)

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Client configuration tips and techniques for Sitecore architects and developers.

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A companion guide to the Sitecore CMS Performance Guide

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A developer's guide to optimizing the performance of Sitecore CMS.

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Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that CMS developers can use to manage data in Sitecore databases.

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Tips and techniques for Sitecore architects and developers on how to use Content Editor and more.

A conceptual overview of the way that Sitecore manages content.

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Application Programming Interfaces to access and manipulate data template and branch template definitions.

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Data Definition tips and techniques for Sitecore architects and developers.

Designing, implementing, and maintaining the information infrastructure associated with a Sitecore Web site.

Updated: Nov 5, 2014

A developer’s guide to working with search and item buckets in Sitecore 7.0-7.5.

Updated: Oct 14, 2014

How to use the Sitecore.Services.Client service layer to develop data-driven applications.

This information can be used to configure and implement Search Engine Optimization and other link management features.

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Terms and Definitions for CMS Administrators, Architects, and Developers.

How Microsoft IIS, ASP.NET application server and the Sitecore Web CMS handle the HTTP 404 Page Not Found condition.

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This document describes how to use include files to extend and patch Sitecore configuration files.

Updated: Oct 14, 2014

Sitecore CMS 7 Installation Guide

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Configure Internet Explorer.

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Instructions for marketers and content authors who work with Sitecore.

Instructions to integrate authentication system with Sitecore using ASP.NET membership providers.

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An administrator's guide to creating and editing Sitecore packages.

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NEW! A developer’s guide to building for the Page Editor and improving the editor experience.

Tips and techniques for all those who work with Sitecore’s presentation components.

Sitecore’s layout engine and detailed explanations of the presentation components.

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Problem-solving techniques for CMS administrators and developers.

XSL and XPath constructs and functions as well as Sitecore XSL extension controls.

Sitecore recommended practices are looked for by Sitecore Professional Services when they perform a web site project review.

About a strategy for reusing data on multiple pages of a Web sites or sharing data to multiple managed Web sites and external applications.

Rules Engine and Conditional Rendering Tips and Techniques for Developers.

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Scale a Sitecore CMS 7.0 and later solution by configuring multiple instances in one or more environments.

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Tips and techniques on user, role management and other security issues.

Conceptual overview of Sitecore APIs that support common security requirements.

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Best practices and recommendations to make your Sitecore installation as secure as possible.

Designing, implementing, and maintaining the security infrastructure associated with a Sitecore Web site.

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An administrator's guide to serializing content in Sitecore.

Essential documentation for Sitecore Commerce.

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How to set up, configure, and scale search in Sitecore 7.

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An administrator’s guide to implementing search based on Lucene indexes in Sitecore 7.

This document describes how to install, enable and use MVC with Sitecore 7.

This document describes the Sitecore pipelines and focuses on the core pipelines and the DMS processors and pipelines.

NEW! SPEAK lets you design Sitecore business applications for marketing and business users.

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Learn how to use SQL Server replication to synchronize Sitecore databases in multiple locations.

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This guide describes the Sitecore service layer. It explains how to access and manipulate items in any Sitecore database.

An overview and configuration details for the Sitecore Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning implementation.

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Tips and Techniques for CMS Administrators who design workflows.

This manual provides an overview of the workflow features for architects and developers.