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Sitecore CMS, OMS and DMS References

We've written vast reference materials for Sitecore CMS 6. Each document is provided in two formats - A4 and US Letter. Select on of the links below to download a document you need. You can download the documents individually below, or, if you prefer, download all documentation related to Sitecore 6 in a single zip file, which includes all reference guides, cookbooks, the installation guide, and the "What's New?" document. 


An overview of documents contained in the documentation package.

On this page, you can find download links to the DMS related documents.

NEW! This document introduces new features and changes in a given Sitecore CMS as compared to the earlier version.

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Configuration and usage instructions for the Sitecore Online Marketing Suite.

Configure Internet Explorer and other supported browsers.

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This document describes caching features of the Sitecore Web Content Management System (CMS).

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Client configuration tips and techniques for Sitecore architects and developers.

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Optimize your Sitecore user experience.

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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.

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Content authoring tips and techniques for Sitecore CMS Editors and Authors.

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.

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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Configure Internet Explorer.

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

Sitecore CMS 6 and DMS Installation Guides

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

Instructions and guidelines for marketers and content authors who work with the Sitecore Online Marketing Suite.

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A set of tasks that will help you improve the performance of your OMS installation.

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

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

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 6.3 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.

Download the Sitecore CMS 6 API as a Windows Help file.

This document describes how to configure Sitecore to work in parallel with an MVC application.

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

NEW! This document describes how to install, enable and use MVC with Sitecore 6.6.

A guide for all those who want to implement Sitecore.Search and Lucene search indexing in Sitecore CMS.

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

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

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

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Tips and Techniques for CMS Administrators who design workflows.

Updated: Oct 31, 2013

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