Month: November 2023

Chicago #Sitecore User Group Meetup Fall 2023

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I attended the Chicago Sitecore user group last week at AmericanEagle.com and it did not disappoint. Here is the summary in pictures and captions.

First presentation was “Sitecore XM Cloud – Experiences and Learnings” (Jared Arnofsky – Americaneagle.com)”

Enjoyed this one a lot because it really helped me understand what is involved going to XM Cloud. Learned about static site pages. Looking forward to all the things I will encounter when moving to XM Cloud and this was a great heads up. Or should I say headless up?

Overview
I liked their approach on how the front-end and back-end were split up. In this image above you see how the Front-end was done.
I liked their approach on how the front-end and back-end were split up. In this image above you see how the Front-end was done.
The multi site plugin created by Sitecore was a welcomed addition to their project.

Next up was “Content Hub: Seamless Connection to your CMS” (Maggie Burke & Casey Stanutz – Americaneagle.com)

I am already familiar with Content Hub, but this was a great insight into what others have been doing with it. I came away with some new ideas.

Based on what they encountered with their client it looks these are common issues with a lot of clients.
Sitecore connector I have found to be one of the easiest things you can integrate with Content Hub.
Did not know about Renditions. Can see using them in the future.

Last but not least. “Vercel: Your Gateway to Headless Framework” (James Gregory – Americaneagle.com, Alex Hawley – Vercel)

Great insight on how we are going to be deploying all the pieces in XM Cloud. With Vercel’s help it sounds like a smooth process.

I found SSG (Static Site Regeneration) vs ISR (Incremental Site regeneration) very informative. Find more about them here.
Great tips.

Well that is a wrap. Had a lot of fun with a great group of people. Can’t wait for the next one. You can find the meetup info here.