Sitecore Developer Certification Exam 2022 with complete
solution
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development?
Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore?
Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB?
Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config?
Put a .config patch file in the App_Config/Include folder
You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website.
Why not?
You need to publish new or edited content.
When you set up multiple site structures in the content tree, what is the
recommended practice for handling
content that will be shared between sites?
Keep it outside of any site structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support?
ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable?
By working outside the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying?
Publishing copies items from the Master to Web databases while deploying copies files
from your Visual Studio
project to your webroot
Name some the attributes that can be configured in the site node for a website.
(think SiteDefinition.config file).
Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks?
Integration with Visual Studio. Creating and editing items, management tools, viewing
website file system
How does Sitecore define a type of item (data schema)?
Using data templates
What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore?
Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full
advantage of the Sitecore Experience
Platform?
You need the Experience Database to take full advantage of the available features. It
supports the Analytics
and Marketing features.
Are all items pages in a Sitecore project?
No, items that are pages have their presentation details set
, To provide a rich user experience, what are some recommended practices you
should use when you create
templates?
Provide default values, use user friendly names and icons, limit the use of Rich Text
Editors
Where are default field values defined?
On the Template Standard Values item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage?
It makes publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you
do not have to keep files in
sync.
What item setting needs to be specified for authors to be able to add content?
Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options?
Insert options are set on the Template Standard Values item
Describe the anatomy of a Sitecore Layout?
A code file on the file system and definition item in the content tree
How is the layout file linked to the definition item?
By the Path field on the definition item.
How do you display the contents of a field in code?
@Html.Sitecore().Field("<Field name>")
What can you use to translate fields and Help texts in the Sitecore Client?
Sitecore Dictionary entries
Which type of component would you create if you wanted to closely follow MVC
patterns or invoke complex
logic?
Controller Rendering
True or False: The view should contain all the business logic.
False
What happens if allowed controls are not specified on a placeholder settings
item?
In the Experience Editor, the user will be able to add any component to the placeholder.
How do you make Sitecore recognize of a controller rendering?
Create a component definition item and set the controller and controller action.
Additionally, you can also set an
Area.
You want to ensure header and footer are always visible on your Main layout. Will
you statically or dynamically
bind it?
Statically bind it when you need it to always appear on a layout or rendering
What is the difference between the Renderings and Final Renderings fields
The Rendering field is shared between all item versions and is used for global changes;
The Final Renderings
field is not shared and stores language and version-specific changes.
solution
What is the recommended version of Visual Studio for Sitecore development?
Any version that supports the .NET framework 4.0 will work for Sitecore development.
What tools can you use to install Sitecore?
Manual or zip file, EXE, Sitecore Rocks, SIM
What additional databases are required when running xDB?
Collection Database (MongoDB), Reporting, Session State
How do you patch in changes to the <sitecore> section of web.config?
Put a .config patch file in the App_Config/Include folder
You have just created new content but you cannot see it on your live website.
Why not?
You need to publish new or edited content.
When you set up multiple site structures in the content tree, what is the
recommended practice for handling
content that will be shared between sites?
Keep it outside of any site structure.
What types of Visual Studio projects does Sitecore support?
ASP.NET Web Application, supporting MVC or Web Forms
How can you make your Visual Studio project portable?
By working outside the webroot
What is the difference between publishing and deploying?
Publishing copies items from the Master to Web databases while deploying copies files
from your Visual Studio
project to your webroot
Name some the attributes that can be configured in the site node for a website.
(think SiteDefinition.config file).
Name, host name, rootPath, startItem, language
What are some of the features of Sitecore Rocks?
Integration with Visual Studio. Creating and editing items, management tools, viewing
website file system
How does Sitecore define a type of item (data schema)?
Using data templates
What is the name of the feature that makes WCM possible in Sitecore?
Experience Management ( xManagement)
What do you need in addition to the Experience Management to take full
advantage of the Sitecore Experience
Platform?
You need the Experience Database to take full advantage of the available features. It
supports the Analytics
and Marketing features.
Are all items pages in a Sitecore project?
No, items that are pages have their presentation details set
, To provide a rich user experience, what are some recommended practices you
should use when you create
templates?
Provide default values, use user friendly names and icons, limit the use of Rich Text
Editors
Where are default field values defined?
On the Template Standard Values item
Why is storing media in the Sitecore database an advantage?
It makes publishing easier because the item and the media are both published so you
do not have to keep files in
sync.
What item setting needs to be specified for authors to be able to add content?
Insert options
What is the recommended practice for setting insert options?
Insert options are set on the Template Standard Values item
Describe the anatomy of a Sitecore Layout?
A code file on the file system and definition item in the content tree
How is the layout file linked to the definition item?
By the Path field on the definition item.
How do you display the contents of a field in code?
@Html.Sitecore().Field("<Field name>")
What can you use to translate fields and Help texts in the Sitecore Client?
Sitecore Dictionary entries
Which type of component would you create if you wanted to closely follow MVC
patterns or invoke complex
logic?
Controller Rendering
True or False: The view should contain all the business logic.
False
What happens if allowed controls are not specified on a placeholder settings
item?
In the Experience Editor, the user will be able to add any component to the placeholder.
How do you make Sitecore recognize of a controller rendering?
Create a component definition item and set the controller and controller action.
Additionally, you can also set an
Area.
You want to ensure header and footer are always visible on your Main layout. Will
you statically or dynamically
bind it?
Statically bind it when you need it to always appear on a layout or rendering
What is the difference between the Renderings and Final Renderings fields
The Rendering field is shared between all item versions and is used for global changes;
The Final Renderings
field is not shared and stores language and version-specific changes.
