Q. What is Sitecore ?

 Sitecore is a Web Content Management System (WCMS). It is one of the leading

enterprise-level content management systems (CMS) using which one can create
enterprise website and intranet portal website. It is built on Microsoft .NET
platform.
 With the help of CMS, we can add, delete and edit content.

Q. Why should you use Sitecore?

Here are the top features of Sitecore CMS that separates it from other CMS:
It provides out-of-the-box flexibility and is highly customizable
With Sitecore you can create multi-language site with little effort
Provide personalized user experience and content variation features
E-commerce Services
It has out-of-the-box engagement automation and engagement analytics
Email Campaign Manager
Integration with Cutting Edge Technology
Highly Scalable
Improved Search Engine Optimization
User based and Role based Security
Over 350 free Sitecore Module available to use
Growing community

Q. How many databases are associated with Sitecore?

 There are in total 3 databases :-
a)Master
b)Core
c)Web

Q. What is Content Editor?

 The Content Editor is an interface where you can edit/modify all the content
on your website.
 Content Editor person need not have coding knowledge.
 They just need to have an idea about the functionality of Sitecore.
 Content Editor work is mostly for experienced content authors.

Q. What is Page Editor?

 Page editor is an interface where its work is the simplest of all.
 They can go to the page and edit/modify all the contents.
 They can easily make changes to items directly on the page itself.
Q. What is Desktop?
 A person who has got Desktop interface access can do everything including page
editor and content editor work.
 It’s like an admin access who has access to the whole Sitecore functionality.

Q. What are different types of view modes in Sitecore?

 Publish tab
 Presentation tab

Q. Which are different tokens supported by Sitecore?

 $name
 $id
 $parentid
 $parentname
 $date
 $time
 $now

Q. Can we create a new folder in Media Library ?

 Yes, we can create a new folder in Media Library.

Q. Where does Sitecore store all packages?

 Sitecore stores all the packages under dataFolder path.

Q. How can you add a new site in Sitecore ?

 Firstly, add the site name in either web.config file or SiteDefintion.config file.It
is always recommended to add the site name in SiteDefintion.config file.
 Then add the site name in IIS binding.
 After that add the site name in hosts file.

Q. What is publishing?
 When you modify or create new items in Sitecore, you need to first publish it
before the website goes live.
 When you save your work, it first gets saved in the Master database and when
you publish, your saved work moves into the Web database.
 You can either publish the whole site which is called as “Site Publishing” or you
can publish any item in Sitecore which is called as “Item Publishing”.
Q. What are the different types of publishing?
a) Incremental publish- When you modify any item in Sitecore, the changes moves
into publishing queue and from there the item gets published.

b) Re-Publish – Whatever changes are there in the Master database, it gets copied
to the Web database and it is published.

c) Smart Publish – Only the items which are changed since the last publication, only
those items will be published. It will compare the changes in Master database with
the items in the Web database and publish only those which have changed.

Q. Why we lock items in Sitecore?

 It happens, where 2 users are trying to edit the same item.
 The user which had clicked the “Save” option last, those changes will only be
saved .Changes will be discarded of the user who had clicked “Save” option first.
 There is an option in Sitecore where we can lock items so that different users
cannot edit/modify the particular item at the same time.
 Whenever we lock an item, make sure that you unlock it so that other user can
make changes to that item.
 You can lock an item in “Page Editor” as well as in “Content Editor”.

Q. What are the types of items you can edit in Page Editor?
1. Word fields- these are fields which you modify in Word.

2. Rich text fields – these are the fields which you modify in Rich Text Editor.

3. Media items – Any audio or video file which you can edit.

4. Simple text fields- Multi-Line texts and date fields.

Q. Why we need to hide Publish Site buttons in Sitecore?

 If we have to publish a single item, but by mistakenly the user publishes the
entire site which can cause huge problems as the published website might contain
those changes which shouldn’t have been published.
 That is why, it is recommended to all the users to use the “Publish Site” option
only when the site is going live.

Q. What are the different types of templates?

Data Template:-
 A data template defines a data type.
 Fields and sections of a data template are associated with each item.
 Data template sections organize the fields into related groups.

Standard Template:-
 The Standard template is the default base template.

Command Template:-
 Command template is invoked during an insert operation.
 These templates are based on logic instead of predefined structures.

Branch Template:-
 Instead of invoking only one item at a time, branch template provides you with
an option to create multiple items.

Q. What are the different types of renderings in Sitecore?

1. Web Control Renderings
2. XSL Renderings
3. URL Renderings
4. Method Renderings
5. Web Part Renderings

Q. What are different types of caching in Sitecore?

1. The HTML cache
2. The item cache
3. The prefetch cache
4. The data cache

Q. Which are different admin tools provided by Sitecore?

1. Unlock Admin
2. Show Config
3. Serialization
4. Cache
5. Stats
6. Database Browser
7. Update Installation Wizard

Q. What are shared and unversioned fields?

Shared field:-
 If we check the “Shared” fieldbox, we make the field as “Shared”.
 If we do this, the data is shared among all languages.
 If you modify and make changes in one language, it will reflect in other
languages also but numbered versions will be different.

Unversioned field:-
 If we check the “Unversioned” fieldbox, we make the field as “Unversioned”.
 If you modify and make changes in one language, it won’t reflect in other
languages as the data in the field are different for each language but all the
numbered version share the data.

Q. Why changes are not reflected when we have edited a page and published it?
 Whenever we publish something, the user is not notified if the published version
is not the same with the version we had made some changes in.
 The user is only notified that the publishing was successful irrespective of the
version change.
 Hence, we need to unlock the page version prior to publishing.

Q. What is the meaning of the sea watchtower image that appears after Sitecore log
in?
 You can see the image because u have logged in by clicking “Desktop” mode and
not by clicking “Content Editor” option.
 Click on the Sitecore labelled option at the bottom left corner, log off and again
log in by clicking on the “Content Editor” option.

Q. What is the best place for storing Word and PDF documents?
 Word and PDF documents will only be stored in the Media Library where all the
images have been stored.
 Sitecore hasn’t provided a separate folder to store word and pdf documents.

Q. What are the different options to upload media files ?

Following are the options to upload media files :-

1.Drag and Drop- You can drag and drop images from your PC and upload it.

2.Upload Files (Advanced)-You can upload single as well as multiple files. With this
advanced option, you can also overwrite duplicate images or make the files
versionable.
3.Upload Files-You can upload single as well as multiple files.

Q. What are Field Types and name few field types?

 When we create a field in a template, we need to assign a type to the field.
 We define the type of value we are going to store in that particular field.
 Sitecore has different types of field which are as follows:-

a) Single-Line text box

b) Multi-Line text
c) Rich Text field
d) Number
e) Dropdown List

Q. Where should we store a new picture?

 We should be uploading a new picture in Media Library.
 We need to click on the Media Library option, expand the images folder and
upload it inside the folder which contains same name as that of the site where you
want to upload the image.

Q. What are different types of Sitecore rocks components?

Types of Sitecore rocks components are as follows:-

1. Template Designer
2. Sitecore Explorer
3. Media Library
4. Item Editor
5. Job Manager
6. Query Analyzer
7. Log Manager

Q. If we make a new version in Sitecore, can we copy value of fields?

 It’s because of the Unversioned and Shared checkboxes in Sitecore where it allow
us to copy value of fields across various languages.

Q. What is a workflow in Sitecore?

 Items go through a series of approval process before publishing which is ensured
by a Workflow.
 Workflow makes sure that the items are valid and reviewed prior to publishing.
 Different types of Workflow States:-

1.Draft – Creation of content in Sitecore.

2.Awaiting Approval – Content is ready for review and approval.
3.Approved – Content is pushed into publication.
Cacheable property is by default set to?
 Cacheable property in Sitecore is by default set to “FALSE”.

Q. What is the difference between publish and transfer?

 Whenever you publish anything, Sitecore automatically clears the cache of the
particular published item so that you won’t find any caching issue on live.
 Whenever you transfer any item, it simply moves the item from Master
database to Web database. So you need to clear the cache manually.
 Suppose there are lots of items to be published from lower environment to live
environment. In between you want to publish one single item but you have to wait
till all the items in the publishing queue gets published .
 So you can use this “Transfer” option which directly publishes that particular
item to live environment.

Q. What is a web database ?

 After content is edited and stored in Master database, it is pushed to the web
database where the content becomes live.
 It is the final stage where the contents are published on the live environment.

Q. What is a core database ?

 Core database contains all the Sitecore settings and configurations.
 For any customizations, we can use this database.

Q. What is a master database ?

 Whenever you create or edit a content , it gets stored in a database called as
Master database.
 It is also called as the authorizing database.

Q. What is an item ?
 An item can be called as a record in the database.
 Those are the basic building blocks of any Sitecore functionality.
 It represents any information which contains a name and a unique ID which can
uniquely identify a particular item easily.
Q. What is Staging environment ?
 Staging environment is the lower environment where you can test your content.
 Before changes have been deployed to live environment, it must be tested out to
check whether the content is proper or not.

Q. What is production environment ?

 Content from staging enviroment is pushed to the production environment
which is basically ,the site goes live.
 After the website goes live, all the end users can access that particular site.

Q. Which field contains item sort value?

 "Sortorder" field contains item sort value.

Q. What is difference between droplist and droplink field type?

 Droplist data type only stores string value or name of the item.
 Droplink stores GUID of the item.

Q. What is difference between Package and Serialization?

Package:-
 We can at the most create packages of 2GB size in Sitecore.
 We can't revert the package installation process if we want to remove or edit
few items.
Serialization:-
 We can serialize any size data items in Sitecore.
 Sitecore has provided options to revert back the process.

Q. Which characters are supported by default for item name in Sitecore?

 Sitecore supports alphanumeric, $ and - characters in item name by default.
You cannot use any other special characters in item name.