Upgrading Sitecore Web Forms for Marketers to 8.1 and keeping MSSQL

If you are lucky enough to need to upgrade a Sitecore solution containing WFFM from 7.2 or earlier (or even 6.x as I have been doing) to 8.1, and you have a requirement to keep form data stored in MSSQL then you may encounter a few issues. The first thing to note is that in … Continue reading Upgrading Sitecore Web Forms for Marketers to 8.1 and keeping MSSQL

Sitecore indexes – timing is everything

Three years ago I experienced a problem where delivery websites were not getting their indexes updated following content changes in the authoring environment. We went around the houses and openned a ticket with Sitecore support. After some back and forth they suggested we check that the web and database server clocks are synchronised as this … Continue reading Sitecore indexes – timing is everything

Merging two Sitecore Web Forms for Marketers databases

Recently I was involved with the upgrade of a Sitecore solution which also included upgrading the Web Forms For Marketers (WFFM) module. The live Sitecore upgrade required me to run the live site in tandem with upgrading a copy of the site which at the end I would switch over. Putting a content freeze in … Continue reading Merging two Sitecore Web Forms for Marketers databases