
Image-ine: Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud DIS for Developers
in the wild, wild west of e-commerce, images aren’t just pretty pictures. They’re your silent sales force, your conversion catalysts, and your SEO superheroes. Shoddy, slow-loading visuals? That’s a one-way ticket to “bounce rate hell” and a brand image that screams “we tried.” But fear not, intrepid developer! Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud’s Dynamic Image Service (DIS) is here to rescue your storefront from visual mediocrity and transform it into a high-octane, pixel-perfect masterpiece.

AI Won’t Steal Your SFCC Job, But a Developer Using AI Will: The Rhino Inquisitor’s Survival Guide
Let’s cut to the chase. The whispers in every virtual stand-up, the subtext of every tech keynote, the existential dread creeping into your late-night coding sessions—it all boils down to one question: Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job? As a Salesforce Commerce Cloud developer, you’re standing at the intersection of a specialized, high-stakes platform and the most disruptive technological wave of our generation. The anxiety is palpable, and it’s not unfounded.

From Lag to Riches: A PWA Kit Developer’s Guide to Storefront Speed
Let’s be honest: a slow e-commerce site is a silent killer of sales. In the world of B2C Commerce, every millisecond is money. As a PWA Kit developer, you’re on the front lines of a battle where the prize is customer loyalty and the cost of defeat is a lost shopping cart. Today’s shoppers have zero patience for lag. They expect buttery-smooth, app-like experiences, and they’ll bounce if you don’t deliver.

Mastering Sitemaps in Salesforce B2C Commerce: A Developer’s Guide
In Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud (SFCC), the sitemap is more than just a list of links. It’s a powerful, scalable system for telling search engines exactly what’s on your site and how important it is. Getting it right means faster indexing, better visibility, and a happier marketing team. Getting it wrong can leave your brand-new products invisible to Google.

London Calling: AI, Community, and the Secret of the “House of Titan”
The technology world is in a constant state of flux, but the recent seismic shift towards Artificial Intelligence feels different. It’s not just another trend; it’s a fundamental rethinking of how we interact with data, customers, and one another. In the Salesforce ecosystem, this AI-fueled energy has reached a fever pitch. There was palpable anticipation leading up to the Agentforce World Tour in London, a feeling that we were on the cusp of something transformative. This event, however, was slated to be more than just another stop on the global tour.

Local vs Shared Variation Attributes in Commerce Cloud
In the dynamic world of eCommerce, the concept of product variation holds significant importance. It empowers merchants to effectively present a range of product options,

Sending Emails from Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud: A Comprehensive Guide
This article covers the reasons for opting to send emails via Salesforce Commerce Cloud, the platform’s limitations, the steps for programmatically sending an email, testing email templates, configuring SPF records, and the possibility of using your own SMTP server.

Storefront Protection For Your Composable Storefront
Protecting online stores using Storefront Protection in SiteGenesis and SFRA is simple. But now that we have the Composable Storefront, we need to think about whether those protections still work. This blog post will talk about how to keep your Composable Storefront safe and what this new technology means for security.

Third-Party API Caching in Commerce Cloud
Enhancing the performance of applications that rely on third-party services is crucial in today’s digital environment. Numerous SFCC sites rely on APIs for accessing location data, weather information, or address verification, with varying degrees of performance stability. Understanding and applying caching for third-party services can enhance your application’s performance and cost-effectiveness.

The importance of Origin Shielding and your Commerce Cloud instance
Today, we’re exploring the crucial role of Origin Shielding in Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud. As online security becomes increasingly important (and always has been), we’ll look at what Origin Shielding (and Origin Locking) is. We will also share the steps involved in your projects.

B2C Commerce Cloud Introduction: Exploring Features & Tech Stacks
Join us for an insightful episode as we delve into the Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud world! We’ll trace the product’s journey, including its acquisition and evolution. We’ll explore the technology stacks that power both the front-end and back-end and guide you through obtaining a sandbox environment. Discover the concept of headless commerce and watch a live demo on installing the Composable Storefront!

Should I use SFRA controller REST endpoints in a Composable Storefront project?
When working with Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud in a hybrid approach (using SFRA with a Composable Storefront project), you naturally end up with some pages

Caching in the Salesforce Composable Storefront
Caching, Performance, Lighthouse Speed, CrUX, … and probably many more terms have crossed your desk and mind ever since you got into web development and,

Where can you “hook” into an SFRA request or controller?
Have you ever wondered how Salesforce Commerce Cloud, especially SFRA (Storefront Reference Architecture), handles the rendering of pages based on controllers and routes? It’s like

It sure has been quiet on this blog.
It sure has been quite a while since I made my last blog post; I even missed a release log – sorry about that. But

The Latest in B2C Commerce: Version 24.7 Focuses on Speed and Security
In some places there is too much rain, in other places it is too hot.The weather might not bee consistent, but the release schedule of

What is new in Salesforce Commerce Cloud 24.6?
“Connections” is in our rear-view mirror, but some new updates to the platform are ahead! This time, we look at the June 2024 (24.6) release!

Salesforce Connections 2024 and B2C Commerce Cloud
The wait is almost over. Next week, it is time for Salesforce Connections 2024. I can’t believe it has already been two years since then—and

Getting secured with the 24.5 Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud release
Again, it is time for the monthly Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud release! This time, we look at the May 2024 (24.5) release! Are you interested

The sunsetting of ARC300 (Architect B2C Commerce Solutions)
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