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Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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.

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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.

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Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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.

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Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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.

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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.

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Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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.

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Salesforce Commerce Cloud

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.

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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!

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