P I C T U R E C O M P A R I S O N W I T H S I T E C O R E 7 C M S

THE SITECORE XP8USER INTERFACE

SITECORE EXPERIENCE PLATFORM

Sitecore Experience Platform (Sitecore XP) is the name of the entire Sitecore solution. It includes:

• Sitecore CMS – the content management capabilities

• Sitecore xDB – the experience marketing and scalability, and analytics features

XP8 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Sitecore 7.2 CMS

• IIS 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 or 8.5• Windows Server 2012 R2 (32/64-bit)

Windows Server 2012 (32/64-bit) WindowsServer 2008 R2 (32/64-bit) SP1+ WindowsServer 2008 (32/64-bit) SP2+Windows Vista (32/64-bit) SP2+

Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)Windows 8 (32/64-bit)Windows 7 (32/64-bit, Home Premium & higher) SP1+

• .NET Framework 4.5• Visual Studio 2012 or later• MS SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

MS SQL Server 2012• 4 core processor (8 threads recommended)• 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)

Sitecore 7.5 and XP8

• IIS 7.0, 7.5, 8.0 or 8.5• Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) SP1+Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit) SP2+Windows Vista (32/64-bit) SP2+

Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)Windows 8 (32/64-bit)Windows 7 (32/64-bit, Home Premium & higher) SP1+

• .NET Framework 4.5 • Visual Studio 2012 or later• MS SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

MS SQL Server 2012MS SQL Server 2014MongoDB Database 2.6.1 or later

• 4 core processor 8 threads recommended• 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)

XP8 INSTALLATION WIZARD

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

The steps to complete the XP8

Installation Wizard are the same as

Sitecore CMS 7

SITECORE XP8 LOGIN SCREEN

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

• The Sitecore XP8 login screen is simpler than Sitecore 7 CMS

• The WelcomeTitle setting in web.config is ignored in XP 8.0

SITECORE XP8 LAUNCH PAD

This is the default display when a user logs on to the Sitecore User Interface

SITECORE XP8 DESKTOP

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

Changes to the Sitecore XP8 Desktop are circled in red above• The Launch Pad icon at the top-left of the desktop starts the Launch Pad

• The logged-in user is now displayed at the top-right of the desktop

• The logout command is now displayed at the top-right of the desktop

• Shortcuts for tools can still be dragged from the menu to the desktop

SITECORE XP8 START MENU

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

The

Marketing

Center is

now the

Marketing

Control

Panel

The Page

Editor is now

the

Experience

Editor

SITECORE XP8 CONTENT EDITOR

CMS7

XP8

XP8 CONTENT EDITOR RIBBON TABS

• All of the tabs in the Content Editor ribbon are the same

• Almost all the commands in the ribbon are the same too

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

SITECORE XP8 RIBBON COMMANDS

• A Page Analyzer command was added to the Analyze menu

• A Messages command was added to the Publish Menu

New

New

SITECORE XP8 CONTENT TREE

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

In Sitecore, a contact is

someone who uses one or

more devices to interact

with your organization

You use the List Manager

to manage your Sitecore

contacts and to create lists

of recipients for your email

campaigns

Social Connected lets you

promote your website in

social networks by posting

messages to your timeline

and the timelines of your

customers

CONTENT TREE SHORTCUT MENU

Sitecore 7.5 CMS Sitecore XP8

Almost all of the

commands in the XP8

Content Tree shortcut

menu are the same as

Sitecore 7 CMS

XP8 APPLICATION OPTIONS

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

XP8 has identical

settings as Sitecore 7

CMS for both View &

Content Editor tabs

SITECORE XP8 QUICK INFO SECTION

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

The XP8

Quick Info

fields and

template link

are the

same as

Sitecore 7

SITECORE XP8 QUICK ACTION BAR

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

The popular DMS Gutters shared-

source module is installed with

Sitecore XP8 so items that have

personalization configured and

items that have multivariate tests

configured can now be identified

in the Quick Action Bar

SITECORE XP8 CONTROL PANEL

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

XP8 Control Panel categories are mostly the same

• Preferences category has been renamed to My Settings

• Globalization category has been renamed to Localization

• All other categories remain the same as Sitecore 7 CMS

XP8 CONTROL PANEL CLOSE-UP

“Deploy Marketing Definitions”

setting added to Analytics

category

DEPLOY MARKETING DEFINITIONS

When you create goals and other

marketing definitions, they are

subject to a workflow. You must

deploy them before they will be

available in the Marketing Control

Panel so that you can associate

them with content items.

XP8 MARKETING CONTROL PANEL

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

Taxonomies are

hierarchies of tags used to

classify campaigns,

events, goals & other

marketing activities

An outcome is a business

significant result, such as a

conversion, on a contact's

path to becoming a

customer

The Experience Explorer is

used to simulate how

different personas interact

with your website

The Federated

Experience

Manager

extends visitor

tracking &

analytics to

include non-

Sitecore sites

XP8 EXPERIENCE ANALYTICS

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

Experience Analytics contains

tools that display detailed

reports about the visitors to

your website in real time. These

reports provide information

that you can use to refine

campaigns and optimize

conversion rates.

SITECORE XP8 PATH ANALYZER

This new XP8 tool displays a

visual representation of the

tracks that visitors make as

they navigate through your

website

XP8 EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZATION

Sitecore XP8

You use the Experience Optimization tool to

create page tests. You also use it to view test

reports and scores.

Page tests are distinct from content tests

because they test complete pages. The

tested pages can be different versions of the

same page or dissimilar pages.

The Experience Optimization dashboard

shows a number of key performance

indicators.

SITECORE XP8 SECURITY TOOLS

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

XP8 Launch Pad

XP8 has the same

security tools and

they work the same

way as Sitecore 7

CMS

XP8 implements

security the same

way as previous

Sitecore versions

SITECORE XP8 USER MANAGER

CMS7

XP8

SITECORE XP8 EDIT USER WINDOW

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

New settings for

Engagement

Value, Current

Position, Badges,

Notifications and

Social Hashes on

Profile tab

Other ‘Edit User’

tabs & settings

are the same as

Sitecore 7 CMS

SITECORE XP8 ITEM PUBLISHING

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

Item publishing works

the same in XP8 as

Sitecore CMS 7

SITECORE XP8 SITE PUBLISHING

Sitecore 7 CMS Sitecore XP8

Site publishing works

the same in XP8 as

Sitecore CMS 7

SITECORE XP8 RECYCLE BIN

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

The Recycle Bin

works the same in

XP8 as Sitecore

CMS 7

XP8 PAGE EDITOR HOME TAB

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

• Other mode contains commands for Preview, Explore & Debug

• Rename & Display Name have been added to Edit section

• Settings command has been added to Publish section

• Messages command has been added to new Social section

PAGE EDITOR OPTIMIZATION TAB

Sitecore 7 CMS

Sitecore XP8

Testing tab

was renamed

to

Optimization

Five sections were added to the Optimization tab• Attributes

• Page Reports

• Lists

• Create

• Profile settings

SITECORE XP8 APP CENTER

The Sitecore App

Center is a portal that

is used to sign up for

apps that provide

additional services

You can sign up to

use apps for a limited

period of time

A person who is

authorized to make

online purchases

needs to request

access from Sitecore

SITECORE XP8 UI SUMMARY

The Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) is easy

• XP8 will be intuitive for those who know Sitecore• The new tools are very similar to Sitecore 7 CMS

• The standard actions for authors remain largely the same

• The XP8 focus is on customer experience management• Engagement Analytics is now Experience Analytics

• Most of the new tools & functionality are related to improving

the visitor experience and create customers

CAVEAT EMPTOR

There are many ways to build a Sitecore XP site• Experienced vendors can propose alternative solutions

• Review your development needs with a Sitecore Partner

• Review proposed Sitecore sites with all stakeholders

This presentation is intended to be academic• To enhance public knowledge of issues related to XP8

• To promote better understanding of Sitecore XP

Author cannot guarantee accuracy or fitness for your

site• Author makes no representations or warranties

• Author disclaims any liability if you act on this information

THE INSIDE CORNER, INC.

• The Inside Corner, Inc. (TIC) is owned by Craig Nelson

• TIC is a Sitecore partner & web consultancy

• TIC is located in Benicia, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)

• A U.S. point of contact for teams of Sitecore specialists

• We create new Sitecore sites & enhance existing ones

TIC OWNER - CRAIG NELSON

• Sitecore Specialist

• 10 years of system administration experience

• 10 years as a Microsoft Certified Trainer

• 5 years of ASP.NET web development experience

• 4 years of Sitecore development experience

• 3 years as a Sitecore technical instructor

• Sitecore architecture & configuration expert

• Performance & SEO optimization specialist

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