Focal point cropping v3.2

I just released a new version of my Focal point cropping module for Sitecore Content Hub. It is tested with the latest version of Content Hub (which is now on auto-update), has a small new feature, and most importantly, I got rid of all vulnerabilities and outdated dependencies in my npm setup. I now also …

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Naming public links for cropping ratios

Focal point cropping version 3.1 A small but impactful update on my focal point cropping implementation for Content Hub, thanks to a suggestion / feature request from Jorgen Jansson from Creative Folks (thanks again for your wonderful contributions Jorgen!): I have added the possibility to name your public links instead of using the ratio itself …

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Focal point crop 3.0: go React!

It took a little longer than planned, but I have finally released a completely new version of my Focal point cropping extension for Content Hub, version 3.0. This new version contains a React version of the external page components Focal point editor and Public link viewer (I have slightly changed the names of the components). …

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External page components in CH4.2

To improve performance and add new features, Content Hub is replacing the front-end Knockout framework with React from 4.2.x going forward. Using React should also make it easier to develop custom components. This is of course great news, but it also introduced an issue for those being used to building custom external page components that …

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Focal point crop 2.0

Public links are pre-generated and cached on CDN, and transformations are generated on-the-fly. Also, public links can be custom cropped, thus the algorithm can be influenced to obtain the desired result of focal point cropping; while transformations can only be either cropped ‘smart’ or centered. Those two reasons steered me in the direction of basing …

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Focal point crop v1.1

Within a few days after launching my focal point crop extension for Content Hub, I already improved my extension quite a bit. Originally, I replaced the original Entity image viewer component, with the idea to add this new focal point functionality as unobtrusive as possible. In practice, however, this proved to have some disadvantages: my …

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Content Hub: Focal point crop

Content Hub has multiple cropping strategies as you might know: crop to center, smart crop and custom crop. Smart cropping is “a feature that intelligently examines the content of an image and automatically focuses on the most important part of an image for cropping”, as the documentation states. Although the result is often spot on, …

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Automatic Forms data disposal

This is part two of my blog series on Data Privacy, accompanying my Sitecore modules developed for automatic disposal of personal data in Sitecore.Read part one if you’re new to this topic. An overview of Sitecore databases This is an overview of all non-content databases of a typical Sitecore installation. Mind that Cortex and the …

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Sliding expiration & automatic disposal

TL;DR? Here’s a quick summary Sitecore doesn’t remove xDB data automatically. You will need to execute the Right to be Forgotten either manually from the dashboard or from custom code. Setting your cookie lifetime to match your privacy policy only removes the link between the visitor’s browser and his data in xDB. If you do …

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New module: Sitecore Shrink

I have just released the first version of my new Sitecore module! Shrink is a Sitecore utility module that gives you insight in the usage of your media library. Pretty much like a disk usage statistics viewer for your hard drives. get insight in the usage of your media library items But next to that, it …

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