It is quite safe to affirm that every system needs someone who is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, management and working reliability of the system.
In Sitecore it is quite common to see administrators accessing the /sitecore/admin/showconfig.aspx page to analyze what merged configuration patch was applied.
Sitecore comes out of the box with an interesting number of “Administration Tools”. Some of them are not most popular however, they might be of great value to an Administrator’s life. Weather you are analyzing or configuring the system for first time, these tools could save you many hours of work.
Soon I will create a few posts specific to some of these tools but without further delays, below is the list of Sitecore Administration Tools for Version: 1.1.0 rev. 160727. More tools could be found in the /sitecore/admin folder of your Sitecore project.
I hope that helps someone!
Cache |
An overview of the caches |
Database Cleanup |
Perform various cleanup operations on specific databases |
DB Browser |
The interface for various item manipulations |
Dependency Injection Configuration |
Check the configured services |
EventQueue Statistics |
An overview of the Event Queue |
Fill DB – Sitecore Item Generator |
Fill a database with dummy items |
Install language |
Install a new content language |
Jobs Viewer |
An overview of the jobs |
Linq Scratch Pad |
Execute custom search code |
Logs |
View and download Sitecore log files |
Media Hash Generator |
Generate hash values for dynamic image scaling URLs |
Package Item |
Make a package of items and their dependencies |
Path Analyzer Utilities |
Configure the Path Analyzer |
Pipeline Profiler |
An overview of pipeline execution |
PublishQueue statistics |
An overview of the Publish Queue |
Raw Search |
Search for the specific string in a database or in the file system |
Rebuild Key Behavior Cache |
Rebuild the Key Behavior Cache |
Rebuild Reporting Database |
Rebuild the Reporting database |
Redeploy Marketing Data |
Redeploy segments and maps for the Path Analyzer and Experience Analytics |
Remove Broken Links |
Remove broken links from a database |
Rendering statistics |
An overview of the performance of renderings |
Restore Item |
Restore items from the archive |
Security Tools |
Login and user management tools |
Serialization |
Serialize and revert a database |
Set Sitecore Application Center Endpoint |
Change the endpoint address of the App Center |
Show Config |
Merge configuration files |
Sql Shell |
Use connection strings to execute SQL scripts |
Support Package |
Generate a package with support information |
Unlock Admin |
Unlock Admin user |
Update Installation Wizard |
Install Sitecore updates |
User Info |
Logged in user details |