1. Sitecore PowerShell Extensions
Mike Reynolds
MedTouch
@mike_i_reynolds

2. What’s This All About?
“Scripting saves time” - Alistair Deneys, former Sitecore MVP, Sitecore Symposium Australia 2012
How?
Bulk updates on items
Code can be changed quickly (relatively)
No code builds and deploys (typically)

3. Why Should We Care?
Saving time saves/makes us:

4. But Mike!

5. Sitecore PowerShell Extensions (SPE)
Built by Adam Najmanowicz, Sitecore MVP
Significant contributions from Michael West!
Open Source
PowerShell in Sitecore
Access to the Sitecore API

6. SPE: What Can We Do With It?
Batch updates to Sitecore Items
Leverage "out of the box" reports
Can also create your own!
Launch PowerShell scripts in the Item context menu
Use PowerShell scripts in scheduled tasks

7. SPE: What Can We Do With It?
Let’s see it!

8. SPE: Can We Customize It?
Custom Commands
Let’s see an example

9. Learn More! Sitecore PowerShell Extensions
Download:
Resources:
Video Tutorials:
Codality Blog:
My Blog:

10. Get In Touch!
Blog: sitecorejunkie.com

11. Questions?

12. Thank you