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Create a Sitecore JSS React Application and Apply Personalization

Empowering Front-End Development with Sitecore JavaScript Services

Introduction In today’s digital experience economy, Sitecore XP offers a unified platform for personalized content delivery across multiple channels and at scale. Built to support multi-site and multi-lingual environments, Sitecore CMS stands out with its flexibility and robustness.

One of the key innovations for front-end developers is Sitecore JavaScript Services (JSS)—an SDK that allows the creation of rich, component-based web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, and VueJS. In this article, we’ll walk you through creating a ReactJS application using Sitecore JSS and applying personalization using a Sitecore-first approach.

-Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

-Node.js v14.15.4

-Sitecore 10 installed

-Sitecore JSS 15.0 (configured in Sitecore instance)

-JSS CLI (optional) – speeds up app creation and scaffolding

Step-by-Step Integration: ReactJS with Sitecore

-Step 1: Create a Sitecore Application In the Content Editor, navigate to: /sitecore/content → Create a Tenant, then a Site under that tenant.

Choose Sitecore-first or Code-first approach:

Sitecore-first: Templates and content created in Sitecore.

Code-first: Managed fully by the front-end team via Node.js.

-Step 2: Create a React Application Use JSS CLI to scaffold your React app:

bash Copy Edit jss create my-jss-app react Run npm install to set up dependencies.

Sitecore JSS packages will be added by default.

-Step 3: Configure Site and Hostname In IIS, add the desired host: demojss.dev.local

Add the hostname in your system's hosts file: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

-Step 4: Setup API Key in Sitecore Login at: https://demojss.dev.local/sitecore

Open Desktop → Content Editor

Generate and assign an API Key to your JSS app.

-Why Sitecore JSS? -Seamless integration with Sitecore CMS

-Supports personalization, multilingual content, and headless architecture

-Empowers React developers with full control over the UI

-Ideal for connected & disconnected development workflows

-Additional Topics Covered Sitecore Serialization via CLI

-Setting up Next.js + Sitecore JSS in disconnected mode

-Sitecore Publishing Targets for multi-environment setups

-Troubleshooting Java Heap Space errors in Solr

-Sitecore Security Disabler & User Switcher tools

-XM Cloud deployment with Vercel and Deploy.io

-Sitecore Marketing Glossary and training resources

-Exploring Sitecore Headless CMS, XP, SXA, and JSS

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