Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 Update-1

Sitecore 8.1 is a comprehensive improvement across all of Sitecore Version 8.0 incorporating the feedback we’ve received since 8.0 was delivered from customers, analysts and implementation partners. Heavy investment in product quality, stability and usability can be found throughout 8.1 to help our customers take advantage of Context Marketing and engage in full brand experience management. For further details into the specific enhancements of 8.1, please see the Release Notes.

This page contains all the resources for Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 rev. 151207 (8.1 Update-1).
Looking for a different version? See all available 8.0 and 8.1 versions.

  • Note: xDB Cloud support will follow approximately 6 weeks after the release of this update.
  • Sitecore 8.1 now requires a license with the “Sitecore.xDB.base” key to enable all features of the Experience Platform. If your license file does not contain this key, Sitecore will default to Experience Management (CMS-only) mode. Any customers or partners with a license to Experience Platform should contact their account manager or login to SPN if they are missing this key.

Download options

Resource Description
Sitecore web application installer Choose this link to download the setup.exe (packaged as zip) installation program. This is everything you need to get started.
ZIP archive of the Sitecore site root folder Choose this link to install Sitecore manually (without the help of the setup.exe installation program).

Release Information

Resource Description
Release Notes A list of features, improvements, and fixes that have been implemented in this release.
Known issues Choose this link to access the Sitecore Knowledge Base.
Installation Guide The installation procedure for the Sitecore Experience Platform.
Upgrade guide To upgrade from a previous Sitecore version please follow the instructions in this guide
Configuration file changes Config file changes in Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 Update-1 compared to Sitecore 8.1 Initial Release

Modules

Resource Description
Sitecore Azure 8.1 Sitecore Azure reduces costs and provides scalability and geographical load-balancing by automating the deployment of your Sitecore solution to the Microsoft Azure computing cloud.
Web Forms For Marketers 8.1 Download files and release information for Web Forms for Marketers 8.1 rev. 151217 (Update-1).

Upgrade options

Resource Description
The Sitecore Update Package Download the files that you need for the upgrade process.
Configuration files for upgrade Download this package if you need only web.config and App_config files.

Additional Tools

Resource Description
Sitecore xDB Cloud update 8.1 rev. 160210 This package fixes the Content Management / Delivery downtime issues that can occur if a connection string is requested when the xDB Cloud Discovery service is unavailable.
Solr support package Solr is the popular, open source enterprise search platform. Download this package if you want to use Solr on your instance.

Client Translations

Resource Description
Danish (da-DK) Danish language client translation file. Read instructions how to import a new language into the Sitecore installation.
German (de-DE) German language client translation file. Read instructions how to import a new language into the Sitecore installation.
Japanese (ja-JP) Japanese language client translation file. Read instructions how to import a new language into the Sitecore installation.
Swedish (sv-SE) Swedish language client translation file. Read instructions how to import a new language into the Sitecore installation.

Usage policies

Resource Description
Sitecore Device Detection Services Usage Policy This policy is applicable if you are using Sitecore Device Detection Service.
Sitecore IP Geolocation Usage Policy This policy is applicable if you are using Sitecore IP Geolocations Service.
Sitecore xDB Cloud Usage Policy This policy is applicable if you are using Sitecore xDB Cloud.