Sitecore custom personalization rule

In this case i’m going to use personalization to check whether a visitor has logged in through our custom login portal or not. Based on this I want to show different datasources for let’s say our Hero banner. Check my previous post how to use rules and select datasources here.

1. Create custom rule

Step 1 – First we create a new Tag under “/sitecore/system/Settings/Rules/Definitions/Tags”

Step 2 – Then go and create a new Element under “/sitecore/system/Settings/Rules/Definitions/Elements/”

Step 3 – Insert new “Condition” under your Element. In my case I don’t want any other conditions than a bool check so i’ll just write the text like below.

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Type = Your namespace and assembly to your custom code.

Step 4 – Now select the “Default” tag under “Tags” and select your custom tag

Step 5 – Lastly we need to add this tag to a conditional rendering at “/sitecore/system/Settings/Rules/Conditional Renderings/Tags/Default”

2. Create custom rule code

For a simple check in bool I setup following code which checks if the visitor is logged in and returns true or false. You’ll have to set your own code to verify if logged in depending on how your team is doing this.

public class CheckUserLoggedInRule<T> : WhenCondition<T> where T : RuleContext
{
    protected override bool Execute(T ruleContext)
    {
      Assert.ArgumentNotNull(ruleContext, "ruleContext");
      if(<your bool check if logged in>)
        return true;

      return false;
    }
}

3. Add the newly created rule on a component

Finally we can add the personalization rule in Experience Editor on our component. Press the + then add your new rule as a condition. Then select a different datasource and your ready to go.