Salesforce Live Preview for VS Code: Instant LWC Preview

🚀 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐫! Ever wished you could add a “Ctrl + F” style search directly inside your Salesforce Lightning pages? This step-by-step guide walks you through creating a custom search and highlight functionality using Aura Components. 💡 With this implementation, users can quickly locate keywords, highlight results, and improve content navigation — whether in Classic or Lightning view. 🔑 Key Highlights: ✨ Build a fully functional custom search bar in Salesforce using Aura Components. 🔍 Automatically highlight all matching search terms in real-time. 🧩 Works seamlessly across paragraphs, tables, rows, and cells. 📱 Includes responsive design for both desktop and mobile views. ⚡ Compatible with both Salesforce Classic and Lightning interfaces. 👉 Dive into the full implementation guide here: https://bit.ly/48L390R 💬 We’d love to hear your thoughts! Share your feedback, experiences, or enhancements you’d make. 👍 Don’t forget to like and share this post to help more Salesforce enthusiasts discover it. #Salesforce | #AuraComponents | #LightningExperience | #SalesforceDevelopment | #TechBlog | #Merfantz | #SalesforceTips | #WebDevelopment | #UIUX | #LightningWebComponents | #SearchFunctionality | #JavaScript | #SalesforceAdmin | #SalesforceDeveloper | #Innovation | #TrailblazerCommunity | #CloudComputing | #CRM | #Coding | #FrontEndDevelopment

🚀 Built a Custom Editable Table in Salesforce LWC for Dynamic Product Management! Recently, I developed a Salesforce Lightning Web Component that allows users to search, select, and edit products directly in a custom table—all within a single screen. Challenges: Needed a flexible UI to handle different record types dynamically Required real-time updates and picklist rendering Solution Highlights: ✔ Dynamic column generation based on record type ✔ Editable fields with validation ✔ Real-time row selection and data binding ✔ Integration with Apex for picklist values and save operation Here’s a snippet of the core logic for handling row selection and updates 👇 This approach significantly improved user experience by reducing clicks and making data entry seamless. #Salesforce #LWC #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #LightningComponents #DeveloperExperience #CodingTips

🚀Level up your Salesforce user experience! 🚀 Great news for Salesforce Admins and Developers: you can now seamlessly integrate the modern look and feel of the Salesforce Lightning Design System 2 (SLDS 2) into your Visualforce pages. SLDS 2 is now Generally Available. To apply this modern styling to your Visualforce pages, simply activate the setting: ➡️ Go to User Interface settings and enable “Use SLDS 2 for pages that include apex:slds when an SLDS 2 theme is active”. Once enabled, any Visualforce page utilizing the <apex:slds> component will display with SLDS 2 styling, provided an SLDS 2 theme is active in your organization. It's time to bring that fresh, consistent design across your entire org! #salesforce #devops #cicd

💻 Still struggling to set up VS Code for Salesforce? 😫 You’re not alone — 8 out of 10 Salesforce devs waste hours fixing setup issues before even writing their first line of Apex. But here’s the good news 👇 I’ve broken down exactly how to set up Visual Studio Code for Salesforce the RIGHT way — no confusion, no missed steps, no broken CLI installs. 🚀 🔥 In this quick setup guide, you’ll learn: 1️⃣ How to install VS Code + Salesforce CLI without errors. 2️⃣ Setting up Extensions that make coding lightning-fast ⚡ 3️⃣ Connecting your Org via SFDX Auth the secure way. 4️⃣ Syncing and deploying code seamlessly between orgs. 5️⃣ Common setup mistakes that even pros make — and how to avoid them! 🧠 ⚠️ Most developers skip these steps — and later wonder why their deployment fails or metadata doesn’t sync properly. 👉 Don’t be that developer. Be the one who sets it up once, perfectly. 💥 Read the full setup guide here: https://lnkd.in/deW-heKP 🧩 Bonus tip: Comment “VSCode” below, and I’ll DM you a checklist version of this setup! 👇 -------------------------------------------------------- #Salesforce #SalesforceDeveloper #VSCode #SFDX #Apex #LWC #DeveloperTools #SalesforceSetup #TrailblazerCommunity #CodingTips #SalesforceHours #DevLife #FOMO

🧭 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗪𝗖 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 As Salesforce developers, we often spend time writing custom CSS for layouts, spacing, or alignment — but 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 (𝗦𝗟𝗗𝗦) already provides a rich set of Utility Classes that can handle most of it effortlessly. In my latest write-up, I’ve summarized the 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗨𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, their 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 you can instantly use in your LWC or Aura components. If you want your Lightning components to look polished and consistent without touching a CSS file, this guide is for you. 👇 Explore the details in the document below. Let’s continue learning and building elegant Salesforce UIs together! ⚡ _— 𝘿𝙧. 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙈𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙟𝙖𝙣_   📧 Email: 𝚜̲𝚖̲𝚊̲𝚑̲𝚊̲𝚓̲𝚊̲𝚗̲.̲𝚖̲𝚎̲𝚌̲𝚑̲@̲𝚐̲𝚖̲𝚊̲𝚒̲𝚕̲.̲𝚌̲𝚘̲𝚖̲

⚡ Finally! Salesforce Just Fixed Every Developer's Biggest Documentation Nightmare After years of developer complaints, Salesforce just launched a completely rebuilt Lightning Component Reference that actually works. What was broken before: ❌ Examples stuck on outdated SLDS 1 styling ❌ Aura-based runtime that couldn't be updated ❌ No images or visual content ❌ Slow, infrequent updates ❌ Limited interactivity What's fixed now: ✅ Current LWC examples in Lightning Web Runtime ✅ Modern SLDS 2 styling that matches what you actually use ✅ Rich visual content with screenshots and images ✅ Twice-weekly content updates ✅ Enhanced navigation with multiple nesting levels ✅ Direct feedback system for developers ✅ Agentforce grounding compatibility But here's the bigger picture: This isn't just about better docs. It's about Salesforce finally listening to its developer community after admitting they "lost their way." The new platform is built to expand beyond Lightning components — imagine having design specs, coding examples, and accessibility guidelines all in one place. For developers, this means: → Faster development cycles → More accurate implementations → Better alignment with current Salesforce standards → Reduced frustration with outdated examples The old documentation was a relic from 2021. The new one is built for the future. Developers: Have you tried the new Lightning Component Reference yet? What's your first impression?

🟢 Trigger Challenge: 26/100 Turning a Trigger Task into a Lightning Web Component Experience! The scenario was to create a trigger that shows the number of Opportunities at each stage for an Account. But instead of sticking to the traditional backend logic, I decided to take it one step further and build a Lightning Web Component (LWC) to make the data instantly visible and interactive. What I built: A clean, responsive LWC that: 🔵 Displays a dropdown of all Opportunity Stages 🔵 Fetches the total number of Opportunities in real-time (using an Apex controller) 🔵 Shows a live count with a spinner while loading 🔵 Handles errors gracefully and updates dynamically as the user selects stages This small idea transformed a simple backend trigger requirement into a user-friendly, reusable UI component that can be dropped onto any Account record page. This project helped me strengthen my Apex-LWC integration, UI feedback design, and real-world problem-solving approach in Salesforce. I will add this to my Git hub repo, once we complete 50 challenges i will publish my github here.... #Salesforce #LWC #Apex #LightningWebComponents #SalesforceDeveloper #LearningByDoing #Trailblazer #CodingJourney #SalesforceOhana

Salesforce developers just got a serious productivity boost by introducing Live Preview for Lightning Web Components (LWC). With Live Preview, you can now: - Instantly view updates as you code - Test and tweak components directly in your browser - Enjoy a smoother, faster, and more modern development workflow This is Salesforce’s take on “hot reload” — a feature that frontend developers have loved for years, now finally available in the Salesforce ecosystem. This could change the way we build and iterate on Lightning Components. What do you think — will this make your dev workflow faster?

🔁 Salesforce Dev Tip : “Two-Way Data Binding” in LWC — Let’s Clear the Confusion If you’re coming from Aura Components or frameworks like Angular, you might expect two-way data binding to “just work” in Lightning Web Components (LWC). But here’s the truth 👇 ➡️ LWC uses one-way data binding by design. However, you can simulate two-way data binding using a simple pattern involving value binding and event handling. Let’s see how 👇 💡 How Data Binding Works in LWC In LWC: Data flows one way — from JavaScript → template. To send updates back (template → JavaScript), you manually handle events like onchange, oninput, or onclick. This gives developers more control and prevents unintended re-renders or circular updates ⚙️ 🧩 Example — Simulating Two-Way Binding <template> <lightning-input label="Enter your name" value={userName} onchange={handleChange}> </lightning-input> <p>Hello, {userName}!</p> </template> import { LightningElement } from 'lwc'; export default class TwoWayBindingDemo extends LightningElement { userName = ''; handleChange(event) { this.userName = event.target.value; } } 🧠 Here’s what happens: The input displays the property (value={userName}) When the user types, the onchange event updates the property The property re-renders the UI — creating a manual two-way loop ⚙️ Why LWC Does This ✅ Performance: One-way flow makes rendering faster and predictable ✅ Stability: Avoids circular dependencies between UI and JS ✅ Control: Developers decide when and how data updates 🚀 In Short LWC = One-Way Data Binding (JS → UI) You can mimic two-way binding using event handlers (UI → JS) Simple, predictable, and performance-optimized 🔄 #Salesforce #LWC #LightningWebComponents #SalesforceDevelopers #TwoWayBinding #ReactiveUI #SalesforceTips #FrontEndDevelopment #Apex #WebStandards

𝗩𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Salesforce Metadata Opener A lightweight way to jump from code to the exact Salesforce metadata page in your org. • Open related Setup pages directly from Apex, LWC, triggers, flows, objects, and fields • Reduce context switching during debugging and admin tweaks • Right click in VS Code and go straight to the object, field, layout, or class • Works for both devs and admins in hybrid teams • Simple install from the Marketplace and quick config for login or domain Faster navigation means faster fixes and cleaner handoffs across build and test cycles. #Salesforce #VSCode #SFDC #SalesforceDevelopers #SalesforceAdmins #DevOps #Productivity #DevTools