Salesforce Engineering Blog
Guides for real Salesforce problems
Hands-on articles on Apex frameworks and Lightning Web Components — the patterns behind our ready-to-install accelerators. Written for admins and developers who ship.
How Much Does a Salesforce Implementation Cost? (2026 Guide)
What drives the price, typical ranges by project size, licenses vs implementation fees, freelancer vs agency rates, and how to keep the budget under control.
Read the guide → IntegrationSalesforce + Mailchimp Integration: Auto-Sync Your Contacts
When a contact is created or updated in Salesforce, add or update them in your Mailchimp audience automatically — how it works, what you need, and the gotchas.
Read the guide → Industry GuideSalesforce for Staffing & Recruiting Agencies
The right data model for candidates, clients, and placements, plus Sales Engagement cadences, integrations, compliance tracking, and the reports that matter.
Read the guide → Buyer's GuideHow to Choose a Salesforce Implementation Partner (Freelancer vs Agency)
The real trade-offs between freelancer, boutique, and big system integrator — what to look for, red flags to avoid, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Read the guide → AI & AgentforceWhat Is Agentforce and Should Your Business Use It?
A plain-English guide to agentic AI: how it differs from chatbots, real use cases, how it works under the hood, and how to tell if you're ready.
Read the guide → Service Cloud · ImplementationSalesforce Service Cloud: A Guide to a Successful Implementation
Design the service process, route cases with Omni-Channel, enforce SLAs with Entitlements and Milestones, and measure the KPIs that prove it works.
Read the guide → Sales Cloud · ImplementationSalesforce Sales Cloud: A Guide to a Successful Implementation
Map the sales process, route leads with SLAs, define opportunity stages with exit criteria, and build forecasting your team actually trusts.
Read the guide → Apex · AutomationRoll Up Fields Across a Salesforce Lookup Relationship (No Code)
Native roll-up summary fields only work on master-detail. Here's how to roll up COUNT, SUM, MIN, MAX, and AVG across any lookup — declaratively.
Read the guide → Apex · ArchitectureA Lightweight Apex Trigger Framework for Salesforce
One dispatcher, one-line triggers, testable handlers, and per-object or per-permission bypass with a built-in recursion guard.
Read the guide → Apex · ObservabilityRollback-Safe Apex Logging with Platform Events
Why logs vanish when a transaction rolls back — and how Platform Events let you keep the error record even after the DML is undone.
Read the guide → Apex · IntegrationA Resilient Apex HTTP Callout Framework with Named Credentials
Stop hand-writing HttpRequest boilerplate. A fluent builder, Named Credentials, automatic retries, and a reusable mock for tests.
Read the guide → LWC · UIInline-Editable Datatable for Salesforce Lightning Pages
Click-to-edit cells, picklist and date editors, frozen and resizable columns, and clean validation-rule errors — all configured in metadata.
Read the guide → LWC · UIBuild a Salesforce Kanban Board for Any Object
Turn a status picklist into a drag-and-drop board with per-column colors and smooth animations — no managed package required.
Read the guide → LWC · FilesA Better Related Files List for Salesforce Records
The standard Files related list is limited. Add search, filtering, inline preview, and download in one configurable component.
Read the guide → LWC · ComplianceDocument Checklist and Classification in Salesforce
Track required documents, drag files onto checklist items, preview inline, and report on completeness for case and compliance workflows.
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