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.

Buyer's Guide

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.

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Integration

Salesforce + 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.

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Industry Guide

Salesforce 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.

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Buyer's Guide

How 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.

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AI & Agentforce

What 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.

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Service Cloud · Implementation

Salesforce 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.

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Sales Cloud · Implementation

Salesforce 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.

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Apex · Automation

Roll 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.

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Apex · Architecture

A 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.

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Apex · Observability

Rollback-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.

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Apex · Integration

A 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.

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LWC · UI

Inline-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.

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LWC · UI

Build 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.

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LWC · Files

A 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.

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LWC · Compliance

Document 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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