Web Developer Course

Rules Engine

The video discusses the Rules Engine in dotCMS Web Developer Training, focusing on how it ties personalization, visitor behavior, and automated site responses together. It explains the structure of rules, including conditions, actions, and evaluate settings. The Rules Engine evaluates visitor data like location, device, and history to trigger actions such as setting personas or redirecting visitors. Rules are configured in the dotCMS admin without code changes and operate at the site level. The video demonstrates creating two rules: one for persona assignment and another to block search engine indexing on lower environment URLs. It emphasizes the importance of choosing the right evaluate setting for each rule.