Chameleon 1.2.0 is scheduled for release on March 23, 2026. This is a meaningful update - it closes known accuracy issues on the Sitecore side, brings a significant speed boost for larger instances, and introduces the first SharePoint early preview. Here is what to expect.
Sitecore - Accuracy and Performance
Filtering and Reporting Fixes - No Known Issues Remaining
The 1.1.0 public beta surfaced a handful of edge cases in how Chameleon applied exclusions and counted items for the export. In certain scenarios, excluded items were still surfacing in report totals, or filters were not propagating cleanly across all content types. These are fixed in 1.2.0.
The result: when you exclude a content type, a site, or a batch of detached items, the Excel export reflects exactly that scope. No surprises in the numbers your dev team receives. There are no known issues remaining.
Speed Improvements - Sub-10 Seconds on Large Instances
Performance was a priority for this release. Aggregation and Excel export now complete in under 10 seconds for a Sitecore instance with roughly 150,000 items. This was tested on a realistic production-scale dataset.
For smaller instances you will barely notice - they were already fast. For larger enterprise environments, this makes the tool practical for repeated use during migration planning, not just a one-time scan.
Detached Item Detection and Exclusion
This is the headline capability for Sitecore in 1.2.0. Chameleon now surfaces items that exist in your Sitecore database but are not reachable from the content tree - orphaned pages, retired templates, components left behind by previous migrations or site restructures.
Chameleon surfaces detached and inconsistent nodes - items that Sitecore itself does not show you clearly.
Why does this matter for migration planning? A standard Sitecore tree walk will miss these items entirely. You might scope a migration based on what you can browse in the Content Editor, then discover mid-project that there are thousands of items unaccounted for. Chameleon makes them visible before the estimation, so you can make a deliberate decision: migrate them, or leave them behind.
The exclusion engine fully supports detached items - include them in scope or exclude them, and the export reflects the choice accurately.
SharePoint - Early Preview
With SharePoint 2016 and 2019 reaching end of support on July 14, 2026, a growing number of organisations - particularly in the Gulf and public sector - are actively planning what comes next. Chameleon is starting to answer that question.
Version 1.2.0 introduces the first SharePoint capabilities as an early preview. This is not a finished product - it is a working foundation that you can connect and explore now, while the full assessment and export pipeline matures.
Connect to SharePoint 2016 and 2019
Chameleon connects directly to your SharePoint 2016 or 2019 database. No additional agents, no SharePoint-side configuration required beyond a connection string. Point it at your environment and it will begin mapping what is there.
Browse the Content Tree
Once connected, you can navigate the SharePoint site hierarchy - top-level sites, subsites, and the content structure beneath them. This gives you a first view of the scale and organisation of your SharePoint environment before any migration planning begins.
Review Content Types and Pages
Chameleon resolves field names and values from SharePoint lists and libraries. You can see content types, page layouts, and how data is structured across your sites. This is the foundation for a meaningful migration scope conversation - knowing not just how many items exist, but what they are.
Export to Excel
The SharePoint assessment feeds into the same Excel export format as the Sitecore report - structured, ready to hand to a migration partner or internal dev team for estimation.
Chameleon connecting to SharePoint - early preview of site tree and content structure browsing.
Note: SharePoint capabilities in 1.2.0 are early preview quality. Further screenshots and documentation will follow as the feature matures.
How to Update
March 23, 2026. To update, download the latest installer from the Chameleon Self Assessment Tool page and run the setup - it is a standard Windows installer built with InnoSetup, the same Next, Next, Finish experience as the original install. There is no manual file replacement needed.
If you run into any issues during the update, head to the Chameleon page for the latest guidance, or get in touch directly and we will sort it out.
The update is free - no licence, no subscription, no credit card.
Stay in the Loop
We publish updates, migration insights, and early previews on LinkedIn - follow us there to get the latest content as we push it.
If you are already using the 1.1.0 beta and want to be notified when 1.2.0 is live, or if you want early access to the SharePoint preview, reach out via LinkedIn or use the contact page.
Free. No licence, no trial, no credit card.