If you are one of the multitude of users/developers who depend on MicrosoftAjax.js via accessing it in the _layouts/15 or _layouts/ directory and found that it is now gone from your SharePoint Online tenant or local SharePoint instance, you are not alone. Microsoft deemed this unnecessary as they believed it was not in use except …
If you have ever struggled to find the Site Settings in a site with a custom design, or the Web Part Gallery, the folks at Fpweb.net have compiled a very useful list of SharePoint URLs. Please find it at: http://blog.fpweb.net/your-sharepoint-url-list-an-administrators-guid/
Here are three free SharePoint training resources from Microsoft that are often overlooked. So before you jump to Lynda or Pluralsight, check these out. Enjoy! Microsoft SharePoint Help: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/training-courses-for-sharepoint-2013-HA104030990.aspx Channel 9 Videos: http://channel9.msdn.com/ Microsoft Virtual Academy: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/product-training/sharepoint
When users set their language preferences within their My Site, many expect translation to occur across all of SharePoint. The reality is that this will change certain aspects of SharePoint, but not page text or content within custom Web Parts. While the multi-lingual aspects of SharePoint 2013 are robust (variations, machine translation, etc.), there is a …
Bernado Nguyen-Hoan has found an easy to follow method for using the Trending Tags Web Part outside of My Sites. You can view his post here: http://bernado-nguyen-hoan.com/2013/03/05/using-trending-tags-web-part-outside-of-mysites/#comment-1305 The one challenge I faced was that since I needed to work in SharePoint 2013 Online, and am hesitant about activating the My Site Host feature, I would get …
Since the August 31, 2011 Cumulative Update, it is no longer required to install the SharePoint Foundation Cumulative Update before proceeding with SharePoint Server Cumulative Updates. This greatly eases the burden of applying Cumulative Updates and Service Packs. The high level process for updating your SharePoint Farm is as follows: 1) Verify your current patch level by …
A word of warning. If you have the Minimal Download Strategy (MDS) feature activated in your SharePoint 2013 site, you may have challenges executing jQuery from a Script Editor Web Part or in page code placement. jQuery that is on page load seems to function, but if you try to execute from a button or …
When working within SharePoint 2013, it is critical to respect the software boundaries, thresholds, and limits of the platform. Please note that SharePoint Online is more generalized and focused towards storage. SharePoint Server 2013 Software Boundaries and Limitations: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx SharePoint 2013 Online Software Boundaries and Limitations http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/sharepoint-online-software-boundaries-and-limits-HA102694293.aspx
This post is the third in a series detailing the creation of SharePoint Site Columns and Content Types via PowerShell. The series has three parts as follows: Part 1: Bulk Creating Site Columns with PowerShell Part 2: Bulk Creating Content Types with PowerShell Part 3: Bulk Adding Site Columns to Content Types with PowerShell Bulk Adding …
This post is the second in a series detailing the creation of SharePoint Site Columns and Content Types via PowerShell. The series has three parts as follows: Part 1: Bulk Creating Site Columns with PowerShell Part 2: Bulk Creating Content Types with PowerShell Part 3: Bulk Adding Site Columns to Content Types with PowerShell Bulk Creating …