I thought I’d list some of the tools I use on my SharePoint projects. They include tools for diagnosing errors and performance issues, development tools and more. Most of these are made by individuals or small teams, dedicating their valuable time creating the tools we all love and use. Hats off to you all! That […]
April 27, 2013
Errors resizing a SharePoint 2013 App Part (Client Web Part)
Since SharePoint Client Web Parts are simply iFrames, resizing them from within your App logic (i.e. App.js) can be a little challenging. Fortunately Microsoft provides a way to do this dynamically using postmessages. More info on this can be found on MSDN. Basically, how this works is, you send a special ‘resize’ message to your […]
March 24, 2013
Deploying and activating SharePoint 2013 themes using Visual Studio
I won’t deny it… I never was a big fan of theming SharePoint sites. In MOSS this was implemented absolutely awful and the SharePoint 2010 *slash* PowerPoint approach didn’t do it for me either. Glad to see both annoyances are gone now. Let’s take a look at how SharePoint 2013 changes the game and what […]
December 5, 2012
SharePoint Connections Amsterdam 2012 Slide Deck available
The slide deck from my session for SharePoint Connections Amsterdam 2012 was posted on the SPC site. Creating Sustainable Solutions With SharePoint 2013 Creating sustainable solutions is always daunting, whether you are a single developer or working as a member in a large team. Every type of project requires a specific approach, there are no […]
May 12, 2012
SharePoint for the Internet – Part 1, Performance
The last months I have been involved in a couple SharePoint internet facing projects and decided to create a list of things to consider, specific to these type of projects. But before I start, I’d like to make a few things clear: 1. There is no definite checklist for deploying SharePoint for the Internet. Every […]
April 16, 2012
Custom SharePoint Health Analyzer Rule for the ViewFormPagesLockdown feature
SharePoint 2010 has a special hidden feature that ensures anonymous users with read access cannot view list and library form pages (i.e. “Forms/AllItems.aspx”). This feature is also known as SharePoint Lockdown mode and is automatically enabled on publishing sites. Especially on internet facing SharePoint sites, this feature ensures anonymous users stay out of certain area’s […]
April 3, 2012
Get SharePoint Health Score using PowerShell
If you look at the HTTP headers SharePoint 2010 adds to a response you might notice the one that is called “X-SharePointHealthScore”. This special header is used in conjunction with HTTP throttling and ranges in value from 0 to 10. By default this score is calculated using two performance counters: Memory/Available Mbytes and ASP.NET/Requests Current. […]
September 1, 2011
Core Results Web Part with configurable Ranking Model
Ranking Models are cool. If you don’t know what they can do for you, here’s a summary: SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search uses ranking models to determine how data is weighed and results are ranked. Out of the box SharePoint 2010 provides different models, but you can also create your own. Creating your own ranking model […]
August 25, 2011
Output Escaping Rich Text in a Content Query Web Part
If you use a SharePoint (2010) Content Query Web Part to display content from a rich text field, you will end up with escaped HTML. Because it is escaped it is rendered as content on your page, probably not what you would want. To fix this, you need to edit the ItemStyle.xsl (preferably a custom […]
August 25, 2011
Changing SharePoint 2010 Search Ranking Model
SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search uses ranking models to determine how data is weighed and results are ranked. Out of the box SharePoint 2010 provides nine different models, from which two are used by default. You also have the option to create your own if this is required. To see which models are registered with your […]
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May 16, 2013
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