Update Web Part definitions in the Web Part Gallery
SharePoint offers some great web parts out of the box. And most of these web parts are configured with a set of default values allowing end users to easily add and configure these web parts on their...
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Inconvenient exporting calendar items in SharePoint 2013
Within the calendar functionality of SharePoint 2013 it is possible to export an calendar item to Outlook. You can either connect the complete calendar to Outlook but there is also an option to export...
View ArticleUpdate for Mavention Last Modified Documents available
Not that long ago we released the first version of the Mavention Last Modified Documents. The Mavention Last Modified Documents will retrieve all the sites the user is following and use them to...
View ArticleAnother update for Mavention Birthdays
Shortly after releasing a new update for the Mavention Birthdays that supports presence information we just released another update. This time with a few design updates. To make it easier to identify...
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Inconvenient getting a specific item using SharePoint 2013 Search
SharePoint 2013 Search contains rich capabilities that help you find the relevant content. What if however you already know what you are looking for and just want to get a link to it?More than just...
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Lambda expression include error
While working on a SharePoint 2013 provider hosted app I was tasked to implement functionality to add and modify taxonomy fields in a SharePoint site from the provider hosted app. This functionality...
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Unconfigurable Profile Info web part
With SharePoint 2013 every user has a One Drive for business where they can find an ‘About me’ page. If you visit this page you will see the activities of the person you are visiting and will see some...
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Inconvenient recommendations for pages with Friendly URLs stored in subwebs
Content recommendations are a great way of increasing exposure of your content. And although they just work out of the box, there is a little inconvenience when using them on a website with...
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Debugging content recommendations in SharePoint 2013
Content recommendations in SharePoint 2013 are a powerful mechanism that can help you expand the reach of your content and increase the conversion from your website. The process of gathering and...
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Removing unwanted user related search results for SharePoint 2013 websites
SharePoint Search by default crawls the contents of all site columns so that they are available for search queries. While most would consider that to be a good attribute there are times when it can be...
View ArticleInconvenient Managed Properties: when strings are numbers
Recently I wrote a blog post on how standard Managed Properties are not enough for supporting particular scenarios. For example, when building content aggregations sorted on dates or numbers you would...
View ArticleInconvenient copying Host Named Site Collections with multiple SPSiteUrls
Copying Site Collections in SharePoint 2013 is trivial, except if you are trying to copy a Host Named Site Collection with multiple SPSiteUrls.Copying Site Collections in SharePoint 2013There are many...
View ArticleExecute actions in PowerShell against a browser object
Using PowerShell as a warm up script can be a handy way to hit pages once every while. And as pointed out in a blog on using PowerShell Warmup script with a browser object, there are a few different...
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Granting the “Retrieve People Data for Search Crawlers” administration...
When working with search-driven solutions, or even if you just want to be able to search for people, SharePoint Search has to be granted access to that information in order to crawl it. Generally all...
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Inconvenient programmatically working with Managed Navigation and anonymous...
SharePoint 2013 offers rich API for interacting with Managed Navigation. Unfortunately, some additional work is required if you need to use it with anonymous users.Managed Navigation in SharePoint...
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ListViewWebPart and crashing browser
In a recent scenario we encountered some issues where the browser (Internet Explorer 9) would crash when clicking the ‘edit page’ button. Once a user would try and edit the page the browser would just...
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Azure API Management delete users
Azure API management is a great new service from Azure that is now in public beta. Azure API management allows you to expose your API’s and apply rate limits and manage users who can access them, as...
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Showing required fields when editing a page in SharePoint 2013
When editing a Publishing Page, SharePoint does not give you a visual reference to the required field(s) on this page until the moment you try to save the page. Only then SharePoint will show you which...
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Debugging setting properties in anonymous Search REST queries
Leveraging SharePoint 2013 Search REST API for anonymous users allows you to build powerful search-driven solutions. Often, particularly in the early stages of the project, queries might not work as...
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Inconvenient Search REST API for anonymous users
Leveraging the Search REST API allows you to build rich search-driven solutions. If you’re not careful however, you might get results other than intended even though everything seems to be working...
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