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October 2013 CU issue with adding existing content database?
Recently I have installed a fresh new SharePoint 2013 farm based on the October 2013 CU. During the process of defining and fine tuning the way of working together with the customer I found an issue...
View ArticleWCM tip #1: Define Crawler XSL File for your Display Template
When building custom Display Templates for Content Search Web Part always build a corresponding XSL Style Sheet and link it to your Display Template. By default Content Search Web Parts use...
View ArticleWCM tip #2: Use the Internet Zone for your website’s public URL
When using multiple URLs for site associate the public URL of your website with the Internet Zone. When extending Web Applications you can define up to five URLs associated with five Zones. This...
View ArticleWCM tip #3: Decide on trailing slash in URLs and use it consistently
When referring to URLs in your website decide if you want to use URLs with or without trailing slash (ie. http://www.mavention.com/news/ vs. http://www.mavention.com/news) and use them consistently...
View ArticleWCM tip #4: Use canonical domain name for your website
It is a good practice to have your website work with both www and non-www domain (ie. http://mavention.com vs. http://www.mavention.com) domain. Only one of those domains however should be defined as...
View ArticleWCM tip #5: When using SP2013 SEO features the browser title replaces the...
When using the new Search Engines Optimization features provided with SharePoint 2013 the browser title for the particular page will replace all contents of the PageTitlePlaceHolder Content Place...
View ArticleWCM tip #6: Use complete matching for catalog item URL fields
Managed Properties linked to Site Columns used as URL fields in catalog should have Complete Matching enabled for the catalog content to be retrieved properly. As URL fields in catalogs contain text...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reference: Municipality of The Hague Werknet
Microsoft Reference: Municipality of The Hague Werknet The Municipality of The Hague has replaced its jumble of Intranets with a single, future-proof collaboration platform. This Intranet solution...
View ArticleWCM tip #7: Map your custom column to the UsageAnalyticsId Managed Property
When publishing lists other than the standard Product Catalog list as catalog, map the Crawled Property linked to the Site Column representing the unique identifier of each catalog item to the...
View ArticleEuropean Office365 Connect Applification
As pointed out a while ago I will be doing a session on the European Office365 Connect. In this session I will be focusing on SharePoint Online Applification, or in other words what can apps do for...
View ArticleWCM tip #8: Resetting List’s permissions removes anonymous access to the catalog
When resetting List’s permissions anonymous access to the catalog is removed as well. When you publish a List as catalog for use on your public-facing website you will in most cases enable anonymous...
View ArticleFonts...done the correct way
@font-face is a CSS rule which allows you to show a font on a Web page even if that font is not installed on the users’ computer. This means that designers and developers can begin moving away from...
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Default values for a multi value choice field
Having default values for your fields can help users determine the metadata relevant for a file or document. As for most fields setting the default value is fairly simple, just provide the default...
View ArticleWCM tip #9: In cross-site publishing scenarios use Catalog Items Rank Model
On public-facing websites using cross-site publishing use the Catalog Item Rank Model rather than the Default Search Model to get more relevant search results. When using search-driven publishing and...
View ArticleWCM tip #10: Use XRANK to boost content with Managed Properties matching the...
In search queries use the XRANK function to boost content where a particular Managed Property matches the search query. When building public-facing websites one of the common areas is search that...
View ArticleBugfix for Mavention Assets Minifier for Visual Studio 2013 and 2012
A while ago Waldek Mastykarz released a version of the Mavention Asset Minifier for Visual Studio 2013. A neat little plugin that helps you minifying your CSS and JavaScript files. Minifying JavaScript...
View ArticleBugfix release for Mavention SharePoint Assets Minifier for Visual Studio...
Yesterday we have released a new version of Mavention SharePoint Assets Minifier for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013.Recently we have discovered an issue with Mavention SharePoint Minifier for Visual...
View ArticleWCM tip #11: Use Usage Cookie to track anonymous visitors
On public-facing websites enable the Usage Cookie to track anonymous visitors. SharePoint 2013 contains new web analytics capabilities that you can use to display relevant content to your users. The...
View ArticleRijkswaterstaat Connect
Digital project environment for Rijkswaterstaat CONNECT is Rijkswaterstaat’s digital platform for document management and collaboration. Mavention developed the platform based on SharePoint 2013....
View ArticleWCM tip #12: Recommendation events are not tracked for anonymous users
When working with recommendations SharePoint 2013 Search records analytics events. Unfortunately those events are not being recorded for anonymous users. One of the new web content management...
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