Recently I wanted to create a new web application in SharePoint and so I went to the Central Admin website to create one, but the option was missing. Even though I was logged in as the System Account, the farm administration account I couldn't see t...
Using WSS on public sites means giving anonymous access to virtually all the pages in your site, including all the different list views and document libraries. People won't be able to do anything they are not allowed to because of security trimming,...
I have released a new version of ARF, which includes implementations of a Windows Live Authentication provider for SharePoint and an XML/XSLT implementation of SharePoint discussion forums. Both of these features are being used on the SPWorks websit...
Most of the SharePoint websites I work on do not expose any of the standard SharePoint functionality. They do not use webparts and so do not require any of the SharePoint javascript functionality.
SharePoint includes files to support the client s...
The Ramp Up program has just launched a new track for SharePoint developers... Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based learning program, with a number of different tracks that will help you build your portfolio of professional development skil...
One of the normal requirements for a public website is some kind of feedback or contact form. Whilst this is not the most difficult thing to do, it's handy when you can create a fully accessible feedback form, with validation and the ability to upda...
The Problem
Sometimes its just easier to fire up SQL Management Studio and have a quick look at the database to find out what's going on. Today I had that situation, I wanted to dele a content type and SharePoint kept telling me it was in use, bu...
A little while ago I was asked if it was possible to add an 'Up Folder' button so that users could navigate back to the parent folder in a ListView webpart. I knew you could easily add a button to the ListView toolbar and adding the functionality t...
At a recent SharePoint architects meeting at Microsoft, Tony & Tony from Acentium demonstrated some Silverlight integration with SharePoint. This inspired me to see how easy it would be to use Silverlight with the ARF framework. Silverlight &...
After much work I have finally managed to release a version of ARF (Alternative Rendering Framework for SharePoint) for everyone to use. This version have been in development for a long time and is currently being used on four of my projects. It is ...