SharePoint 2016 Preview Released – A First Look at Branding

Exciting news on the SharePoint 2016 front, Microsoft announced the availability of the public preview for SharePoint 2016 yesterday. Check out Bill Baer’s post on the Office 365 blogs regarding the release including where you can go to download the preview if you want to learn more. Wait, why should you need the download link? […]

Content Query Webpart Hacks – Reference the ItemStyle in ContentQueryMain

Let’s look at another Content Query Webpart (CBQ) hack, following up on my previous post on a CBQ method to access the webpart title in your XSLT. As before, this next hack will also work in SharePoint Online, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010 (and 2007 for the truly brave souls). One of my pet peeves with […]

Way Back Machine – Content Query Webpart Hacks – Reference the Webpart Title in a XSL Style Sheet

Content search in SharePoint Online (and SharePoint 2013) is powerful and all, but sometimes the good-old Content Query Webpart (CBQ) is much easier and quicker to configure, and even customize (sometimes), for certain types of content rollups. Or possibly there are other search restrictions that require a specific project to revert to the trusted CBQ. […]

Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint Released

I am pleased to announce the arrival of a new book on SharePoint that I had the pleasure of helping author. This is a must read for anyone looking to combine SharePoint (2010 or 2013) and JavaScript/jQuery. You can order Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint (EUSP Press 2013) now from Amazon in eBook […]