I recently penned an article for SPTechCon commenting on Microsoft ending public facing sites for SharePoint Online and Office 365 (SPO/O365). At the time I wrote the article Microsoft had recommended 3rd party solution, yet had not endorsed any specific replacement solution. Two days after my article Microsoft endorsed two 3rd party vendors. Thanks to […]
Office 365 / SharePoint Online Public Facing Websites – A Path Forward
January 30, 2015 By 23 Comments
Heading to Austin – SPTechCon Austin 2015
January 27, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The first ever SPTechCon Austin is less than two weeks away! January has definitely flown by but I’m looking forward to getting out of California for a few days. I’m always happy to be involved in the SharePoint community, especially through presentations and classes. For SPTechCon Austin 2015 I’m introducing a brand new session on […]
SharePoint App and I “MEAN” It
December 8, 2014 By 3 Comments
This week at SharePoint Fest Chicago I will be unveiling a new and much awaited for session, SharePoint Apps and I “MEAN” It. I choose to do this session because there has been quite a bit of talk about how the provider hosted SharePoint App model may work with any backend technology, but I only […]
Hide the SharePoint Online Ribbon for Anonymous Users
November 12, 2014 By 4 Comments
Essentially all public facing SharePoint sites, including those hosted on SharePoint Online or on-prem SharePoint 2013, require a method to hide the suite bar / ribbon for anonymous users. The SharePoint Online oslo master page does an OK job of this while the seattle master page does not even attempt to hide the ribbon. I […]
SharePoint 2013 spcommon.png Sprite Breakdown
November 6, 2014 By 11 Comments
The following is a breakdown of the rectangle coordinates for each sprite found in SharePoint 2013’s spcommon.png sprite. This sprite is found in the hive, or can be loaded in a browser on any SharePoint 2013 site at /_layouts/15/images/spcommon.png?rev=23. Learn how to replace the sprite using a Composed Look. Properties: method: Filling, Tinting, Blending detach: […]
Use SharePoint Online Composed Looks and Theming Engine to Brand spcommon.png
November 4, 2014 By 7 Comments
I want to share with you the right way to update the color palette of SharePoint Online (and SharePoint 2013) out-of-the-box (OOTB) icons, in particular those found in the suite bar and ribbon. Your first inclination may be to break open your favorite developer toolbar, drill into the DOM, find the style that is providing […]
Fall 2014 Schedule of Participation
September 5, 2014 By 2 Comments
After a nice summer break from a slew of SharePoint community events, it is time for the fall season to pick up in full swing. I am thankful to have the opportunity to attend and present at the following events this fall and look forward to talking to as many of you as possible. I […]
SharePoint 2013 – Animated Hiding Ribbon
September 2, 2014 By 2 Comments
This is part three of my series on modifying the SharePoint 2013 suite bar and ribbon in a safe and SharePoint friendly manner. Part one: “Collapse the Suite Bar and Ribbon to One Line” Part two: “On Demanding Hiding the Suite Bar and Ribbon” In part three, I will extend my previous post that investigated […]
SharePoint 2013 – On-demand Collapsing Ribbon
August 21, 2014 By 9 Comments
This is part two of my series on modifying the SharePoint 2013 suite bar and ribbon in a safe and SharePoint friendly manner. Part one includes “Collapse the Suite Bar and Ribbon to One Line“. In part two, I am want to address another request I received. A subscriber asked how to hide and show […]
SharePoint 2013 – Collapse the Suite Bar and Ribbon to One Line
August 11, 2014 By 12 Comments
Often I am asked to shrink the SharePoint 2013 suite bar and ribbon into one line. For some, the suite bar and ribbon take up too much space and thus the desire to collapse the two bars into one. This is actually very easy to do with a little CSS and jQuery. Unsure of what […]
