AutoSPInstaller support for SharePoint 2016
AutoSPInstaller now supports SharePoint 2016 since the release of the SharePoint 2016 Preview back in August. It also supports installation on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3. I understand there are some known issues to I suggest reading more about…
SharePoint 2016 Preview available
The SharePoint Server 2016 preview is now available to download from the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48712 Note: Windows Server 2012 R2 is required
Error in the Microsoft SharePoint Server People Protocol Handler
Today I noticed the following error in my search crawl log: Error in the Microsoft SharePoint Server People Protocol Handler After a bit of troubleshooting I realised that I had to update the content source to replace sps3://mysite.mydomain.local with sps3s://mysite.mydomain.local…
SharePoint 2013 prompting for credentials after enabling SSL
I have enabled SSL in SharePoint 2013 and configured FQDNs for external access. Since doing this, users are continually prompted for credentials. This was because the URL contains dots (‘.’) and IE treats this as an external site, so wasn’t…
SharePoint 2013 – Using CSS to hide the left navigation on a page
The following CSS is useful if you want to hide the navigation on the left hand side of a page: <style type=”text/css”> /* — Hide the quick launch — */ #sideNavBox { display: none; } #contentBox { margin-left: 20px…
Configure continuous crawl on an existing content source
I’m working on a SharePoint farm where documents don’t appear in search results until the next day. To ensure they appear in search results within one hour of being uploaded I will configure a continuous crawl on the content source:…
SharePoint 2013 – Search Query Suggestions not working
If you find that query suggestions do not work in your SharePoint 2013 Search then here are a few things you can try. Enable search suggestions 1. Log into Central Administration 2. Navigate to Manage Service Applications -> Search…
Referencing a custom css file in a master page
For small customisations I will sometimes insert styles using a Script Editor web part, but the best way to apply custom style sheets is via the master page. Here’s how I do it: 1. Upload the custom .css file…
SharePoint 2013 – show the breadcrumbs
In SharePoint 2013 the breadcrumb has been hidden from the Seattle master page. If, like me, you miss this functionality and want to enable it again just follow these steps: 1. Launch SharePoint Designer 2013 and open your site 2….