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Increase list view threshold from 5000 items

Increase list view threshold from 5000 items

May 8, 2017 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, Tips and Tricks

By default SharePoint lists are throttled with a threshold of 5000 items.  This is mainly to prevent a drain on resource and performance decrease: Whilst not recommended for production environments it is possible to increase this value in Central Administration. …

SharePoint 2013 - hide the suite links box using CSS

SharePoint 2013 – hide the suite links box using CSS

July 6, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2013, Web parts

I have been asked if it is possible to hide the Yammer, OneDrive and Sites links at the top of a particular site (without disabling them completely): An easy way to achieve this is by placing a Script Editor web…

SharePoint 2013 - hide the page name

SharePoint 2013 – hide the page name

July 5, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

Sometimes I find that the page name at the top of a page in SharePoint gets in the way, especially on wiki pages: This can be hidden using some custom CSS in a Script Editor web part: <style>#DeltaPlaceHolderPageTitleInTitleArea{ display: none;…

Responsive UI for SharePoint 2013/2016 on-premises

Responsive UI for SharePoint 2013/2016 on-premises

March 16, 2016 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, PowerShell, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016

If, like me, you have been waiting for a responsive UI for SharePoint 2013, then wait no longer as one has been released!  The solution adds support for three different rendering options depending on screen size.  It uses embedded CSS…

Only allow sites to be created with SharePoint 2013 compatibility level

Only allow sites to be created with SharePoint 2013 compatibility level

December 23, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Configuration, Customisation, PowerShell, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

If you have a requirement to only allow sites within a web application to be created with a compatibility level of SharePoint 2013 then you can configure this using only a few PowerShell commands: $wa = Get-SPWebApplication http://portal.webbworld.local $wa.CompatibilityRange =…

SharePoint 2013 – URL mappings for Host Named Site Collections

December 2, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Configuration, Customisation, PowerShell, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

The only way to add a URL mapping to a Host Named Site Collection is by using PowerShell and the Set-SPSiteURL cmdlet.  Below is an example of how to add a URL to an existing site collection: $Site = Get-SPSite ‘https://intranet.webbworld.local’…

SharePoint 2013 – update a custom solution without having to retract the previous version

November 15, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, PowerShell, SharePoint 2013

If you need to update a custom solution without having to retract the previous version you can do this using the Update-SPSolution PowerShell cmdlet: Update-SPSolution -Identity MySolution.wsp -LiteralPath C:\MySolution.wsp -GACDeployment

Referencing a custom css file in a master page

Referencing a custom css file in a master page

May 20, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

  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

SharePoint 2013 – show the breadcrumbs

May 20, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

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….

SharePoint 2013 - remove the site logo link

SharePoint 2013 – remove the site logo link

March 10, 2015 · by dave.webb · in Customisation, SharePoint 2013, Tips and Tricks

Today a user requested that I remove the link from the site logo that is displayed in the top left of the page.  I didn’t think this was possible until I had a dig through the code of the master…

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