Webparts

The concept of Add-Ins (formally knows as Apps) in SharePoint puts logic as HTML and CSS to another page. This page is then rendered as iFrame to another SharePoint page. This approach has advantages and disadvantages. You have to decide yourself.

A very promising way to put stuff (or WebParts) onto a SharePoint page is the Widget Wrangler.

More information can be found on https://dev.office.com/blogs/introducing-widget-wrangler.

Conceptually Widget Wrangler implementation is based on similar thinking as PnP App Script Part implementation, which was released few years back as part of the PnP patterns (or at the time it was call App Model Samples). Advantages of this model is that you do not have deal with iFrame implementations and functionalities can be fully responsive, where needed. Also implementation of the capabilities is much simpler when your JavaScript is directly embedded to the page rendering logic without additional complexity.

The ChangePassword WebPart on CodePlex has been downloaded over 20.000 times. The new version has a couple of new features:

Easy Installation
SharePoint 2010 and 2013 (Foundation and Server)
Password strength indicator
Plugin support to extend functionality by custom code¹
Warning if an unsecured connection is used
Copyright hint can be removed¹
Auditing of password changes (and attempts)
Logging into the SharePoint logs

This is how it might look on your SharePoint:
ITaCS Password Changer
Documentation and downloads are available here.

In 2008 I’ve released a Web Part, which enables your users to access files on your fileservers through SharePoint. Original post. This Web Part has been downloaded many times. With this new version, I’ve tried to deal with the most asked questions (like Kerberos), which will make the Web Part easier to use. Naturally new features have been implemented, to get you to upgrade to the new version.

With this release, the Web Part requires SharePoint Foundation / Server 2010. For the users who are still using WSS V3, please stick to the old version, or upgrade your farm 🙂

I’ve made a small update to the My Alerts Webpart.

The update improves SharePoint 2010 support.

SharePoint is importing user information from the Active Directory through the Shared Services Provider (if you have MOSS).

Wouldn’t it be nice if users could “manage themselves”? That would save lots of time for the Admins 🙂

The answer is here: http://nominesptools.codeplex.com/

5 different types of properties fields: Simple TextBox, DropDownList/ListBox (with predefined values), People Picker, Date Picker with calendar.
Multi-domain compatible.
Nearly Any Active Directory property can be easily added or removed of the edit form, directly trough the webpart configuration (nothing “hard-coded”).
SharePoint “look & feel”
Available in English and French

Additional informations and installation manual are available here (French & English): http://alexis.nomine.fr/

The out-of-the-box WSS navigation offers one level of navigation. The navigation elements can be configured in the site settings.

There is a way to make it have multi level navigation, as MOSS does, by changing the DataSource. But this “hack” is not flexible, as you can not reorder the item within the navigation menu.

While I was reading the post How to create your own Cascading Navigation using the ASPMenu control, the decision was made to build a custom navigation which supports multiple navigation levels.

You might already know my Wiki Webpart, which allows you to upload pictures and documents to a Wiki while editing it.

What is it?

With this Solution you can upload images and documents from the new/edit form into existing picture/document libraries. After the file has been uploaded, a link will be inserted into the Body.

This is either a or a tag, depending on the uploaded file.

How does it work?

A while ago Microsoft released some filter Webparts on MSDN.

SharePoint Filter Webparts including:
– BDC MultiFilter: Similar to the BDC Data Item Builder web part provided with MOSS 2007 Enterprise Edition, except it provides up to 4 additional filter connections containing BDC entity attributes to allow display of more entity-related data
– ShowFilter: Diagnostic display of any filter connected
– ShowFilterMap: Displays a Virtual Earth map when passed a filter containing a street address
– ShowFilterSearch: Displays MOSS search results when passed a filter connection containing a search query

You can find a Webpart for displaying data from SharePoint lists as Charts on CodePlex.

The feature list:

Generate a graph from a SharePoint list
- Intuitive and easy configuration
  - Multiple graph types
    - Multiple series
      - Title of graph
        
        Legend
        
        Border
        
        Set size of graph
        
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This Webpart will show Sitecollections from the current Webapplication or Subwebs from the current web.

In the Webpart properties you can choose what the Webpart will show.

It uses the Logo URL of websites, if they are specified. The description of the website will show up as tooltip.

I am using the RepeatedControls class to build the items. This class really makes it easy to add entries by moving the layout functionality into an own class.

I have added Spanish localization for the Webpart.

Webparts

Widgets instead of Add-Ins/Apps?

ChangePassword Webpart – new version available

Major Update to the Fileserveraccess Web Part

Update to the “My Alerts” Webpart

Active Directory User Editor

Multi Level Navigation

Upload documents/pictures to a discussion lists

FilterParts for SharePoint

ChartPart for SharePoint

Webpart to show Sitecollections/Subwebs

Updated MyAlerts Webpart

Wiki Webpart 2.0

TagCloud Webpart

Updated WikiWebpart

Display all my alerts update