Categories > SharePoint > Tips and How Tos
SharePoint XSL String Replacement Function
Using a custom XSL template with a Data View web part, a Lookup column in SharePoint which allows multiple selections can be used to replace ; with a new line and bullet. The following article describes how to use a custom XSL template in a Data View Web Part to create the equivalent to an XSL string replace function which then splits and formats the string of multiple selections, delimited with a semicolon (;).
(Looping) Timer Workflows Using SharePoint
How to configure a Workflow in SharePoint to monitor the date/time field of a list item and respond at a specific time. The article also explains how to configure a Looping Timer Workflow using SharePoint Designer which sends an email daily until a specific date, or condition is met.
SPD Workflow Issue Solved - List item not found error when finding item using metadata value
Use a SharePoint Designer workflow to test if any item in a list has a specific value for a field without the workflow stopping due to a List item not found error.
InfoPath Performance with SharePoint Data Connections
Tips for improving and InfoPath form performance when using data connections to SharePoint lists or libraries. Details include using custom views to limit the number of results retrieved by the data connection. Loading times for forms can be impacted significantly when a large number of data connections are being used that all connect to SharePoint lists and libraries.
InfoPath - CAML Date Time format in when submitting to a SharePoint list via a Web Service
Details, instructions and a function to convert date/time field values into ISO 8601 format when updating date/time fields in a SharePoint list using a CAML query from an InfoPath form.
InfoPath: Setup Namespaces for a Secondary Data Source
Article by Matt Faus: How to obtain and set up the namespace for a secondary data connection in an InfoPath form for access using code.
Allow Offline Use of a SharePoint List by Caching Locally
This article by Matt Faus demonstrates how to store the data from a secondary data connection in an InfoPath from, to allow offline access to the data. The example populates a dropdown list on the InfoPath form template with data from a SharePoint list.
Add SharePoint List Items with InfoPath form usng a CAML XML template
Article by Matt Faus: Add a SharePoint list item using a sites lists.asmx web service. A Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) query is created containing the information which will be mapped to metadata fields in the SharePoint list.
Integrate InfoPath Form with SharePoint Workflow
How to integrate InfoPath forms with workflow in SharePoint to give greater control over the functionality and user interface.
Split List View web part labels (javascript)
Split form item / column titles when creating, editing or viewing a SharePoint list item or survey. If question/column names are too big to fit in one line, this JavaScript function can be used to split the label/question, by adding a break tag.
MOSS 2007 - Create List Item using aspx query string
Create a SharePoint list item by passing meta data values to a .aspx page via a query string. The values from the query string are then taken and stored in a SharePoint list. The SharePoint site and list is also set using the query string.
SharePoint Designer (2007) - Run reports for all sites programmatically
Generate a list of all sites from a site collection then use the list to process reports on every site using SharePoint Designer 2007. A macro is used in SharePoint Designer to process a report for each site.
SharePoint Data View Conditional Formatting using SharePoint Designer
A tutorial for creating Data Views for a list in SharePoint that are formatted based on each item's meta data. This can be used to create views that visually represent task priority or due dates by setting font or table row background colors. SharePoint Designer conditional formatting is used to format items and backgrounds colors based on the length of time until due or the priority.
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Website (HTML / CSS) Tempates
Categories > Website Templates > HTML / CSS Tempates
FreeWebTemplates.com
FreeWebTemplates.com offer massive collection of free website templates and multimedia, including backgrounds, banners, buttons and icons created by web designers around the world. FreeWebTemplates.com also offer a collection of free Php scripts and Open Source applications.
Free CSS Templates
A selection of clean and free CSS templates for websites which provide various layouts to suite different website requirements.
GRSites.com Template Maker
The GRSites.com template maker is an online tools which allows a user to either pick from a range of predesigned templates or start from an uploaded image. Size, color, background, border, font, etc. settings are then specified. Code and image files are made available for download/modification once complete, and can also be stored in a personal folder on the website.
Categories > Website Templates > HTML / CSS Tempates
FreeWebTemplates.com
FreeWebTemplates.com offer massive collection of free website templates and multimedia, including backgrounds, banners, buttons and icons created by web designers around the world. FreeWebTemplates.com also offer a collection of free Php scripts and Open Source applications.
Free CSS Templates
A selection of clean and free CSS templates for websites which provide various layouts to suite different website requirements.
GRSites.com Template Maker
The GRSites.com template maker is an online tools which allows a user to either pick from a range of predesigned templates or start from an uploaded image. Size, color, background, border, font, etc. settings are then specified. Code and image files are made available for download/modification once complete, and can also be stored in a personal folder on the website.
Categories > Website Templates > HTML / CSS Tempates
Webmaster Tools - Website Statistics
Categories > Webmaster Tools > Website Statistics
Creating Online - Webmaster Tools and Resources
Creating Online host an extensive range of tools for webmasters which aid in the development of websites. Tools include an online web page generator that allows easy creation of hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, form controls and much more. The user can easily switch between a rich text editor, HTML source editor or a preview of the web page.
Other tools and resources include Flash tools, online frames generator, css generator, scroll bar color generator, pop-up window manager, button generator, free javascripts, a huge library of categorized website templates... Too many to list. Free media includes stock photography, backgrounds, buttons, bullets, bars, icons and many others.
SEO tools are also provided, including keyword research/analysis tools, metatag generators, broken link checker, various search engine ranking checks, site promotion tips. Creating Online is an highly recommended source of free tools and resources for webmasters.
Alexa - Website Information and Keyword Research Tools
Obtain public information and statistics about any website, including reviews, popularity, traffic and search engine performance. Widgets can be added to a website to display the statistics provided by Alexa in an aesthetic manner. Alexa also provide a keyword research tool to perform searches, then filter based on PageRank and other similar criteria.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a comprehensive website traffic analysis system, which is free to use and easy to set up. Many website profiles can be added to an analytics account to allow monitoring of traffic on multiple sites/domains. Many options are available to produce custom reports containing relevant information about your site and the traffic reaching your site. Google analytics can be linked with Google AdSense to provide graphical reports of AdSense data.
Categories > Webmaster Tools > Website Statistics
Creating Online - Webmaster Tools and Resources
Creating Online host an extensive range of tools for webmasters which aid in the development of websites. Tools include an online web page generator that allows easy creation of hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, form controls and much more. The user can easily switch between a rich text editor, HTML source editor or a preview of the web page.
Other tools and resources include Flash tools, online frames generator, css generator, scroll bar color generator, pop-up window manager, button generator, free javascripts, a huge library of categorized website templates... Too many to list. Free media includes stock photography, backgrounds, buttons, bullets, bars, icons and many others.
SEO tools are also provided, including keyword research/analysis tools, metatag generators, broken link checker, various search engine ranking checks, site promotion tips. Creating Online is an highly recommended source of free tools and resources for webmasters.
Alexa - Website Information and Keyword Research Tools
Obtain public information and statistics about any website, including reviews, popularity, traffic and search engine performance. Widgets can be added to a website to display the statistics provided by Alexa in an aesthetic manner. Alexa also provide a keyword research tool to perform searches, then filter based on PageRank and other similar criteria.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a comprehensive website traffic analysis system, which is free to use and easy to set up. Many website profiles can be added to an analytics account to allow monitoring of traffic on multiple sites/domains. Many options are available to produce custom reports containing relevant information about your site and the traffic reaching your site. Google analytics can be linked with Google AdSense to provide graphical reports of AdSense data.
Categories > Webmaster Tools > Website Statistics
Free HTML / CSS Development Resources
EchoEcho.Com\'s Drop Down Menu Creator allows easy and fast generation of a drop down menu containing links, which the user will be re-directed to when selected. A standard HTML form drop down menu is produced, including JavaScript to enable menu functionality.
This tutorial by Ricky Nelles demonstrates how to create a Windows Vista style navigation menu on a website layout which is simple, but very effective with using a small number of PhotoShops common functions. The end result is a modern, Vista inspired navigation menu. The tutorial focusus on the menu, but also includes instructions for applying the menu to a scenic background, with blurred foreground panels for website content.
Creating Online host an extensive range of tools for webmasters which aid in the development of websites. Tools include an online web page generator that allows easy creation of hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, form controls and much more. The user can easily switch between a rich text editor, HTML source editor or a preview of the web page.
HTML / CSS Tools and Tips
Select from a range of menu templates, including horizontal/vertical navigation, tabs and dropdown menus to generate a menu for your website. Customise styles, including fonts, text and size to suite your site.
Creating Online host an extensive range of tools for webmasters which aid in the development of websites. Tools include an online web page generator that allows easy creation of hyperlinks, images, tables, lists, form controls and much more. The user can easily switch between a rich text editor, HTML source editor or a preview of the web page.
HTML / CSS Tools and Tips
Lighter.js is a Syntax highlighting class written to utilize the MooTools framework. All that you need to do is add the script to your web page and select the regions to be highlighted.
Categories > HTML / CSS The ABAKUS Meta Tag Generator provides options to input keywords, description, copyright details, author, subject language and robots instructions. The meta tags are then displayed back to the user, ready to be pasted into a the head of a web page.
Edit and validate HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, links, accessibility, and more using CSE HTML Validator Lite. Other features include spell checking, bulk test case change to lowe-case in all HTML tags. Includes a template tool to create headers and footers for pages on a web site.
Generate a .htaccess file to stop people from hotlinking directly to images on your web server. Reduce and save bandwidth.
WebmasterHub.net Performance Upgrade
We have completed upgrading our hosting solution for WebmasterHub.net. The new solution has come at a cost, but will provide a significant improvement in performance and will allow for many years of growth and evolution as the WebmasterHub.net development community expands.
New features, including the WebmasterHub.net SEO Links Directory and blogs will also be available in the coming months as a result of the upgrade. New tools & resources are in the final stages of development including a Web Checker tool that allows you to test if specific html source or text exists on a page as well as testing if the page or site exist in common malicious site registers. The Php class files for the Web Checker will also be made available to download.
New features, including the WebmasterHub.net SEO Links Directory and blogs will also be available in the coming months as a result of the upgrade. New tools & resources are in the final stages of development including a Web Checker tool that allows you to test if specific html source or text exists on a page as well as testing if the page or site exist in common malicious site registers. The Php class files for the Web Checker will also be made available to download.
Webmaster & SharePoint Resources This Month
| SharePoint > InfoPath Forms |
| InfoPath Error - Updating Content Type Failed When Publishing to SharePoint If you are getting an Updating Content Type failed error after waiting for a few seconds when trying to publish an InfoPath form to a SharePoint Content Type, you may need to reduce the number of fields/columns that are promoted to SharePoint columns in the Content Type... InfoPath Basics - Display text box if user selects Other using conditional formatting Tips for developing electronic forms using InfoPath. How to set up an option field with an "Other" option which when selected, displays a text box using conditional formatting.... |
HTML / CSS Templates |
| Free CSS Templates A selection of clean and free CSS templates for websites which provide various layouts to suite different website requirements... |
SharePoint Workflow |
| (Looping) Timer Workflows Using SharePoint How to configure a Workflow in SharePoint to monitor the date/time field of a list item and respond at a specific time. The article also explains how to configure a Looping Timer Workflow using SharePoint Designer which sends an email daily until a specific date, or condition is met... |
SharePoint Tutorials
Tutorials > SharePoint
SharePoint Data View Conditional Formatting using SharePoint Designer
A tutorial for creating Data Views for a list in SharePoint that are formatted based on each item\'s meta data...
Integrate InfoPath Form with SharePoint Workflow
How to integrate InfoPath forms with workflow in SharePoint to give greater control over the functionality and user interface...
SharePoint Designer (2007) - Run reports for all sites programmatically
Generate a list of all sites from a site collection then use the list to process reports on every site using SharePoint Designer 2007...
MOSS 2007 - Create List Item using aspx query string
Create a SharePoint list item by passing meta data values to a .aspx page via a query string. The values from the query string are then taken and stored in a SharePoint list...
InfoPath - Update Existing SharePoint List Item Programmatically Using CAML
This article demonstrates how to programmatically update a SharePoint list item from an InfoPath form using a CAML query to the Lists web service of the SharePoint site...
Split List View web part labels (javascript)
Split form item / column titles when creating, editing or viewing a SharePoint list item or survey...
Tutorials > SharePoint
See the dedicated SharePoint (MOSS 2007) Resources for Developers and Administrators section of the WebmasterHub.net Resource Directory for more SharePoint tutorials, tips and other resources.
SharePoint Data View Conditional Formatting using SharePoint Designer
A tutorial for creating Data Views for a list in SharePoint that are formatted based on each item\'s meta data...
Integrate InfoPath Form with SharePoint Workflow
How to integrate InfoPath forms with workflow in SharePoint to give greater control over the functionality and user interface...
SharePoint Designer (2007) - Run reports for all sites programmatically
Generate a list of all sites from a site collection then use the list to process reports on every site using SharePoint Designer 2007...
MOSS 2007 - Create List Item using aspx query string
Create a SharePoint list item by passing meta data values to a .aspx page via a query string. The values from the query string are then taken and stored in a SharePoint list...
InfoPath - Update Existing SharePoint List Item Programmatically Using CAML
This article demonstrates how to programmatically update a SharePoint list item from an InfoPath form using a CAML query to the Lists web service of the SharePoint site...
Split List View web part labels (javascript)
Split form item / column titles when creating, editing or viewing a SharePoint list item or survey...
Tutorials > SharePoint
See the dedicated SharePoint (MOSS 2007) Resources for Developers and Administrators section of the WebmasterHub.net Resource Directory for more SharePoint tutorials, tips and other resources.
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