Check if the version you want is easily accessible from the WP plugin directory Find the plugin Click Advanced View Scroll to the bottom, and see if the version you want is available If the version you want isn’t available, you can build it from the SVN repo Install a command line svn client like […]
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Force Login Prompt in SharePoint 2013/2016
To login to a SharePoint 2013/2016 site and force it prompt for login instead of automatically signing in with the current Windows user account, append the above string to your site URL. For example, https://sharepoint.example.com/mysite/_layouts/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true This can be useful to login as a different user. source
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Traversing SharePoint in PowerShell
This is a collection of snippets of PowerShell that I found helpful when trying to access SharePoint data via PowerShell. Another great resource is probably Shane Young. NOTE: Pretty sure all commands return security trimmed results, so make sure the user you are running as has appropriate permissions, otherwise some results may be omitted. Create […]
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Installing SharePoint 2016 Updates
Planning / Pre-work Check what patches have already been installed Connect to Central Admin Click Upgrade and Migration Click Check product and patch installation status Review Updates installed on each server to see what patch level has been reached. Download desired patches Compare installed to Microsoft’s SharePoint History List Download the patch(es) that you want […]
To ensure that the People Picker in SharePoint provides results from all appropriate domains, open the SharePoint Management Shell as admin on one of the application servers, then run the following command. In each command, include all domains separated by semi-colons for each URL desired. Repeat for additional URL’s if desired. I do not believe […]
For Development Only I’m not a security expert, but I try to be security conscious. This guide was created for the purpose of local development on my own computer, not to host any site that any other computer would connect to. There was no security precautions taken, and this should not be presumed to be […]
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IIS Redirect HTTP to HTTPS Rule
Requirements URL Rewrite rule installed in IIS Steps Select desired website in IIS Open URL Rewrite option from the Features pane Click Add Rule(s)… Select the Blank Rule template Name it something appropriate, such as HTTP to HTTPS From the Match URL section, set: Set Requested Url to Matches Pattern Set Using to Regular Expressions […]