What is Authentication and Why Does it Matter? Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user or process looking to access a system or resource. It involves validating credentials like usernames, passwords, or security tokens to ensure the entity is who they claim to be. Robust authentication is critical for security and…
Common Causes of Authentication Errors When using JavaScript to access the SharePoint Online REST APIs or other resources, developers may encounter various authentication-related errors that prevent successful requests. Understanding the common causes of these authentication errors can help troubleshoot and resolve issues. Expired Access Tokens SharePoint Online uses OAuth access tokens to authenticate and authorize…
Understanding the Core Authentication Challenges When implementing authentication in SharePoint Online using JavaScript, developers face several common pitfalls that can compromise user experience and security. The main challenges include: Obtaining improper authentication scopes that limit access to SharePoint resources Dealing with expiring access tokens that require users to re-authenticate frequently Handling CORS issues when making…
Registering Custom CSS in SharePoint Registering custom Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows SharePoint users to customize the look and feel of their SharePoint sites beyond what is available out-of-the-box. By registering custom CSS, users can alter fonts, colors, layouts and more to tailor SharePoint to their specific branding needs. What is Custom CSS Registration Custom…
The Problem With SharePoint’s Default Look SharePoint’s out-of-the-box user interface can feel generic and dated to many users. The default styling uses a lot of grays and blues that don’t necessarily match most companies’ branding. There is often a desire for custom branding through cascading style sheets (CSS) to match internal site aesthetics with a…
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow you to control the style and layout of web pages without needing to edit the underlying HTML. By leveraging custom CSS in SharePoint, you can customize the look and feel of pages to align with your branding, improve usability, and enhance the user experience. Some key benefits of using custom…
The Problem: Finding the Right Balance for Branding When embarking on a SharePoint branding project, site owners face a choice between two main technical approaches: modifying the master page or using alternate CSS. Both allow customization of fonts, colors, logos and layouts to align with an organization’s visual identity. However, each approach has trade-offs to…
The Problem of Content Fragmentation Over time, SharePoint content has the tendency to become fragmented across different site collections as new sites and libraries are created for various teams, projects, and initiatives. This decentralized approach leads to siloed islands of information that become difficult to manage, secure, search, and collaborate across. Some of the key…
The Need for Automation Manually migrating SharePoint lists and document libraries from one site to another or between SharePoint on-premises and SharePoint Online can be an extremely tedious and error-prone process. When faced with migrating multiple SharePoint lists and libraries containing hundreds or thousands of list items and documents, attempting the migration by hand is…
The Challenge of Moving Terabytes of Data Migrating extremely large SharePoint libraries with millions of files can be challenging due to difficulties like bandwidth constraints, failed transfers, and metadata loss. As SharePoint farms grow to contain terabytes of documents, images, videos, and other files, companies can struggle to efficiently move these massive libraries to new…