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Identifying Client-Side Rendering Issues Common symptoms indicating client-side rendering problems with SharePoint 2013 list views include missing or incomplete data loads, slow performance when loading or interacting with lists, and error messages during view loads. Developers can use browser developer tools to diagnose many issues. The F12 developer tools in major browsers provide access to…

Why Scripts Load Slowly on SharePoint Pages SharePoint pages rely heavily on asynchronous JavaScript loading to populate components. However, this approach leads to sluggish performance and browser hangs when key dependencies are not handled properly. Understanding the asynchronous nature of SharePoint script loading can help optimize page interactions. Asynchronous Nature of Script Loading SharePoint script…

The Problem with Default Date Formatting in SharePoint SharePoint displays dates using the default format of MM/DD/YYYY. This format may seem unintuitive to users in some regions who are accustomed to seeing dates formatted as DD/MM/YYYY instead. The inconsistency between SharePoint’s date format and a user’s expectations can cause confusion when interpreting dates shown in…

What is Client-Side Rendering and Why Use It? Client-side rendering refers to generating markup and rendering web page content in the user’s web browser rather than on the web server. With client-side rendering, the initial page load contains minimal HTML, CSS and JavaScript code. Once loaded, JavaScript code fetches data from an API and uses…

The Problem of Inconsistent Date Formats Inconsistent date formats in SharePoint views can cause major headaches for users. Without proper formatting, dates display in the default SharePoint generalized datetime format like “1/27/2023 12:00 AM”. This disjointed mix of US and international formats is confusing and inefficient. Some examples of date formatting issues users commonly face…

What is Client-Side Rendering for SharePoint Fields? Client-side rendering (CSR) allows developers to customize the display and behavior of SharePoint fields and data without making changes to the underlying server-side code. CSR works by inserting JavaScript files that override the default field rendering on the page, executing after the page loads to dynamically apply styling,…