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Easier using widgets in SharePoint 2010 with the Mavention Widget Web Part

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twitter search widget displayed in the Widget Web Part
In my previous article I explained why using widgets in SharePoint 2010 is inconvenient and showed what you can do to make it easier using the standard functionality. In this article I’ll show you how you can simplify working with widgets even further using the Mavention Widget Sandboxed Web Part. Read more »

Inconvenient using widgets in SharePoint for end users

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twitter search widget embedded in SharePoint using the Content Editor Web Part
It’s a common approach to use widgets to enrich web solutions. Unfortunately using widgets with SharePoint 2010 has a number of challenges. Find out why using widgets with SharePoint is inconvenient and how you can simplify it. Read more »

Better content targeting with Mavention Negated Audiences

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The 'Negate Audiences' option selected in Web Part Properties Pane
One of the frequent challenges when working with Audiences is the inability to provide alternative content to users outside the Audiences to which the content is targeted. Find out how to prevent pages from getting blank with Mavention Negated Audiences. Read more »

Granting permissions to the User Profile Service Application using PowerShell

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The 'Connection Permissions for User Profile Service Application' modal window displayed in Central Administration
In my previous article I explained how access permissions to the User Profile Service Application are required if you want to programmatically configure Navigation of a Publishing Site in SharePoint 2010. In the article I showed you how you can configure grant required permissions manually. There are however scenarios when you might need to configure those permissions in a structured and repeatable way. Find out how to grant permissions to the User Profile Service Application using PowerShell. Read more »

Programmatically configuring menu items in SharePoint 2010 revisited

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Exception displayed in a PowerShell window
A while ago I wrote about how you can programmatically configure menu items in SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell. Unfortunately it turns out that it doesn’t always the way you would expect it to. Find out how to get the script working in your SharePoint environment. Read more »

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