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Using minified CSS and JavaScript files everywhere in SharePoint 2010
In my previous post I showed you how you can automate minifying JavaScript and CSS files in Visual Studio 2010. As I also mentioned, SharePoint has limited support for using minified files. But just because something is not available out of the box doesn't mean it's not possible. Find out how to leverage the extensibility capabilities of the SharePoint 2010 platform and support using minified CSS and JavaScript files everywhere.
Minifying JavaScript and CSS files made easy with Mavention SharePoint Assets Minifier
Minifying asset files is a known performance optimization technique. By removing all optional characters you can decrease the size of CSS and JavaScript files and make them download faster. Depending on how big your solution is this process might get tedious when done manually and this is exactly where Mavention SharePoint Assets Minifier can help you out.
Provisioning Publishing Pages using PowerShell
Deploying Publishing Pages with SharePoint Packages
Controlling the list of available Web Parts with Web Part Adder
One of the common requirements when building SharePoint solutions is to control the list of available Web Parts. Find out how to do this using the new Web Part Adder control available in SharePoint 2010.
Removing unwanted properties from imported Document Library contents with XSLT
In my previous post I showed you how you can import contents of a Document Library into your SharePoint Project for repeatable deployment. In this article I will show you how to remove all unwanted properties from the generated Element Manifest and keep it tidy.