tips & tricks
Using SharePoint REST API in provider-hosted apps
Although the Client-Side Object Model offers you rich capabilities, there are scenarios when you might need to leverage the SharePoint REST API instead. Find out how to leverage SharePoint REST API in provider-hosted apps.
Inconvenient Managed Properties and getting a list of all custom Managed Properties in SharePoint 2013
When working with search-driven solutions there are scenarios that require creating custom Managed Properties. Unfortunately SharePoint doesn’t offer an easy way of keeping track of those custom Managed Properties. Find out how to get a list of all custom Managed Properties.
WCM tip #35: When inserting a link from SharePoint in a Rich Text Editor the physical URL is used
When inserting a link from SharePoint in Rich Text Editor SharePoint uses the physical URL of the selected page in the hyperlink even if that page has a Friendly URL configured.
WCM tip #34: URLs between catalog items are rewritten to work correctly across all publishing channels
When working with catalogs and cross-site publishing SharePoint 2013 automatically rewrites links between catalog items so that those links work wherever the catalog is published.
WCM tip #31: Hiding terms pinned from a catalog breaks URL rewriting
If you try to hide Navigation Terms pinned from a catalog in the navigation, URL rewriting for catalog items will break and you will see the physical URLs of those items instead.