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User Segments for Web Parts
With the new SharePoint 2013 user segments we can display relevant content to our visitors. What if however we wanted to use user segments not only to control the content but to control Web Parts as well?
Previewing pages using content targeting with user segments in SharePoint 2013
Content targeting with user segments in SharePoint 2013 allows you to do display personalized content to your visitors. Unfortunately, SharePoint doesn’t offer you a way to view how those pages would be displayed for the particular audience. See how to easily preview pages with targeted content as a specific user segment in SharePoint 2013.
Working with related data in search-driven publishing with Mavention Related Data
When publishing content using search-driven publishing you might want to combine data from multiple sources. Find out how to simplify working with related data using Mavention Related Data.
Mavention Batch Sandboxed Solutions Activator now with support for SharePoint 2013 and the new SharePoint Online
Despite the advent of apps in SharePoint 2013 there are still plenty of valid scenarios for using Sandboxed Solutions. One of the challenges when working with Sandboxed Solutions in SharePoint is, that although you can quite easily upload multiple Solutions to the Solutions Gallery, there is no easy way of activating multiple Solutions if you don’t have access to the server API. And this is exactly where Mavention Batch Sandboxed Solutions Activator for SharePoint 2013 comes in.
Understanding item ranking in SharePoint 2013 Search
In SharePoint 2013 it’s more important than ever before to understand item ranking in search results.