So there has been questions and problems on how to setup and configure the Content Query Web Part so that it shows news with rollup images, likes and comments. Therefore I decided to make a video and show all the steps. You also find the file package up in the menu, there is a link …

I am using the web part “Content Search” to display the news. But I would like to make some modifications to the Display template “Large” that I am using. First, I would like to change the arrows that is used for the paging control. Then the images should be wider and I want another managed …

This is how I upgraded our SP 2010 mysite site collections to SP 2013 Restored a copy of the 2010 database for MySites to my test serverRemoved the content db in CADetached the db in SQLAttached the restored copy in SQLAdded the content db in CA Do an iisreset Now ready for some test runs… Test-SPContentDatabase …

I have used replication between 8 SharePoint server farms for almost a year now. I am usually a very nice and patient person, but now the patience is running out and I feel frustrated and need to write about this so maybe it can help others who are considering replication. And I am being brutally honest (sorry to …

One thing that is introduced (or has come back actually) in SP2013 is: AD import. The big benefit of using ADI is that it is fast and easy to setup. Also, the filters are ready so you can just check a box to filter out disabled accounts!! Great! Not much can go wrong there. But, …

This is not an error in the Replication tool, but it caused the replication to stop working. One day the replication on one of our servers stopped working. Inbound packages were just stuck in the queue, and when I tested the replication connection I got this message: “An error occurred while verifying virtual directories on target”: So …

Since we started using the Replication software our SQL disks has filled up quite quickly. Of course we usually have alert systems warning us for disks running out of space but due to new system that had not yet been setup. So one day I could not get replication to work on one of our servers, …

I got this error when I clicked on “Create new connection” in the User Profile Services App, to setup a new connection to the AD. If you get it, just restart the User Profile Synchronization Services under “Services on Server” in CA.

I have a workflow that sends a mail to the users when ever a list item is edited and a specific field is updated. I don’t want the users to access the list, so I built a simple workflow to send a mail to them instead.The challenge is to make the mail look like it …