Branding, SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

SharePoint Favicons

A favicon is a small icon representing a website, enhancing branding and user experience. However, SharePoint lacks native support for custom favicons. K-Favicon, a free third-party tool, allows users to set unique favicons for individual sites, hubs, and across a tenancy, improving professional appearance and user engagement.

Document Management, Thought Piece

Do we still need Wikis and Knowledge Bases in SharePoint?

This post reflects on whether wikis and web publishing are feature still required as part of SharePoint and concludes that something akin to structured authoring is a missing piece in the jigsaw and many organisations would find useful. This article provides the groundwork for the soon to be released K-Docs Publish solution which will launch in the Microsoft Marketplace in February 2026

Document Management, SharePoint

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the new SharePoint Library Experience

The new SharePoint Library Experience has arrived, introducing various changes to the user interface. While some features enhance usability by reducing clutter and saving clicks, others, like the new filter panel and command button locations, complicate navigation. Overall, the update offers mixed improvements with notable inconsistencies and usability issues.

SharePoint Development

Setting up a development environment for the latest refresh of the SharePoint Framework SPFx (v1.22)

This guide outlines the setup for a SharePoint Framework SPFx v1.22 development environment, recommending Azure virtual machines for flexibility and backup strategies. It emphasizes using Node Version Manager (NVM) for managing Node versions, installing necessary tools like Heft and Yeoman, and highlights challenges faced during the configuration process.

Document Management, Thought Piece

Inconvenient behaviour when trying to relocate documents when Content Approval is enabled on a SharePoint library

A customer reported issues with the document relocation in SharePoint when Content Approval is enabled. Users with Edit permissions face errors, as they can’t move documents due to permission limitations. Suggested workarounds include copying documents or adjusting user permissions, but both have drawbacks, highlighting a significant flaw in Microsoft’s default permission settings.

Document Management, Thought Piece

Why enforcing document checkout is a generally bad idea on a SharePoint library and only use minor versioning when you really need it

In this post I discuss my experience of helping a government department transition from SharePoint on-prem to SharePoint Online, highlighting the issues with legacy document management features that enforced document checkout and minor versioning. These settings led to complications, such as unindexed draft items and checked-out documents, emphasising the need for careful consideration in implementing such features.

SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Thought Piece

Pants Down, Emperors Clothes and my disappointment over the retirement of the SharePoint SendEmail API

Microsoft deprecating the SharePoint SendEmail REST API without clear communication has left me disappointed and the only viable alternative is to use the Graph API which adds friction as it requires Global Admin approval. But I argue that the whole system is flawed as it works at API permission level globally and fails to distinguish between requesting apps.

SharePoint, Thought Piece

The case for news hub sites and better way of managing news and events in SharePoint

The article critiques Microsoft SharePoint’s handling of news management, arguing that news articles and standard site pages serve distinct purposes but are treated the same way technically, leading to issues in organisation, permissions, and user experience. It proposes solutions highlighting a need for improved metadata and the integration of events into a cohesive news management system.

Document Management, SharePoint

We are delighted to announce the release of K-Docs View to the Microsoft Marketplace

We are delighted to announce the launched K-Docs View in the Microsoft Marketplace. This product is a user-friendly SharePoint viewer that improves upon standard tools by enhancing document access and navigation. It provides access to remote libraries, enhanced sort, filter and group options and has a unique document map view mode.

Document Management, SharePoint

Hierarchical Filtering using K-Docs View

K-Docs View enhances SharePoint’s functionality by enabling hierarchical filtering, a feature lacking as standard. It allows users to tag documents using a structured taxonomy, improving organisation and retrieval. By configuring managed metadata columns and selecting appropriate terms, users can filter documents efficiently.

Document Management, SharePoint

K-Docs Overview

K-Docs is a suite of four Freemium products enhancing document management in SharePoint: K-Docs Approve for formal approvals, K-Docs View for easy document access, K-Docs Publish for document distribution balk PDF conversion or to publish Word Documents as a SharePoint Modern Site Page, and K-Docs Acknowledge for tracking user acknowledgments. The suite aims to streamline compliance and improve efficiency in information management.

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