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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The article discusses building successful SharePoint Intranet portals, emphasising the importance of a straightforward information architecture (IA). It categorises information spaces (consumer, production, archive) and warns against aligning an Intranet with organisational structures, instead advocating a functional design
In this article I discuss the classification of documents in every organisations into 3 categories: Controlled Documents, which govern business processes; Records, which are produced during these processes; and Transient Documents, which hold no long-term value. Effective management and governance are essential for Controlled Documents and Records to ensure consistency and compliance.
It’s a Modern World Unless you’ve been burying your head in the sand for the past 18 months or just
If you don’t know what the KCF is then here is probably not the best place to start and I
If you’ve read any of my previous articles on the Kaboodle Classification Framework (KCF) then you’ll know that development of
This article provides an overview of the Conceptual View of the Kaboodle Classification Framework (KCF)
The public facing sites of O365 are reaching end of life. Now is the time to take action or risk being caught with your pants down!
