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What is it? Microsoft has re-invented how third-party / custom-developed software can plug into SharePoint. Web part still remains; however Microsoft is pushing the new SharePoint App Model instead of web part. Apps are self-contained pieces of functionality that extends the capabilities of a SharePoint website. Apps will be executed outside the SharePoint Server, either in the on-premise server or in the Cloud based server.  This makes Apps easier for installation & clean-up.  A farm solution in SharePoint requires full trust whereas sandbox solutions are very restricted. In order to bridge this gap Microsoft has come up with this App model. Sandboxed Solutions are deprecated and new custom solutions should be provided through Apps. A new concept of App Store and App catalogue has been introduced for global and local app hosting respectively. Microsoft’s Motivation behind App Model SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 have gained large-scale adoption worldwi...

One of my team member was face an issue regarding the web parts on a page i.e." The maximum number of Web Parts for all zones on this page has been exceeded ". After analysis I found on that page there are 60+ web parts on that page. I am sharing the quick solution with you. Resolution To resolve this issue you have to set the Web Part limit in application web.config. file. There are two Web Part limit attributes: · MaxZoneParts specifies the total number of Web Parts allowed within all Web Part zones on a Web Part Page. · PropertySize specifies the maximum number of bytes used to store Web Part properties on the server. The following example sets the Web Part limit attributes <SharePoint>     <WebPartLimits MaxZoneParts=" 50 " PropertySize=" 1048576 " /> </SharePoint> You just have to update the MaxZoneParts value to web parts count availabe on your page or exceed and update the PropertySize value. ...

I have posted a new web part on codeplex a brief description is provided below URL: http://tod.codeplex.com/ The "Thought / Tip of the Day" Web Part selects a random item from the specified SharePoint Custom List or a selected RSS Feed and displays a picture, a title and a thought/tip. The Web Part can be used with WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010. You can configure the following web part properties: • the SharePoint list containing the thoughts / tips • RSS Feed URL for external thoughts / tips • the List fields corresponding to the picture, title and thoughts / tips • a picture (Optional) • show a new thoughts / tips every day or on every page refresh This allows you to display random data contained in any SharePoint List by specifying the desired SharePoint List name and the desired list column names. Installation Instructions: 1. download the Thought / Tip of the Day Web Part wsp file 2. Install the wsp file and deploy to server farm. 3. If y...