How to Create a Feature in SharePoint 2010? – Step by Step
In this article, I’m demonstrating how to create a feature in SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010 in 10 easy steps:
Step 1: Create a new project in Visual Studio 2010, Choose SharePoint 2010 – Empty SharePoint Project Template, Name the project. Here I’ve named it: Crescent.TitleChanger.Feature
Step 2: Enter the existing SharePoint 2010 site’s URL for debugging, Choose the solution type as “Deploy as a farm solution”
On clicking Finish button, Visual Studio will create a project structure as below.
Step 3: Right click the Features node, Choose “Add Feature”
Step 4: This will add a feature with name “Feature1” to the project. Rename “Feature1”, it give it some meaning . I’ve named it as “Crescent.TitleChanger”
Step 5: Change the Title, Descriptions of the feature accordingly. Set the Scope of the project to “Web”
Step 6: Add a Event Receiver to the project by right clicking “Crescent.TitleChanger” and choose “Add Event Receiver”
Now, we’ll get the Feature code(Crescent.EventReceiver.CS) added to our project.
Step 7: Open the Feature’s event receiver code, Un-comment These two methods:
- FeatureActivated – We’ll place the code to change the Site title to “Feature Activated” inside.
- FeatureDeactivating – To change the Site title to “Feature De-Activated”
Step 8. Update the code for Feature receiver as:
public override void FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
{
using(SPWeb web = (SPWeb)properties.Feature.Parent)
{
//Change the Web's Title Property and update
web.Title = "Feature Activated";
web.Update();
}
}
public override void FeatureDeactivating(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties)
{
using (SPWeb web = (SPWeb)properties.Feature.Parent)
{
//Set the Title from Property
web.Title = "Feature De-Activated";
web.Update();
}
}
Step 9: Build and deploy the Project
Step 10: Activate the feature by going to Site Actions >> Site Settings >> Manage Site Features
Click on “Activate” next to our feature “Crescent – Title Changer”
 See it in action! The site title has been changed to “Feature Activated”
That’s all! we’ve created a custom feature in SharePoint 2010!!
Simple and v easy to understand
very useful
Thanks 🙂