How to Integrate Google Analytics with SharePoint 2013 / 2016?

Google Analytics is a popular free service for website analytics. Why don’t we use Google analytics with our SharePoint sites? Here is how to add Google analytics to SharePoint 2013: Step 1: Sign-up & Get Google Analytics Tracking code You need to have a Google Analytics account to start with! Signup for…

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How to create a Redirect (URL Shortcut) to a Subsite in SharePoint?

Requirement:We have a sub-site located at the URL – https://sharepoint.crescent.com/sites/marketing/regions/us/brandcenter/, and the requirement is to create a shortcut to this subsite. That is the URL shortcut: https://brandcenter.com should redirect to the above subsite. Solution: To redirect to a subsite in SharePoint, let us use the IIS HTTP Redirect module. Follow these steps…

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Default View Missing – Incremental Search Crawl Stuck – Solution

Problem: SharePoint incremental crawl stuck at a particular point of time – without changing the crawling status from: “Crawling Incremental”. No progress in search crawl log. No new items were included in the search crawl. Root cause: Default view files/associations missing in some of the lists and libraries. When crawler crawls those…

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Configure Self Service Site Creation in SharePoint

What is Self Service Site Creation in SharePoint? To create a new site collection in SharePoint, Usually, SharePoint Administrators use the SharePoint Central Administration site or SharePoint Management Shell. The self-Service Site Creation feature enables end-users to create site collections within a particular web application on their own. Self-service site creation is…

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Upload Master Page to SharePoint using PowerShell

Requirement: We have a SharePoint 2013 master page from third-party consultants and would like to copy-apply the master page to SharePoint sites. PowerShell script to upload Master page to SharePoint: Have you ever created a master page in SharePoint and uploaded it to your sites? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was…

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Storage Analysis Report for SharePoint Document Library

Requirement: On a huge document library, We needed to analyze all documents stored and figure out what files are taking up the most space to move documents into individual libraries/folders, as this larger library causes latency issues. PowerShell script to generate storage metrics report on SharePoint library: Are you looking for a…

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How to Hide Quick Launch Bar in SharePoint 2013 / 2016?

How to hide SharePoint quick launch?Want to remove the quick launch from SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint 2016 sites, perhaps to see the home page in full width? How to hide a quick launch in SharePoint 2013? Well, to enable or disable Quick Launch through the SharePoint 2013 user interface, Go to: Site…

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Increase Maximum File Upload Size in SharePoint

SharePoint 2013’s default file upload size is 250 MB! To upload large files, you have to change the “Maximum Upload Size” setting in SharePoint 2013 Central administration site. How to increase file upload size in SharePoint 2013 / 2016? The maximum upload size setting is configured per web application. To change the…

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Enable Anonymous Access in SharePoint using PowerShell

How to Enable Anonymous Access in SharePoint using PowerShell? Enabling anonymous access in SharePoint allows users who are not logged into the system to view and interact with content. Continuing with my last post, How to Enable Anonymous Access in SharePoint 2013? In this blog post, we’ll show you how to enable…

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