This page contains links and resources specific to Web Content Management (WCM). WCM part of a larger Enterprise Content Management (ECM) strategy that's part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. MOSS is built on top of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3.
Microsoft's SharePoint product stack is now so vast, that WCM specific links could easily get lost in the sea of resources. Therefore this page will only contain links specific to WCM and not MOSS or WSS as a whole. If you're looking for links for MOSS or WSS, I've included links to some other link-fests in the General SharePoint Information section within this page.Some general SharePoint topics are listed here, such as content types and workflow, when I felt they would be of enough interest for WCM site owners, designers, and developers.
Categories
Accessibility
Checklist of Checkpoints for WCAG 1.0 How WCAG 2.0 Drafts Differ from WCAG 1.0 Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 508, Section 1194.22: Web-based standards
W3C Markup Validation Service WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0[back to top]
Authentication
Anonymous Users, Forms Pages, and the Lockdown Feature Configuring Multiple Authentication Providers for SharePoint 2007 Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 3 of 3): Creating and Configuring WCM-Enabled Sites Enabling Custom Authentication for SharePoint 2007 Implementing Forms Authentication in MOSS Beta 2 with the ASP.NET SQL Provider - Part 1 Implementing Forms Authentication in MOSS Beta 2 with the ASP.NET SQL Provider - Part 2 SharePoint 2007 Forms Authentication [back to top]
Blogs
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Books
AC's "Best Damn SharePoint Books" List AC's Bookshelf (recommended reading for SharePoint developers)
Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building WCM Sites with Office SharePoint Server Windows SharePoint Services Beta 2 IT Pro Documentation[back to top]
Code Sample
SharePoint 2007 WCM Field Controls SharePoint 2007 WCM Utilities SharePoint 2007 WCM Web Parts Taxonomy/Tagging Starter Kit for SharePoint Server[back to top]
Community
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Community - Mailing List
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Community - Newsgroup
microsoft.public.cmserver.general [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.cmserver.general [WWW client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.design_and_customization [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.design_and_customization [WWW client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.development_and_programming [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.development_and_programming [WWW client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.general [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.general [WWW client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.server.excel_services [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.server.forms_services [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.setup_and_administration [NNTP client link] microsoft.public.sharepoint.setup_and_administration [WWW client link][back to top]
Community - Online Forum
SharePoint - Design and Customization SharePoint - Development and Programming SharePoint - Enterprise Content Management SharePoint - Search SharePoint - Setup, Upgrade, Administration and Operation SharePoint - Workflow[back to top]
Content Deployment
2007 Office System Starter Kit: Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit Content deployment in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Content Deployment – Step By Step Tutorial Content Migration Package Explorer Deep Dive into the SharePoint Content Deployment and Migration API - Part 1 Deep Dive into the SharePoint Content Deployment and Migration API - Part 2 Deep Dive into the SharePoint Content Deployment and Migration API - Part 3 Deep Dive into the SharePoint Content Deployment and Migration API - Part 4 Deep Dive into the SharePoint Content Deployment and Migration API - Part 5
MOSS SDK: Deploying Content Between Servers
OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Navigation, Caching, and Operations TechNet: Design Content Deployment Topology TechNet: Design Document Conversions Topology TechNet: Plan Content Deployment[back to top]
Content Types
Content Types - The Soul of a New Paradigm Creating & Using Content Types in WSS v3 Creating & Using Site Columns in WSS v3 Introducing Content Types for Windows SharePoint Services Virtual Lab What are Content Type IDs? What are Content Types? (by Martin Kearn) What are Content Types? (By Ted Pattison)[back to top]
Development Practices, Tips & Utilities
Adding Intellisense When Editing XML Files in WSS v3 / MOSS 2007 Building TylerButler.com, Part 1: Planning and Basic Branding (with links to part 2 and part 3) Debugging tips for SharePoint Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 1 of 2) Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Part 2 of 2) How to Create a MOSS 2007 VPC Image: The Whole 9 Yards How to create your own custom 404 error page and handle redirect in SharePoint 2007 Increased performance for MOSS apps using the PortalSiteMapProvider Make your SharePoint debugging experience a little less painful Moving From Design To Reality - Building HedKandi.com in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Moving layout files (master pages, page layouts, CSS, etc.) in a MOSS Publishing site between multiple environments SharePoint 2007 Features SharePoint 2007 Minimal Publishing site SharePoint developer tips and tricks Understanding Site Pages versus Application Pages Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites Using Visual Studio 2005, MakeCab.exe and MSBuild to Create Window SharePoint Services v3 Solution Files (*.WSP's)[back to top]
Document Converters
Add DOC to PDF and Other Conversions to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with Aspose Components
Configure the document-to-Web page converters Convert an InfoPath form to a Web page Convert a Word document to a Web page Convert an XML file to a Web page Document Converter Framework Sample OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Page Authoring and Rendering Moving From Design To Reality - Building HedKandi.com in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007[back to top]
Documentation & Reference (official)
2007 Office System Document: Developer Posters How to: Add a Button to the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize Asset Pickers How to: Customize Navigation How to: Customize Styles How to: Customize the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize the Page Editing Toolbar How to: Customize the Site Actions Menu How to: Display Custom Fields in a Content Query Web Part Microsoft.Office.RightsManagement.InformationPolicy Namespace Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow Namespace MOSS 2007 SDK MOSS 2007 SDK TechNet: Office SharePoint Server 2007 TechNet: Plan for Administrative and Service Accounts TechNet: Windows SharePoint Services v3 Using Columns and Content Types to Organize and Manage Your Content in Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) Using Content Types in Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) and SharePoint Server 2007 Using Record Repository Features in Windows SharePoint Services (version 3) and SharePoint Server 2007 Windows SharePoint Services Content Type Object WSS v3 SDK WSS v3 SDK[back to top]
Documentation & Reference (unofficial)
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Extensibility
Adding Custom Quick Access Buttons to the Page Editing Toolbar in SharePoint Server 2007 Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 2 of 3): Extending WCM How to: Add a Button to the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize Asset Pickers How to: Customize the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize the Page Editing Toolbar How to: Customize the Site Actions Menu OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Navigation, Caching, and Operations OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Page Authoring and Rendering
OfficeDevCon06UK - Developing Web Content Management solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Restore current published major version Console Action[back to top]
Features
Creating and Testing Features with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Moving layout files (master pages, page layouts, CSS, etc.) in a MOSS Publishing site between multiple environments SharePoint 2007 Features Using the ElementFile node in Feature definitions saves you in the deployment Visual Studio WSSv3 Feature Project Template What are Features? What's a MOSS 2007 vs. WSS v3 Feature? [back to top]
Field Controls
Custom Field Types Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 2 of 3): Extending WCM How to: Customize XSL for the Content Query Web Part OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Page Authoring and Rendering OfficeDevCon06UK - Developing Web Content Management solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007 SharePoint 2007 WCM Field Controls Using field value controls and edit mode panels to tweak your page rendering [back to top]
General SharePoint Information
Channel9 - PJ Hough and others - First look at next version of SharePoint Channel9 - SharePoint Products and Technologies 2007 -- the server side of Office Heather Solomon's SharePoint Resources Links Joris Poelmans's Office 2007, SharePoint Server 2007 and WSS v3 Beta 2 Link Galore (v6) Mark Kruger's 2007 MOSS Resource Links Microsoft Office SharePoint Server TechCenter Mike Walsh's WSS FAQ MIX06 - 2007 Microsoft Office System SharePoint Deployment Capacity & Performance Planning 2003 & 2007 What you need to know... What Is Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS)? What Is Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)?[back to top]
How To's
Adding Code-Behind Files to Master Pages and Page Layouts in SharePoint Server 2007 Adding Custom Quick Access Buttons to the Page Editing Toolbar in SharePoint Server 2007 Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts for WSS v3 Configuring Multiple Authentication Providers for SharePoint 2007 Creating & Customizing Site Pages with SharePoint Designer 2007 Creating & Using Content Types in WSS v3 Creating & Using Site Columns in WSS v3 Creating Custom Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007 Creating Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services Virtual Lab Customizing SharePoint 2007: Using SharePoint Designer Customizing SharePoint 2007: Using the browser Enabling Custom Authentication for SharePoint 2007 How to: Add a Button to the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize Asset Pickers How to: Customize Navigation How to: Customize Styles How to: Customize the HTML Editor Field Control How to: Customize the Page Editing Toolbar How to: Customize the Site Actions Menu How to: Display Custom Fields in a Content Query Web Part Implementing Forms Authentication in MOSS Beta 2 with the ASP.NET SQL Provider - Part 1 Implementing Forms Authentication in MOSS Beta 2 with the ASP.NET SQL Provider - Part 2 Installing a New Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Portal: Step-by-Step Instructions Office SharePoint Server 2007 Video: Web Content Management in Office SharePoint Server 2007 SharePoint 2007 Beta 2: Customizing the Content Query Web Part XSL SharePoint 2007 Forms Authentication SharePoint Designer Help & How-to Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites Walkthrough: Using the SharePoint Server 2007 Approval Workflow[back to top]
InfoPath
InfoPath 2007 Resources OfficeDevCon06 - InfoPath 2007: Development, Deployment, and Hosting for Rich and Browser Forms OfficeDevCon06 - InfoPath 2007: Integrating InfoPath Forms into Workflow Solutions and Business Processes[back to top]
Installation, Setup & Configuration
How can I make my web site faster with caching ? Installing a New Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Portal: Step-by-Step Instructions Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 RTM Redistributable Package Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 RTM Trial (180 day) Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Planning for Capacity Boundaries, Estimating Performance & Capacity Requirements, Additional Factors, and Tools (MOSS) Planning for Capacity Boundaries, Estimating Performance & Capacity Requirements, Additional Factors, and Tools (WSS) SharePoint Deployment Capacity & Performance Planning 2003 & 2007 What you need to know... Using SPWebConfigModification to modify a SharePoint web application's web.config for all servers in the farm Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 RTM (Windows Workflow Foundation) Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (RTM)[back to top]
Master Pages & Page Layouts
Adding Code-Behind Files to Master Pages and Page Layouts in SharePoint Server 2007 Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 1 of 3): Understanding Web Content Management and the Default Features Customizing SharePoint 2007: Using SharePoint Designer Customizing SharePoint 2007: Using the browser Having Default Web Parts in new Pages Based Off Page Layouts in MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites Heather's Base Master Page File for SharePoint 2007 Master Page STSADM Commands for MOSS OfficeDevCon06 - Building and Branding Web Sites Using the Web Content Management Capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007 Office SharePoint Server 2007 Video: Web Content Management in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Page anatomy in Office SharePoint Server 2007 SharePoint 2007 Features SharePoint 2007 Minimal Publishing site[back to top]
Migration & Upgrade
Assessing and Analyzing Your MCMS 2002 Application for Migration CMS Assessment Tool Designing Your MCMS 2002 Solution for Reusability Improving an IT Self-Help Portal User Experience: Technical Case Study (Migrating from MCMS 2002 -> MOSS 2007 WCM) Information for SPS 2003 & MCMS 2002 Developers Mapping MCMS 2002 APIs to SharePoint Server 2007 Migrating a Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Website TechEdUSA2006 - Migrating Your Content Management Server 2002 Web Sites to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 MSDN Office Dev Center: Migration & Upgrade Center MSDN Webcast - The Evolution of Web Content Management in the 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Planning MCMS 2002 Application Migration to SharePoint Server 2007 SharePoint Server 2007 for MCMS 2002 Developers Stefan's Common Errors and Warnings when migrating a MCMS database to MOSS 2007 TechNet Webcast - Preparing for Web Content Management with the Office SharePoint Server Upgrading an MCMS 2002 Application to SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 1 of 2) Upgrading an MCMS 2002 Application to SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 2 of 2)[back to top]
Navigation
Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 2 of 3): Extending WCM How to: Customize Navigation MOSS Navigation Deep-Dive - Part 1 MOSS Navigation Deep-Dive - Part 2 OfficeDevCon06 - SharePoint Server 2007: Extending Web Content Management Features - Navigation, Caching, and Operations[back to top]
Performance
Additional performance and capacity planning factors How to Optimize a SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management Site for Performance[back to top]
Permissions & Security
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Product Information
2007 Microsoft Office System Packaging 2007 Microsoft Office System Pricing Microsof Office SharePoint Server 2007 Evaluation Guide MOSS SDK: Web Content Management Overview[back to top]
Search
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SharePoint Designer
Add custom workflow activities to SharePoint Designer Authoring workflows in WSS v3 - to use SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio, that is the the question! Creating & Customizing Site Pages with SharePoint Designer 2007 Creating Custom Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007 TechEdUSA2006 - Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007: Create and Customize SharePoint Web Sites and Build Workflow-Enabled Applications MSDN Webcast - Developing SharePoint Workflows Using Visual Studio 2005 SharePoint Designer Help & How-to Walkthrough: Using the SharePoint Server 2007 Approval Workflow[back to top]
Training & Education
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UI Customization
Creating & Customizing Site Pages with SharePoint Designer 2007 How to: Customize Styles OfficeDevCon06 - Customizing the Look and Feel of SharePoint Sites[back to top]
Unclassified
Channel9 - MS Office Screencasts Channel9 - MS Office Videos, Podcasts, & Screencasts Channel9 - SharePoint Videos, Podcasts, & Screencasts[back to top]
Utilities
AC's WCM Custom Commands for STSADM.EXE Application Pool Manager CAML Builder 2007 Content Migration Package Explorer Feature Explorer MOSS Query Tool SharePoint 2007 Test Data Population Tool SharePoint 2007 WCM Utilities SharePoint Manager 2007 Stramit SharePoint 2007 CAML Viewer [back to top]
Variations & Localization
Customizing and Branding Web Content Management-Enabled SharePoint Sites (Part 3 of 3): Creating and Configuring WCM-Enabled Sites OfficeDevCon06 - Building and Branding Web Sites Using the Web Content Management Capabilities of SharePoint Server 2007 OfficeDevCon06UK - Developing Web Content Management solutions with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Plan for Building Multilingual Solutions by Using SharePoint Products and Technologies[back to top]
WCM Information
TechEdUSA2006 - Dot-Com Meets SharePoint: Building an Internet-Facing Web Site Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Improvements in Web Browser Compatibility MIX06 - Build Your Next Generation Internet Site Using SharePoint Technologies - 2007! MOSS: cross-browser support, WCM XHTML compliance, and ASP.NET 2.0 vs. WSS v3 Web Parts MSDN Webcast - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management for Content Owners and Authors MSDN Webcast - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management for Site Administrators and Owners MSDN Webcast - The Evolution of Web Content Management in the 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server SharePoint 2007 - Built on ASP.NET 2.0 TechNet Webcast - Preparing for Web Content Management with the Office SharePoint Server TechEdUSA2006 - Using the Web Content Management Features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to Build Great Looking Sites What are the MOSS Web Content Management (WCM) Features?[back to top]
WCM Websites
2007 Microsoft Office Preview Site MCMSFAQ.com Office Developer Center SharePoint Server 2007 Developer Portal Windows SharePoint Services Development Center[back to top]
Web Parts
Building ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts for WSS v3 Having Default Web Parts in new Pages Based Off Page Layouts in MOSS 2007 Publishing Sites Model-View-Presenter Pattern with SharePoint Web Parts SharePoint 2007 WCM Web Parts What are Web Parts?[back to top]
Web Part (Content Query Web Part)
Configuring and Customizing The Content By Query Web Part Customizing Content Query RSS Feeds Customizing the Content Query Web Part and Custom Item Styles Customizing the Content Query Web Part XSL Enhanced Content Query Web Part HOWTO: Customize the Content Query Web Part by using Custom Properties HOWTO: Display Custom Fields in a Content Query Web Part Subclassing the Content Query Web Part: Adding Dynamic Filtering Visual How-To: Customizing Content Query Web Parts by Using Custom Properties in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Visual How-To: Displaying Custom Fields in Content Query Web Parts in Office SharePoint Server 2007[back to top]
Web Parts (3rd party, custom, downloadable, etc)
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Workflow
2007 Office System Starter Kit: Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit Add custom workflow activities to SharePoint Designer Authoring workflows in WSS v3 - to use SharePoint Designer or Visual Studio, that is the the question! Channel9 - Rob Lefferts - SharePoint Services and Workflow Creating Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services Virtual Lab Creating Custom Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007 Developer Introduction to Workflows for Windows SharePoint Services V3 and SharePoint Server 2007 Developing Workflows in Visual Studio: Part 7 and Final Thoughts MSDN Webcast - Developing SharePoint Workflows Using Visual Studio 2005 MSDN: Workflow Information Center OfficeDevCon06 - InfoPath 2007: Development, Deployment, and Hosting for Rich and Browser Forms OfficeDevCon06 - InfoPath 2007: Integrating InfoPath Forms into Workflow Solutions and Business Processes Understanding Workflow in Windows SharePoint Services and the 2007 Microsoft Office System Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 RTM (Windows Workflow Foundation) Walkthrough: Using the SharePoint Server 2007 Approval Workflow WSS v3 Starter Kit: Workflow Developer Starter Kit for Windows SharePoint Services V3[back to top]
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