The Anatomy of a SharePoint URL
Just like doctors must know the anatomy of a human body well, it helps if we, SharePoint guys and girls, understand the anatomy of SharePoint. SharePoint URL to be precise.…
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Why flat SharePoint Site Architecture makes total sense
“The World Is Flat” is the title of one of my favorite books by Thomas Friedman on the effect of globalization in the 21st century. However, the same title or…
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No, SharePoint subsites are not evil!
Ever since Microsoft has announced the release of hub sites, SharePoint community has revived the century-old debate about the best ways to organize SharePoint subsites and site collections. I even…
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Site Collections, Sites, Pages, Document Libraries, and Folders – putting it all together
Over the course of the last few years, I published a number of posts explaining the difference between sites and site collections, sites and pages, document libraries and folders. I…
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2 ways to design SharePoint Taxonomy for an organization
Organizations brave enough to venture into the world of structured content and metadata-based content organization face an important decision in the early stages of SharePoint implementation. How to properly design…
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How many sites do I have in the Site Collection?
I bet you wanna know. As your SharePoint Intranet grows by leaps and bounds, you want to be in control and know how many sites/subsites you have in your environment.…
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2 ways to view Site hierarchy of a site collection
As SharePoint Intranet matures in your organization, you will find your users creating an ever-increasing number of SharePoint sites. In one of the previous blog posts, I have outlined some…
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Site vs. Subsite in SharePoint
What’s the difference between a site and a subsite in SharePoint? I hear this question quite a lot from my clients and blog followers. In the past, I have written…
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How to structure sites in your SharePoint Intranet
If you are building an Intranet in SharePoint, then one of the first things you need to decide is the proper site hierarchy for your Intranet. With this post, I…
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What are all these site collections in SharePoint?
When you get going with Office 365/SharePoint Online subscription and access your SharePoint Administration Center for the first time, one thing you will notice is that there are certain site…
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I’m Greg Zelfond, a U.S. based SharePoint consultant, and I provide affordable out-of-the-box SharePoint consulting, training, and configuration assistance to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
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