Comments on: How to brand a SharePoint Portal or Site for best results – Part 3 http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3 Business, Life and SharePoint Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Moore http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-358 Michael Moore Fri, 20 May 2011 13:34:52 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-358 does the sharepoint portal have to say "sharepoint" on the front page? does the sharepoint portal have to say “sharepoint” on the front page?

]]> By: Amar Galla http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-75 Amar Galla Tue, 16 May 2006 23:05:46 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-75 Hi Michael, is it giving any errors? Remember the alternate header will work only on pages from the _layouts folder when accessed in the context of your site / subsite. Also, when you created your subsite, the template you chose to create that subsite, will define which alternate header will be used. e.g If you go to you subsite, and click on create to create or documents and lists or site settings, the pages which will follow, will use the alternate header if it found it properly. Hi Michael, is it giving any errors? Remember the alternate header will work only on pages from the _layouts folder when accessed in the context of your site / subsite. Also, when you created your subsite, the template you chose to create that subsite, will define which alternate header will be used.

e.g If you go to you subsite, and click on create to create or documents and lists or site settings, the pages which will follow, will use the alternate header if it found it properly.

]]> By: http:// http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-74 http:// Tue, 16 May 2006 22:05:59 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-74 I know you have to add the AlternateHeader before creating the site, but are you refering to the top-level site or a subsite? I added it,restarted IIS and created a subsite and its not working. Any suggestions? Project Title="Fuse Team Web Site" ListDir="Lists" xmlns:ows="Microsoft SharePoint" AlternateHeader=”_layouts/1033/FuseAlternateHeader.aspx” I know you have to add the AlternateHeader before creating the site, but are you refering to the top-level site or a subsite? I added it,restarted IIS and created a subsite and its not working. Any suggestions?

Project Title=”Fuse Team Web Site” ListDir=”Lists” xmlns:ows=”Microsoft SharePoint” AlternateHeader=”_layouts/1033/FuseAlternateHeader.aspx”

]]> By: Amar Galla http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-73 Amar Galla Mon, 15 May 2006 14:05:25 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-73 The SPS template is only applicable for the main root portal. For any team sites, they use the STS template. So for team sites you will need to edit the STS template. And yes, they will reflect the change on all sites already created ( with some limitations like existing lists will not be deleted if they are removed from the onet.xml ). Also if you have edited your site using frontpage then editing template will have no effect. The SPS template is only applicable for the main root portal. For any team sites, they use the STS template. So for team sites you will need to edit the STS template. And yes, they will reflect the change on all sites already created ( with some limitations like existing lists will not be deleted if they are removed from the onet.xml ). Also if you have edited your site using frontpage then editing template will have no effect.

]]> By: Boris http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-72 Boris Thu, 11 May 2006 16:05:23 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-72 OK, so I would do it for my first portal. For the second one I have to do the same, havn't I? If yes, does the changes on the standard sps tamplate change the sites alredy based on it? OK,

so I would do it for my first portal. For the second one I have to do the same, havn’t I?
If yes, does the changes on the standard sps tamplate change the sites alredy based on it?

]]> By: Amar Galla http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-71 Amar Galla Thu, 11 May 2006 15:05:33 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-71 Best option, keep the main portal template (SPS) as it is. Don't change the name, but you are free to change the lists, html and onet.xml of that SPS template. Make all your changes to that template, and when you are ready, then create a new portal. It will by default pick up the SPS template, ( which you would have customised by now ), and hence essentially you have your own customised template. Best option, keep the main portal template (SPS) as it is. Don’t change the name, but you are free to change the lists, html and onet.xml of that SPS template. Make all your changes to that template, and when you are ready, then create a new portal. It will by default pick up the SPS template, ( which you would have customised by now ), and hence essentially you have your own customised template.

]]> By: Boris http://amargalla.com/Blog/sharepoint/45-how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-70 Boris Thu, 11 May 2006 13:05:31 +0000 /blog/archive/2006/03/27/how-to-brand-a-sharepoint-portal-or-site-for-best-results-part-3.aspx#comment-70 Hallo Amar, Thank you for the article, I have searched for this info half a year. It is very usefull for us because we run more then one portal on a single server. I have a question to the creation of portals. By creation of WSS sites I have the abilyti to choose the Theme/Template to use for the creation. By creation of a portal the standard template is used(SPSNHOME I think). How can I change this behavior? What I want to achive: Portal based on my own template. So that I don't have to touch any site in the DB and the hole layout of the portal results from my template(s). Look forward to your reply. Boris Hallo Amar,

Thank you for the article, I have searched for this info half a year. It is very usefull for us because we run more then one portal on a single server.

I have a question to the creation of portals. By creation of WSS sites I have the abilyti to choose the Theme/Template to use for the creation. By creation of a portal the standard template is used(SPSNHOME I think). How can I change this behavior?

What I want to achive:
Portal based on my own template. So that I don’t have to touch any site in the DB and the hole layout of the portal results from my template(s).

Look forward to your reply.

Boris

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