Create Custom HTML Forms for SharePoint with this jQuery Plugin

Create Custom HTML Forms for SharePoint with this jQuery Plugin

There is a big need to build fully customizable forms in SharePoint. I have tried several form builders, but wasn’t really happy with the restrictions that it comes with. So I wrote this plugin that will create HTML forms in SharePoint. It requires very little code (it’s all HTML). But the most important thing is […]

Build a SharePoint Single-Page App using nothing but Front-End Code

Build a SharePoint Single-Page App using nothing but Front-End Code

For this session, I would like to show you how to build a “mini” single page application in SharePoint 2013. A single page application that is ALL Front-end code (JavaScript, HTML and CSS); while using SP’s REST services. We’re also using Bootstrap for the responsiveness and tab interface, Handlebars for the templating, as well as […]

Build a Better Photo Gallery for SharePoint using REST and Handlebars

Build a Better Photo Gallery for SharePoint using REST and Handlebars

Working with SharePoint’s REST API is pretty cool. Lately, I’ve been writing plenty of applications where the entire CRUD is involved; all using SharePoint lists behind the scenes. Meaning, the entire front end is entirely up to me to build. This way, I can use different JavaScript libraries and frameworks when building these interfaces. Note […]

Understanding SharePoint’s REST and Search API Part 1 – Selecting Items

Understanding SharePoint’s REST and Search API Part 1 – Selecting Items

SharePoint 2013 has a REST API that exposes plenty of information about users, lists and document libraries. For front end developers, this is a gold mine. A gold mine because of two things: 1) SharePoint’s out of the box UI is pretty bad, and 2) SharePoint’s out of the box UI is pretty bad. Update […]

How to make a SharePoint List work with Bootstrap – using SPServices and jQuery

How to make a SharePoint List work with Bootstrap – using SPServices and jQuery

For those of you who have worked with SharePoint in the past, particularly with lists, CEWPs (Content Editor Web Part) and front end code, then you probably know that these lists do not work well in mobile. The markup is just too messy – invalid tags, divs inside spans, inline Javascripts, inline styles and even […]