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Developing
Branding
Solutions for 2013Thomas Daly
tdalybandrsolutionscom
About Me SharePoint Consultant BampR Business Solutions
Developer
Branding
Focused on the UI side of things
Community Involvement Speaker
NJ SP Princeton User Group
SharePoint Saturday NYC organizer
NothingButSharePointcom ndash Helper Contributor
My SharePoint Blog MSDN forums
Topics wersquoll cover Creating Branding Based Project in Visual
Studio 2012
Deploying Assets Themes
CSS Images amp JavaScript
Master Pages
Composed Looks
Additional Page Head
CSSRegistration ScriptLink Cache Busting
Feature Receivers
Where are we starting from
Master
PageCSS
Theme
Palette
ImagesWeb Fonts
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual
Studio 2012
Quick Deploy [Mavention]
CSS Plugin
Development Environment
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
About Me SharePoint Consultant BampR Business Solutions
Developer
Branding
Focused on the UI side of things
Community Involvement Speaker
NJ SP Princeton User Group
SharePoint Saturday NYC organizer
NothingButSharePointcom ndash Helper Contributor
My SharePoint Blog MSDN forums
Topics wersquoll cover Creating Branding Based Project in Visual
Studio 2012
Deploying Assets Themes
CSS Images amp JavaScript
Master Pages
Composed Looks
Additional Page Head
CSSRegistration ScriptLink Cache Busting
Feature Receivers
Where are we starting from
Master
PageCSS
Theme
Palette
ImagesWeb Fonts
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual
Studio 2012
Quick Deploy [Mavention]
CSS Plugin
Development Environment
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Topics wersquoll cover Creating Branding Based Project in Visual
Studio 2012
Deploying Assets Themes
CSS Images amp JavaScript
Master Pages
Composed Looks
Additional Page Head
CSSRegistration ScriptLink Cache Busting
Feature Receivers
Where are we starting from
Master
PageCSS
Theme
Palette
ImagesWeb Fonts
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual
Studio 2012
Quick Deploy [Mavention]
CSS Plugin
Development Environment
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Where are we starting from
Master
PageCSS
Theme
Palette
ImagesWeb Fonts
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual
Studio 2012
Quick Deploy [Mavention]
CSS Plugin
Development Environment
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
SharePoint Server 2013
Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual
Studio 2012
Quick Deploy [Mavention]
CSS Plugin
Development Environment
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Considerations
Where will you deploy files
Will it be a Sandbox or Farm level solution
Will it be SPSite or SPWeb based scoping
Will you be auto applying master pages themes or composed looks
Will you be pushing branding down to subsites
Will you need any additional scripts to programmatically apply unapply
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Building Simple Project
Mapped Images Folder
Feature Image
Mapped Layouts Folder
CSS Files
Images
JS Files
Modules
Master Pages
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Deploying a Composed Look
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
What do we need in a
Composed Look
Master Page
Theme Palette
Background Image [optional]
Font Scheme [optional]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Building the Project
Modules
Theme [Definition]
Fonts [Definition]
Layouts
Web Fonts
Background Image
Elements
Composed Look [Definition]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Alternative Branding Technique
No Custom Master Page
Attach Custom Style Sheets or Scripts
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Additional Page Head
Additional Page Head ndash a delegate
control located in the ltHEADgt of
SharePoint master pages Can be used to
load multiple controls via code without
touching the master page directly
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
User Control amp Element
Element
User Control
Feature
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Sandbox Solution Alternative
Like a trick ScriptLink is used to link JS files
CustomAction
ltCustomAction Id=SiteCSS Location=ScriptLink
ScriptBlock=documentwrite(ampltlink
rel=ampquotstylesheetampquot
type=ampquottextcssampquot
href=ampquot_layouts15SharePointProject1myStyles
cssampquotampgtamplt + linkampgt)
Sequence=203 gt
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Building the Project
User Control
Element
Pointer to User Control
Sandbox ScriptLink
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Feature Application of BrandingFeature
Feature Receiver
Composed Look
Site Icon
Master Page
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Auto Brand New Sites By default (Non-Publishing) SharePoint does not
trickle down applied themes master page amp css By creating Web Provisioned Event Handler we
can make the new children sites have the same branding as their parent
Common things to set are Master Page Url
Custom Master Page Url
Site Logo
Parent Navigation
Theme Composed Look Use Synchronous Property
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Optimization Techniques
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Consideration for CSS amp
JavaScript
CSS Files
Use CSSRegistraiton
JavaScript Files
Use ScriptLink
Top Reasons
SharePoint Ensures
Loading Once
Can specify what
to load after
Uses SharePoint
built-in cache
busting
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Cache Busting
Calculated MD5 hash of the file contents
Will ensure a fresh copy will be delivered
Auto-gen hash each time file is modified
File must be relative to the layouts
[CSS]
_layouts1033stylesltMyFoldergtltMyFilecssgt
[JS]
_layoutsltMyFoldergtltMyFilejsgt
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
Questions or Comments
Contact information
Thomas M Daly
Company ndash httpwwwbandrsolutionscom
Blog ndash httpthomasdalynet
Twitter - _TomDaly_
TdalyBandRSolutionscom [work]
thomasmdalyhotmailcom [personal]
