SharePoint Saturday Kansas 2015 - Building Killer Office365 Public Sites
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Brian Culver gave a presentation on building a public site on Office 365. He discussed Office 365 licensing and the features available in different plans. He demonstrated how to enable a public site and apply branding using composed looks and Design Manager. Culver also covered limitations of public sites and how to upgrade a site. The presentation included information on responsive design, useful resources, and enabling Office 365 updates. Questions were taken at the end.
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- 1. www.expertpointsolutions.com Build a public site on Office 365 Brian Culver ● SharePoint Saturday Kansas City ● Jan 2015 Get more value from your Office 365 subscription
- 2. About Brian Culver • SharePoint Solutions Architect for Expert Point Solutions • Based in Houston, TX • Author • ProveIT! Analytics • SharePoint 2010 Unleashed • Various White Papers • Speaker and Blogger
- 3. About Brian Culver • Dad to 2 more girls (4 months old)
- 4. Thank you SPSKC15 sponsors!
- 5. Session Agenda • Office 365 Licensing 101 • Steps to use the Public Site • Demo • Public Site Limitations • Applying Branding to the Public Site • Demo • Next Steps • Response Design Demo • Upgrading you Public Site • Resource Links • Enable Office 365 First Release Updates • Questions
- 6. Office 365 Licensing 101 • Public Website available to all business plans. • The plan determines what features are available. • “P” plans – SharePoint Foundation features • Includes Small Business and Small Business Premium plans • Basic web parts and no “real” publishing • “E” plans – SharePoint Enterprise features • Most OOTB web parts and publishing features • Learn more about licensing at: • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/business/compare-all- office-365-for-business-plans-FX104051403.aspx NOTE: Things change quickly in Office 365. Things may change in the future.
- 7. Office 365 Licensing 101 • Public Website available to all business plans. • The plan determines what features are available. • “P” plans – SharePoint Foundation features • Includes Small Business and Small Business Premium plans • Basic web parts and no “real” publishing • “E” plans – SharePoint Enterprise features • Most OOTB web parts and publishing features • Learn more about licensing at: NOTE: Things change quickly in Office 365. Public sites are only available for 2 more years
- 8. Steps to use the Public Site • Start a Office 365 Enterprise E3 Trial: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=403802
- 9. Steps to use the Public Site
- 10. Steps to use the Public Site
- 11. Steps to use the Public Site • Subscribing to Office365 will give you the following URL by default: • http://[tenant]-public.sharepoint.com • Prepare the site with branding: • Branding, Content, Master Pages, etc. • We’ll talk soon about this shortly … • Lastly, click “Make Website Online” • Site doesn’t allow anonymous authentication otherwise
- 12. DEMO Understanding the Public Site
- 13. Steps to use the Public Site • Other Steps • Set up a domain name • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office-365-business/set-up-your-custom-domain-in-office- 365-RZ103990863.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102818317 • Configure domain name for the public site • http://[domain-name] or i.e.http://www.expertpointsolutions.com • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-suite-help/use-a-custom-domain-name-to- rename-your-office-365-public-website-HA102818278.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102819938 • DNS Configuration • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-suite-help/update-dns-records-to-keep-your- website-with-your-current-hosting-provider- HA102819884.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA102818278
- 14. Public Site Limitations First Impressions • Very limited UI • No subsites • No content types or site columns • No sandbox solutions • No device channels • No taxonomy-based navigation • No feature management (activation/deactivation) • No product catalog • … and several more “no’s”
- 15. Public Site Limitations • Most of these have workarounds via: • Direct URLs, such as: [siteroot]/_layouts/15/mngfield.aspx [siteroot]/_layouts/15/settings.aspx • SharePoint Designer • PowerShell scripts • Subscription Plan determines what is available. • “P” plans – SharePoint Foundation • “E” plans – SharePoint Enterprise • Some features on Office 365 are completely different than SharePoint 2013 On-Premise features
- 16. Applying Branding to the Public Site Authoring, design, and branding in SharePoint 2013 Publishing sites, client object model programming, and the new SharePoint app model Page model for publishing websites Master pages and page layouts Client-side rendering controls Sites and mobile devices Metadata and navigation in SharePoint 2013 • The Office 365 public site has the publishing features are enabled by default (2013 version) • You can leverage many technologies and approaches to branding. Different skill levels and skill sets can be used to produce great branded sites. • Here are some of the features supported for branding:
- 17. Applying Branding to the Public Site Branding Approaches by Complexity • Low • Composed looks • Themes • Moderate • Design Manager • Custom CSS • High • JavaScript Frameworks • Bootstrap • Discouraged? • Custom Master Pages
- 18. Applying Branding to the Public Site Composed Looks • Predefined look and feel (41 OOTB) • Limited to specific CSS (background, colors, fonts, …) • After picking a look, customize the background, colors, site layout and font
- 20. Applying Branding to the Public Site Advanced Options • Design Manager • Map drive to Master Page Gallery • Use choice Editor Tool • i.e. Visual Studio, Notepad++, Dreamweaver, etc. • Custom Apps for Branding • Use Apps to deploy pages, images, resources • Apps can configure sites and settings
- 21. Applying Branding to the Public Site • Open Source Branding • Responsive SharePoint Templates • https://responsivesharepoint.codeplex.com/ • Commercial Branding (Templates for Sale) • BindTuning • http://bindtuning.com/cms/sharepoint/sharepoint- 2013/theme/thebootstraptheme • $300 per template for Office 365 • $500 per template for On-prem SP2013 • VisualWeb • http://www.visualweb.fi/sitetemplates/ • $800+ per template
- 22. Next Steps • Leverage Additional technologies and the app model: • jQuery * • Bootstrap * • Responsive Design * • Mobile Views • CSOM • Publishing Workflows • Image Renditions • Social Integration
- 24. Upgrade your Public Site Upgrade Process: 1. Prepare your existing site by making sure all pages are checked in. 2. Install the Public Website Content Migration app on the new website (found in the SharePoint Store). 3. Open the migration app in the new website and follow the steps to install the app on the existing website. 4. Then, configure the app on the new website. 5. Finally, migrate content from your existing website to the new website. 6. On the new website, test all the pages and functionality. Make any needed adjustments. 7. Once the new website is ready, make it public on the Internet and change its web address to your domain name.
- 25. Upgrade your Public Site • Upgrade? Huh … • Office 365 (2010) to Office 365 (2013) • Find the two public websites: • If you’re using Office 365 Small Business, go to Admin > Manage your public website. • If you’re using any other plan, go to SharePoint admin center > Site Collections.
- 26. So … it is going away? • What will Microsoft use as a replacement?
- 27. So … it is going away? • What will Microsoft use as a replacement? • Azure IAAS
- 28. So … it is going away? • What will Microsoft use as a replacement? • Azure IAAS • Azure Web Sites
- 29. So … it is going away? • What will Microsoft use as a replacement? • Azure IAAS • Azure Web Sites • “Classic Partner Opportunity”
- 30. So … it is going away? • What will Microsoft use as a replacement? • Azure IAAS • Azure Web Sites • “Classic Partner Opportunity” • InfoPath • Ummmmm … Yeah?!!
- 31. Useful Links and Resources • Webbrewers on Office365 • http://365.webbrewers.com • Plan the Public Web Site • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise- help/plan-the-public-website-HA102772341.aspx • Use Design Manager with your Public Website in Office 365 • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/use- design-manager-with-your-public-website-in-office-365-HA102845495.aspx • Upgrading Office 365 • https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Upgrade-your-public-website-45f67b84- 2851-45f0-87ed-d9787a1f2e84 • Check for the Latest Slide Deck • http://www.slideshare.net/bculver
- 32. Useful Links and Resources • SharePoint Color Palette Tool • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38182 • Office Developer Patterns and Practices • https://github.com/OfficeDev/PnP • SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online Solution Pack for Branding and Site Provisioning • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42030 • SharePoint 2013: Sample Pack for Solution Pack Samples • http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SharePoint-2013-Sample-81b03d1e • Office 365 Roadmap • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-365-roadmap- FX104343353.aspx
- 33. Enable Office 365 Updates Enabling First Release in Office 365 1. On the Office 365 Admin Center, click on “Service Settings”. 2. Then Click on “updates”. 3. Turn on (switch) First Release.
- 34. Questions ?? ? ?
- 35. Constructive Feedback Is Appreciated Great information, but would like to have learned more about [Insert Topic]Brian – Your presentation was … Good Demos! Thanks!
- 36. Thank you! Brian Culver, MCM Twitter: @spbrianculver E-mail: brian.culver@expertpointsolutions.com Blog: http://blog.expertpointsolutions.com/ Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/bculver