Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development:...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 456 pages
• Published by: Wrox; Pap/Onl edition June 23, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470224754
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470224755
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description

• The first book to focus on SharePoint Server as a robust platform for Web content
• Written by two SharePoint MVPs, this book walks developers through creating a Web content management platform on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007
• Begins with an overview of the various features of MOSS, Web Content Management (WCM) fundamentals, and the services available on the Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) platform
• Examines each aspect of a typical development project using the sample site throughout, which demonstrates key points, design elements, and development approaches
• Addresses SharePoint site columns, content types, master pages, and page layouts; creating a minimal SharePoint site definition; and creating WSS solution packages with Visual Studio
• Also covers field types and field controls, customizing the SharePoint authoring environment, and authentication and authorization

Back Cover Copy
Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development

By allowing multiple users to create and update web pages without the use of HTML or specialized editing software, SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Managament (WCM) is a fascinating system that organizes web content and design edits from each one of the site's contributors and then compiles all those changes into a finished product. Author and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MVP Andrew Connell presents the first book to focus on the features and basics of WCM as well as the various services that are offered by the Windows SharePoint Services platform.

Tackle each core aspect of a typical Publishing site development project using the techniques outlined in this book. You'll walk through key points, design elements, and development approaches that will demonstrate how WCM brings the power of content management to a large audience, and you'll quickly grasp why SharePoint Server is a robust platform for hosting content-centric Web sites.

What you will learn from this book

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  Optimal methods for embarking on web content management projects
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  Leveraging the provided Publishing Web Parts and creating custom Web Parts
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  How to create custom field types and field controls
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  How to customize the SharePoint authoring environment
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  Techniques for implementing sites with multiple languages and devices
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  Ways of creating a minimal SharePoint site definition
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  Implementing an offline authoring experience
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  Various performance tips, tricks, and traps

Who this book is for
This book is for Web development professionals, particularly ASP.NET 2.0 developers who are building content management sites with the SharePoint platform.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world requirements of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Reader Reviews
NOTE: This is an updated version of a previous review I had made. Most details have been kept as is. I have bumped the review from 2 starts to 3 (couldn't edit starts and hence had to re-post). I have been a regular visitor of AC's blogs which contains a number of tidbits about SharePoint (most of which are not in the MOSS documentation, which is sad). I was eagerly expecting his book on WCM as I am currently working on a WCM project. However, the book itself is very disappointing in its content. True that it contains a good introduction to WCM component of SharePoint, but I was expecting more beyond what I can find by simple Google blog searches. Here's my rationale for the 3 stars. 1 star for compiling relevant info on WCM. ASAIK, this is the only book on the WCM aspect of SharePoint to date. 2 stars for covering all the basics of SharePoint, including references to 3rd party tools like Telerik and AKS. 3 stars for covering the field controls, master pages, and layouts with good detail. That said, here's why I removed the other 2 stars. 1 star for not covering enough on Content Deployment. One of the most important aspects of WCM is content deployment (more so than other aspects of SharePoint). First, there is only one chapter on this. Second, the first ten pages are about how to get the OOTB job up and running (with screenshots). The remaining 2 pages talk about the API. I was definitely expecting a lot more in this area such as gotchas, tips and tricks, planning, etc. in this section, given that this is a WCM book. Moreover, given the numerous issues that MOSS has with Content Deployment (of which a number of hot fixes have been posted by MS), there is not a single mention on what to watch out for. 1 star for not pointing out the limitations of SharePoint. This a Wrox book not a MS Press book. I expected AC to be a little more even-minded than just be a mouthpiece for MS. There isn't a single mention of where MOSS is limited and what to do about the same. Good examples are in the "Authoring Extensibility" section and in "Accessibility" section. The default HTML Editor has a strong limitation that it does not allow you to embed flash, multimedia, JavaScript, etc. (due to the overly cautious nature of MS - you can't even disable this behavior). Telerik has a limitation of not allowing you to place "reusable content" - one of the biggest components of reuse in SharePoint - and not a single mention in the book - just a quick 2 paragraph introduction... I wish the book had covered more details in these areas, along with providing details on how to setup a farm for WCM purposes (the concepts of Authoring, Staging, Public, etc.). This would have helped those who want to setup SharePoint explicitly for WCM. The need is there as most other SharePoint books talk about setting up the farm for an Intranet scenario than a WCM scenario. Overall, it's a good attempt by the author to describe WCM in SharePoint, but it would have been better if it were unbiased and more informative. Disclaimer: I also appreciate the author for quickly responding to my earlier post explaining his stand. While I don't agree with some of the statements, I can understand his rationale (hence the bump-up by 1 star). Hope the author comes up with a bigger-better book on WCM in future!