Building Your First App for SharePoint 2013

In this webinar I'll demonstrates how you can create the first SharePoint 2013 APP using Visual Studio 2012/2013. The demo includes how to register for Office 365 trial, managing SharePoint Online Site collections, describing the new App model , Choosing the right API, Packaging & Publishing the Apps.

Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8506534789830229250

Don't miss this great learning and networking opportunity!  ,  for more info https://spuae-public.sharepoint.com/Blog/Post/30/Building-Your-First-App-for-SharePoint-2013

Bright Banner is the first one in relevance list for public sites

My app is the first one in relevance list for public sites (Office Apps store)

I need your support (try, feedback and Rate) to make it number one on all SharePoint apps in Office Apps Store.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/store/results.aspx?vtags=Public-facing+Websites

Bright Banner App (SharePoint Slider/Carousel)

My first App for SharePoint 2013.

This SharePoint App featuring easy to use Carousel with a 16 transitions, thumbnails and buttons provide easy navigation of banners slides. This HTML banner built to be responsive.



Bright Banner App (SharePoint Slider/Carousel)

Features:

• Touch-friendly navigation for slider and thumbnails.
• 16 Beautiful Transition Effects.
• Able to load puffed up number of images, each with customizable description and hyperlink.
• Show or hide slides by use active/inactive feature.
• Responsive Size of slides and thumbnails can be dynamically changed.
• Works with all SharePoint sites types, including office 365 public websites.

Links:

• Online Demo
• App in Office Store
• Bright Banner in codeplex.com 
• Documentation

If you find this App useful please add you review on SharePoint app store and submit your feedback and issues to issues section

How add a Promoted links web-part to SharePoint 2013 app default page

This article helps you to add Promoted links web part to your default app page as the following figure:

To do this follow the following steps:

1. Open the shortcut menu for the project, and then choose Add, New Item
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. In the Templates pane, choose the List template, and then choose the Add button :
   
   
3. Enter list name and choose the Create a non-customizable list based on an existing list type of option button, and then, in its list, choose Promoted links, and then choose the Finish button
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. In Solution Explorer, under the list instance node, open the Elements.xml file. Add the promoted links items as the following:
   
   
    
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
     <ListInstance Title="MyPromotedLinks"
                   OnQuickLaunch="TRUE"
                   TemplateType="170"
                   FeatureId="192efa95-e50c-475e-87ab-361cede5dd7f"
                   Url="Lists/MyPromotedLinks"
                   Description="My List Instance">
       <Data>
         <Rows>
           <Row>
             <Field Name="Title">Twitter</Field>
             <Field Name="BackgroundImageLocation">/PromotedLinksApp/Images/twitter.png</Field>
             <Field Name="Description">Muawiyah Shannak Twitter</Field>
             <Field Name="LinkLocation" >https://twitter.com/MuShannak</Field>
             <Field Name="Order">1</Field>
           </Row>
           <Row>
             <Field Name="Title">Blog</Field>
             <Field Name="BackgroundImageLocation">/PromotedLinksApp/Images/blogger.png</Field>
             <Field Name="Description">Muawiyah Shannak Blog</Field>
             <Field Name="LinkLocation" >http://mushannak.blogspot.com</Field>
             <Field Name="Order">1</Field>
           </Row>
           <Row>
             <Field Name="Title">Linkedin</Field>
             <Field Name="BackgroundImageLocation">/PromotedLinksApp/Images/linkedin.png</Field>
             <Field Name="Description">Muawiyah Shannak Linkedin</Field>
             <Field Name="LinkLocation" >http://ae.linkedin.com/in/shannak</Field>
             <Field Name="Order">1</Field>
           </Row>
         </Rows>
       </Data>
     </ListInstance>
   </Elements>
   
   
5. In Solution Explorer, under the Pages node, open the Default.aspx file. Add following tags inside the PlaceHolderMain Place Holder:
   
   
   
    <WebPartPages:WebPartZone ID="WebPartZone" runat="server" FrameType="None">
               <WebPartPages:XsltListViewWebPart ID="XsltListViewAppPromotedList"

                   runat="server" ListUrl="Lists/MyPromotedLinks" IsIncluded="True"

                   NoDefaultStyle="TRUE" Title="Images used in switcher"

                   PageType="PAGE_NORMALVIEW" Default="False"

                   ViewContentTypeId="0x">

               </WebPartPages:XsltListViewWebPart>

          </WebPartPages:WebPartZone>




6. Deploy a solution and you will find nice promoted links web part in the app default page!
   
   
   
   Download the sample: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/Sharepoint-2013-How-to-add-e2966a24