Free Web Parts for SharePoint Portal and WSS (version 2003 ONLY)

In the hundreds of installs we've done for SharePoint, we've come across a few very useful (and free) web parts and of course, have provided our own to clients and many, many Microsoft Gold Partners.

Many of these are already freely available on the web, but these are checked versions that install and uninstall cleanly.

Please note, SICG is not responsible for the use of any of these web parts or the code; if you have difficulty with a third party web part, please contact the author and not SICG.

A WORD OF ADVICE (FOR ALL WEB PARTS): Do not install "unknown" web parts on a production environment - be SURE to run any web part through a development installation first. While all parts here have checked out, anomalies in systems and security always exist.

1. SICG Parts
1. SICG SPS Log Parser - NEW!
2. SICG Calendar Dispatch - Updated!
3. SICG Login Button
4. SICG Who's Online - Updated!
2. 3rd Party Parts
1. SPS/WSS Page Tool Bar - NEW!
2. Microsoft's Recycle Bin
3. Microsoft SPS-WSS Menu Part
4. Visio IFilter
5. Adobe PDF Filters
6. SPS User Self-paced Training
7. Excel Spreadsheet to Web Part Add-in
8. Smiling Goat's RSS Feed Reader
9. Smiling Goat's Flash Viewer
10. Remote Desktop Web Part
11. Event Log RSS Reader
12. GUI front end for STSADM
13. Tree View tools for WSS/SPS
14. Sub Sites Web Part

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Author: David M. Sterling

Current Version: 1.0

Ever need to work with SharePoint Log files and found the information out there is just not enough? Same Here! We finally found the old C++ version from Microsoft of little use then stumbled on a version created by Kwan Lim. We decided it was time to go one better! Sure, nice to have a CSV or Tab delimited file, but why not allow it to load directly into a database? And if working with a large file, why not do the bulk load automatically? Now you can have it! SICG's SPS Log Parser goes the little extra and provides with an easy to adjust XML Control file. Now you can batch up jobs, create files, automatically upload - your choice!

Note: This requires setup - be SURE to read the Read Me file before using.

 

Features:

• Easy setup
• Enables "Pre-set" source and destination files
• Bulk Load converted logs directly into the database
• By pass bulk insert and update the database directly
• Use in command line or XML control file mode

Install Zip File Download - Click here

Now Available!

Log Preparation Batch Guide, click here - created by Doug Langille, Nova Scotia Community College

And now...

The Definitive Guide to SharePoint Logging by SICG - Click here

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Author: David M. Sterling

Current Version: 3.0 - originally $39, now free

Now you can create a secured calendar anywhere on your portal and publish events to any other! At the touch of a button, all events are automatically transferred to the destination calendar - including attachments! Note: user must have security access to source and destination calendars.

 

Features:

• Easy setup
• Enables "Pre-set" source and destination or User Selectable
• "Hide" source and destination
• Manage a "public" calendar from a secured site
• Publish a budget planning schedule to all of your internal departments
• Publish a customized delivery schedule to a vendor site

Install Zip File Download - Click here

Manual Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: David M. Sterling

This simple web part includes the complete C# Source code; working example strongly named project.

 

Features:

• Simple to modify
• Allows placement anywhere in the page
• Provides WSS Login Button functionality in SPS

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: David M. Sterling

Using a combination of the Global.asa and SQL Server, this handy part tracks users accessing the system. In addition, it is a fine example of "intellisense" in which the same drop down used within SharePoint for contacting/IM'ing users, this part provides the same menu for each user "on-line".

 

Features:

• Simple to modify
• Allows placement anywhere in the page
• Written to support SQL and ODBC connections
• Easily adjustable to determine connection durations
• Easily modify to track additional information
• Creates a new way of monitoring usage
• Easily create reporting of usage through SQL Reports

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: Microsoft

SharePoint/Windows SharePoint Services Page Tool Bar - a great little Content Editor part that provides setting Alerts, Email Referral and Page Printing!

 

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Author: Microsoft

SharePoint/Windows SharePoint Services Recycle Bin - note: very useful but does not provide automatic restoration (have to wait for V3)!

 

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Author: Microsoft

An excellent little menu that provides drop down functionality for site navigation - very useful in both SPS and WSS (side note: you must enable FULL trust for this part to work - read the documentation).

 

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: Microsoft

SharePoint/Windows SharePoint Services Search IFilter for Visio.

 

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: Adobe

SharePoint/Windows SharePoint Services Search IFilter for Adobe PDF's and "how to" add support for PDF's with icons for SharePoint.

 

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: Microsoft

The best 'self-study' training available; installs stand-alone or as an area in a selected portal (NOTE: When it requests the portal location, you specify the NAME of the Portal, not the URL).

 

Features:

• Stand-alone or installs as an Area
• Self-paced for all user levels

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Author: Microsoft

Add-On for Microsoft Excel; provides a new Tool bar option that enables export of a excel spreadsheet directly to a SharePoint site as a web part.

 

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Author: Tim Heuer

The "standard" RSS Feed Reader created by Tim Heuer. Note that you must read the installation instructions carefully and must be Administrator to install.

 

Features:

• Any number of XML feeds can be selected
• Provides multiple views
• Easily configured to support local Syndication
• Customizable XML Style Sheet

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: Tim Heuer

Provides support for running Shockwave/Flash movies within SharePoint - No coding required.

 

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Author: Unknown

A must for all you support folks (and pretty handy for developers too!) - this enables Remote Desktop access through SharePoint (be sure to read the ReadMe file).

 

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Event Log RSS Reader Web Part

Author: Greg Reinacker

Another must for all you support folks! Provides an RSS Feeder for the system Event Logs - cool!

 

Zip File Download - Click here

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Author: 2go

Provides a nice front-end for the STSADM (SharePoint Administration) command line tool; useful for making sure commands are correct.

 

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Author: 2go

Three different Tree View tools for SharePoint/WSS - be SURE to read the $readme.txt file on installation instructions.

 

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Author: Unknown

Enumerates sub webs of all types underneath the page that you drop the part onto. Ideal for dropping onto a "My Site" to keep track of the various document workspaces, meeting workspaces, etc. that have been created.

 

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