SharePoint 2010 CodePlex Projects

The following SharePoint 2010 CodePlex projects have helped me creating wonderful solutions for my clients.  Here are the ones that stood out for me (so far):   

SharePoint Manager

Overview:
The SharePoint Manager is a SharePoint object model explorer. It enables you to browse every site on the local farm and view every property.

Comments:
First and foremost! Indispensable, and a must have for every SharePoint developer and administrator.

SharePoint Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2010
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CKS: Development Tools Edition


Overview:
This project extends the Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Project system with advanced templates and tools.

Comments:
Attended an SharePoint evangelism by Wouter van Vugt a couple of years ago, and have been a keen user of CodeCounsel's Visual Studio tools ever since.  Highly recommended!

SharePoint 2010 Fluent Ribbon API

Overview:
An API that lets you create Ribbon buttons for application pages and even contextual ribbon buttons for WebParts.

Comments:
Wow, if you're involved with custom application building for SharePoint as much as I am, this was a true blessing in disguise.  Very easy to understand, and simple to use.

Documentation :
http://markeev.com/sharepoint/ribbon/
http://amarkeev.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/sharepoint-ribbon-togglebutton/


MiniCalendar Web Part

Overview:
A small web part to display links to events stored in a list (or document library) in a mini calendar (in month view mode).

Comments:
Really simple little webpart.  Gave us a great head-start in creating a mini calendar that we could use in a masterpage.

SharePoint Property Bag Settings

Overview:
The Property Bag Settings can store any metadata as Key-Value pairs. This SharePoint administrative application page(s) provides a hierarchical configuration manager that can safely store and retrieve configuration settings at Farm, Web, Site Collection, Site and List level.

Comments:
Simple and clean interface lets you easily manage the Property Bag.  Becomes very useful once you start building custom applications within the SharePoint platform.

SharePoint Batch Edit

Overview:
A Bulk an Batch updating for list and document properties. The ribbon button makes it possible to update multiple items with a single click, supporting the common used column types like Managed Metadata, Enterprise Keyword, People Picker and many more.

Comments:
As the description says on the site, "wonder why this wasn't-in-the box".  I've extended mine with ability to select a content type, if the list has more than one.

Starter Master Pages for SharePoint

Overview:
Starter Master Pages for SharePoint are a clean, commented starting point for creating your own SharePoint 2010 branding.

Comments:
It's done by Randy Drisgill... Need we say more?