I was hoping to use a Sharepoint blog with custom templates for showcasing products but it appears you cant’

“The Post Content Type used in Blogs (0×0110) can be changed, but the changes are not propagated to the list (as its AllowContentTypes is false).”

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Many people including myself seem to forget there is a ‘folder’ content type in WSS / MOSS. The main reasons to use folders has always been performance issues for me & for archiving data in certain scenrios, but a big thing is that by using folders you can assign custom views that specifically are only available for the folder(s) that you specify.

However when considering using folders in your Information Architechture consider the following that you do not appear to be able to do:

- attach workflow to folders via UI
- move folders via UI
- move folders via explorer view without losing your metadata
- have version history on folders
- show folders in data view rollups
- CQWP won’t be able to surface all your data in folders – need to test to confirm this

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Go into the ‘List settings’ for an existing calendar on your site

Click on ‘Advanced Settings’ and tick yes for “Allow Management of Content Types”

This then shows the ‘Event’ content type in that calendar’s List Settings.

Click on the word ‘Event’ in the list of content types.

At the top of the next page it tells you that the parent is also called ‘Event’ – click on its link.

The following page tells you that the parent content type is in Group “_Hidden”.

Click on the “Name, Description & Group” link and then it allows you to put the ‘Event’ content type into a new group.

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