adding link to suite bar in sharepoint 2013

Question

I have followed the following liks to add custom links to sharepoint 2013 suite bar.

Link

http://www.learningsharepoint.com/2013/02/10/addremove-links-in-top-suitebar-skydrivesitesnewsfeed-in-sharepoint-2013/

http://www.sharemuch.com/2012/11/04/adding-your-own-links-to-sharepoint-2013-suite-bar/

Code executed and Farm level feature activated successfully. but I could not see my custom link in Suite Bar ?

any idea what is I am missing ?

Answer 1

I always have added custom links to the suite bar using a small jquery script on the page

On SharePoint 2013 you can do that using this code

<script type="text/javascript">
var suiteBar = $("#suiteBar").find(".ms-core-brandingText");
suite.html("<a href="www.google.com"> custum link </a>");   
</script>

If you are using Office 365 you can use this code

<script type="text/javascript">
var suiteBar = $("#suiteBrandingBox");
suite.html("<a href="www.google.com"> custum link </a>");   
</script>

Both codes here will change the sharepoint logo and add a custom link on it's place.

Answer 2

There is an easy step no need to use powershell or visual studio follow these steps :

• Be sure that you have proper permission to edit share point

• Use share point designer to edit share point file

• go into master pages from left panel "INSIDE SHAREPOINT DESIGNER"

• right click on seattle.master then click on Edit file in Advance Mode "GET BACKUP IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERT IN SHAREPOINT DESIGNER"

• Find id="DeltaSuiteLinks" then paste below code exactly right after
  <SharePoint:AjaxDelta runat="server" id="DeltaSuiteLinks"
BlockElement="true" CssClass="ms-core-deltaSuiteLinks"> This Tag.

Code:

<span id="intranet" class="ms-core-suiteLink">
    <a class="ms-core-suiteLink-a" href="http://YOURLINKADDRESS">
      <asp:Label ID="intranet" runat="server" Text="Intranet"></asp:Label>
    </a>
</span>

Note : Remember If you Want to have more Links you should Copy and paste last 5 lines of code "Remember to change span id="intranet" and Label ID"Intranet" in each link"

Answer 3

The following code it's a sample that can be used to add html (or even .js references) on the suite bar on a web app scope.

$wa = Get-SPWebApplication [WebAppUrl]
$wa.SuiteBarBrandingElementHtml = "<div class='ms-core-brandingText'>SharePoint (custom html)</div>"
$wa.Update()