There have been a number of improvements to master pages in SharePoint 2010. For example, there are new master pages that accommodate the new look and new functionality found in SharePoint 2010, there are more SharePoint pages associated with the primary master page by default, and there are new features in SharePoint Designer 2010 that make creating and editing master pages much easier. Here are some of the biggest differences in SharePoint 2010 master pages.
New master pages in SharePoint 2010 – A set of new master pages is introduced in SharePoint 2010 as described in the previous section. The v4.master page is the new primary master page in SharePoint 2010. It provides the SharePoint 2010 look and feel, interface, and functionality, including the ribbon – a new interface with menus, buttons, and commands similar to Microsoft Office applications. Other master pages include the minimal.master page for full-screen applications and functionality; the default.master page for legacy SharePoint 2007 sites; and the dayandnight.master page for publishing-enabled sites in SharePoint Server 2010.
Primary master page used for site and application pages – The primary master page is now used for both content pages and application pages in SharePoint 2010. This means that your customized master page not only appears on your site’s home page, list and library pages, and user-generated pages – but it also appears on your Site Settings page, Edit View page, and most administration pages served from the _layouts directory on the server. As a result, you create the design once and users see it throughout the site.
Master page layout uses DIV tags – The default primary master page in SharePoint 2010 uses DIV tags to define block-line elements and sections on the page. DIV tags offer a number of advantages over table tags, which were used in previous versions. For starters, there is more flexibility in how you style the page with CSS, less markup, faster downloads, improved search engine optimization, improved accessibility support, and improved browser support. HTML tables are still used, for example, when you or your users insert Web Parts and other SharePoint content on the page. But for designing and branding master pages, you can work primarily with the DIV tags to structure the content.
Master page features in SharePoint Designer 2010 – There are number of features in SharePoint Designer 2010 that make it easier to create and customize master pages. The navigation menu now includes a Master Pages category that takes you directly to the Master Page Gallery on your site. When editing master pages, you can use new page editing tools to insert and manage layers, or position DIV tags; and you can quickly locate those layers and other elements using the Skewer Click option. When you create new site and Web Part Pages in SharePoint Designer 2010, they’re now automatically associated with the primary master page so you don’t have to manually associate them each time.
Restricting access to master pages – If you want to restrict master page customization using SharePoint Designer 2010, you can do this using the new SharePoint Designer Settings page. This page is available on the Site Settings page for the site collection as well as in Central Administration. You can hide master pages and page layouts, prevent detaching of site pages, and hide the URL site hierarchy in SharePoint Designer 2010 or completely disable SharePoint Designer 2010, as explained next.
New master pages in SharePoint 2010 – A set of new master pages is introduced in SharePoint 2010 as described in the previous section. The v4.master page is the new primary master page in SharePoint 2010. It provides the SharePoint 2010 look and feel, interface, and functionality, including the ribbon – a new interface with menus, buttons, and commands similar to Microsoft Office applications. Other master pages include the minimal.master page for full-screen applications and functionality; the default.master page for legacy SharePoint 2007 sites; and the dayandnight.master page for publishing-enabled sites in SharePoint Server 2010.
Primary master page used for site and application pages – The primary master page is now used for both content pages and application pages in SharePoint 2010. This means that your customized master page not only appears on your site’s home page, list and library pages, and user-generated pages – but it also appears on your Site Settings page, Edit View page, and most administration pages served from the _layouts directory on the server. As a result, you create the design once and users see it throughout the site.
Master page layout uses DIV tags – The default primary master page in SharePoint 2010 uses DIV tags to define block-line elements and sections on the page. DIV tags offer a number of advantages over table tags, which were used in previous versions. For starters, there is more flexibility in how you style the page with CSS, less markup, faster downloads, improved search engine optimization, improved accessibility support, and improved browser support. HTML tables are still used, for example, when you or your users insert Web Parts and other SharePoint content on the page. But for designing and branding master pages, you can work primarily with the DIV tags to structure the content.
Master page features in SharePoint Designer 2010 – There are number of features in SharePoint Designer 2010 that make it easier to create and customize master pages. The navigation menu now includes a Master Pages category that takes you directly to the Master Page Gallery on your site. When editing master pages, you can use new page editing tools to insert and manage layers, or position DIV tags; and you can quickly locate those layers and other elements using the Skewer Click option. When you create new site and Web Part Pages in SharePoint Designer 2010, they’re now automatically associated with the primary master page so you don’t have to manually associate them each time.
Restricting access to master pages – If you want to restrict master page customization using SharePoint Designer 2010, you can do this using the new SharePoint Designer Settings page. This page is available on the Site Settings page for the site collection as well as in Central Administration. You can hide master pages and page layouts, prevent detaching of site pages, and hide the URL site hierarchy in SharePoint Designer 2010 or completely disable SharePoint Designer 2010, as explained next.
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