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The Intranet Refresh: upgrading SharePoint one app at a time
Watch The Intranet Refresh, our new short video series showing how Accelerator 365 apps refresh a standard SharePoint homepage, one practical upgrade at a time.
SharePoint News and Viva Engage cross-posting explained
Microsoft is rolling out SharePoint News and Viva Engage cross-posting. Here is what changes for authors, and what to decide before you switch it on.
What SharePoint intranet governance actually means
Intranet governance means deciding who gets to decide, and who answers when it goes wrong. Here's how the series breaks that down, area by area.
Publishing standards for intranet content
What belongs in a SharePoint publishing standard, who writes it, who's answerable when it's ignored, and where accessibility fits in.
Ownership and access in SharePoint
Being in the Site Owners group isn't the same as being answerable for a site. Here's the gap between SharePoint's permissions and real ownership.
Oversharing and Copilot in your intranet
Copilot answers using whatever access already exists on your intranet. Here's whether to deal with oversharing before or after rollout.
Measuring intranet governance
Measuring an intranet and measuring its governance are different questions. Here's a starting set of indicators for the second one.
How intranet governance decisions get made
Who decides what on a SharePoint intranet, split across IT, communications and the business, and how disagreements actually get settled.
Governing the content lifecycle
SharePoint has no native page review date or expiry. Here's who's answerable for a page after publication, and what happens at the end.
Governing navigation and findability
Navigation is the one part of intranet governance the central team can fix without asking anyone. Here's why that's worth governing carefully.
A guide to SharePoint intranet governance
Intranet governance means deciding who gets to decide, and who answers when it goes wrong. Here's how the series breaks that down, area by area.
Viva Connections is now “the SharePoint app”. What changed (and what didn't)
Viva Connections is now the SharePoint app in Teams. Here's what changed, what didn't, and why we're on board.
Transform your intranet home page with the Welcome app and a custom layout
Welcome Custom Layout: bespoke design for your SharePoint intranet homepage, built around your brand, starting from USD $3,499.
How to make your SharePoint intranet fun during the World Cup
Four Accelerator 365 apps that help internal comms teams bring World Cup 2026 to life on their SharePoint intranet - without any extra tools.
Glossary: Your organization's terminology, defined and centralized
Create a centralized, searchable glossary directly in SharePoint so employees can quickly find definitions, navigate internal language, and stay focused.
Anniversaries: Celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries in SharePoint
How many birthdays and work anniversaries passed without a single mention on your intranet last month? In most organizations - especially hybrid and distributed ones - the honest answer is: quite a few. Milestones slip by quietly, colleagues feel invisible, and a small but meaningful chance to strengthen culture is los
People Directory gets a major upgrade
We’re excited to announce a major update to the People Directory web part. This release strengthens People Directory’s role as the structured landing spot for discovering colleagues across your organization. With enhanced filtering, flexible layouts, and faster actions, it’s now easier than ever to explore your org wit
My Contacts: A smarter way to connect in SharePoint
Discover My Contacts, the Accelerator 365 web part that brings key colleagues to your SharePoint intranet for faster, everyday collaboration.
SharePoint Online CSP changes - a quick update for Accelerator 365 customers
Microsoft has announced an upcoming security change to SharePoint Online called Content Security Policy (CSP) enforcement. This is a positive change that improves how SharePoint protects pages from unsafe scripts, and we want to let our customers know what (if anything) they need to do. What’s changing? CSP controls h
How Accelerator 365 fits into today’s intranet landscape: insights from the ClearBox Report
Update, May 2026:Accelerator 365 has received a Highly Commended recognition in the ClearBox Choice Awards 2026 - awarded to vendors that ClearBox considers worth exploring for an intranet longlist. For the second year running, Accelerator 365 has been included in ClearBox Consulting’s Intranet and Employee Experience
Accelerator 365 featured in Microsoft’s SharePoint Partner Showcase
We’re excited to share that Accelerator 365 has been featured in Microsoft’s SharePoint Partner Showcase - a great opportunity to demonstrate how our apps help organizations get more from their Microsoft 365 investment. In the session, Microsoft’s Vesa Juvonen invited our Product Owner, Glyn Clough, to walk through how
Master Multilingual SharePoint: Taking translation to the next level
Delivering content that resonates across multiple languages is one of the biggest challenges for SharePoint admins and internal comms specialists. Out of the box, SharePoint offers a strong foundation - but if you’ve ever tried to run a truly multilingual intranet, you’ll know there are plenty of nuances, limitations,
How to get more from SharePoint analytics
If you manage content in SharePoint, you probably already know this: analytics matter. But getting to the data you actually need? That’s a little trickier. You want to know what people are reading. Which content is landing or being ignored. Which pages need a refresh. And ultimately, you want to improve how your intran
Major update to the Welcome app: What you need to know
We’re excited to announce a major update to the Welcome App - our most significant release since its original launch. This update introduces a refreshed default ‘Featured’ layout, along with powerful new features that bring greater flexibility and control to SharePoint intranets. Because this update changes the app’s d
Reimagine your intranet with the Accelerator 365 Look Book
Have you ever looked at a great intranet feature and wondered, "How would this work on my own SharePoint site?" If so, you’re not alone. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Accelerator 365 Look Book - your brand-new resource designed to help you explore and test Accelerator 365 apps in real-world intranet scenari
Back to Top: Simple navigation for better SharePoint experience
We're excited to unveil Back to Top, the newest addition to Accelerator 365's growing library of SharePoint web parts. This sleek navigation helper tackles one of those everyday frustrations that every intranet user knows all too well. Simple solution to a common problem Picture this: You're deep into a comprehensive c
Accelerator 365 or Microsoft FAQ? Here's what you should know
Microsoft has just introduced an exciting new FAQ web part for SharePoint Online, and it's powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot. This is a big moment - not just for FAQs, but for how content is authored and managed across modern intranets. At Accelerator 365, we’re genuinely excited about what this means for SharePoint sit
Making SharePoint relevant: The power of audience targeting
In a world of digital noise and information overload, one-size-fits-all communication rarely cuts through. Employees are bombarded with updates, links, resources, and announcements - many of which may not be relevant to their role, region, or interests. SharePoint Online’s audience targeting capabilities offer a practi
Accelerator 365 independently reviewed by ClearBox Consulting
We've thrilled to be included in the industry leading report from ClearBox Consulting on Intranet and Employee Experience Platforms for the very first time. It's been really exciting to have independent experts assess our products and give us their feedback and validation that our products are seen to make intranets be
Bringing more power to content creators: the new Rich Text Editor
Creating content in SharePoint isn’t just about ticking boxes - it’s about telling stories, sharing updates, and helping people feel connected across your organization. At Accelerator 365, we believe in supporting that mission by building tools that enhance the way you work - without adding complexity. That’s why we’ve
Unlocking multilingual capabilities in SharePoint
Discover how Translator for SharePoint complements native multilingual tools - automating translations to simplify and streamline your SharePoint content.
Carousel app slides into maintenance mode
With the new carousel layout in the SharePoint Hero web part, we’re transitioning our Carousel app into maintenance mode. Existing web parts will continue to work, but we recommend switching to the Hero web part to take advantage of its modern design, new visual styles, and auto-play functionality.
Float and find: Effortless navigation with our new Table of Contents widget
We’re excited to announce a new feature for our Table of Contents app, inspired by a suggestion from one of our valued clients: the floating widget! This new enhancement makes navigating lengthy content easier than ever, providing readers with an interactive table of contents that follows them as they scroll the page.
Valorem Reply's Nonprofit 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award & Accelerator 365 Discounts
In recognition of Reply's recent award from Microsoft, Accelerator 365 are delighted to publish our discounts for nonprofit organizations. By providing these discounts we aim to help NPOs leverage our technology to enhance their operations and amplify their impact.
Is 2024 the year SharePoint became beautiful?
In the world of workplace collaboration and document management, few platforms hold as much sway as SharePoint. Long revered for its functionality and utility, SharePoint has often been criticized for its lackluster user interface and complex user experience. However, we feel that 2024 marks a turning point...
Why you don't need to worry about the retirement of SharePoint Add-Ins
If you've been clicking around in the SharePoint Admin Center, you may have spotted a scary looking notification from Microsoft about the retirement of SharePoint Add-Ins. Don't worry! Accelerator 365 is not affected by this retirement and all apps and solutions will continue to work and be fully supported via the Shar
Viva Connections announcements vs the Accelerator 365 Alerts app
Microsoft have recently announced the general availability of Viva Connections announcements, part of a wider group of updates they have termed Viva Connections 3. I’m writing this post because there’s seemingly an overlap with our Accelerator 365 Alerts app that is worth exploring. Existing customers, particularly tho
Creating the perfect FAQ in SharePoint
If you're looking for a way to create informative and user-friendly FAQs in SharePoint, you're in luck! We've just launched our FAQ app - a purpose-built web part that lets you create and manage FAQs with ease in SharePoint.
Countdown to Christmas with the Advent Calendar app!
If you are looking for a fun and festive way to engage your SharePoint users this holiday season, look no further than the Accelerator Advent Calendar app. This app allows you to create and customize an interactive advent calendar on your SharePoint site, with different surprises behind each door.
How to write an Accelerator 365 review in the Microsoft SharePoint Store
A guide for our valued Accelerator customers who want to share their feedback and help others make informed decisions about third-party Microsoft SharePoint Store apps.
The philosophy behind the Accelerator 365 Apps
At Accelerator 365, we have a unique philosophy that drives our approach to building enterprise intranets with SharePoint Online. Our roots are in consultancy as a Microsoft Partner, and as big fans and advocates of Microsoft 365, we recognize the investment that organizations are making in their M365 licenses.
Accordion and Tabs - Advanced rich text editor
We're excited to introduce a long-awaited feature update to our Accordion and Tabs apps that will transform the way you present your content: the advanced rich text editor. What's new? The advanced rich text editor enhances your content creation experience within the Accordion and Tabs apps. You now have the power to
Noticeboard - deep link to a post
We're thrilled to introduce a new and useful feature update for the Noticeboard app. Now you can deep link to any post! Deep linking makes it easy to share a post, linking directly to a post in Teams or email conversations.