Everyone has a top/primary navigation set of links on their site. In ServiceNow CMS it’s pretty easy to just use one of the out-of-box headers and utilize a navigation menu. However, the challenge comes when you want something that isn’t…
Category: Custom Code
ServiceNow CMS custom code, tips and tricks for elevating the ServiceNow user experience.
Getting Google Analytics to Work with ServiceNow CMS
Everyone loves them some analytics, definitely brought up in every single conversation I have around CMS. ServiceNow does an okay job of providing some insight, but it’s not usually to the level that people want or expect from a front-end…
Iframe Funkiness in IE 9
I have spent the majority of my development time over the past few years trying to get IE to play nice with cool things we’re trying to do on the CMS. Not a fun task. One issue I came across recently…
When to Use Drop Zones
Everyone loves a good drag-n-drop. ServiceNow comes baked with a concept within layouts on pages called drop zones. The idea is that you can define an area on a page where new content can be added and then visually move that…
Create a Login/Logout Personalized Experience
The standard login block that is included will do the trick *sometimes* but in case you wanted to offer something a bit more custom/unique, here is some code that can help you along the way:
Keep it Personal – Show them their own name!
One very simple way to add some personalization to a CMS site is to include the name of the person visiting it. If you just want to display the current user and/or do a query against a specific name file,…
Add the Page Name Dynamically To Your Layout
One of the features that is nice to include within your layout is to show the page name and/or description dynamically. That way someone can manage the info from the page layout and not within any blocks or code. To…