Many organizations wonder how much they can do with SharePoint’s built-in features when designing an intranet. A good SharePoint intranet should be easy to use. It should help employees find information quickly. SharePoint web parts make this possible.
Web parts are small building blocks for your SharePoint pages. Each web part does something different. Some show news, others display documents. Some help with navigation. You can mix and match them to create a useful intranet.
Here are some of the best web parts to improve your SharePoint site.
Most of the web parts below comes from our Ultimate Web Parts Bundle while some are standalone web parts.
Top SharePoint Web Parts
Announcements
There is an Announcements list that allows for posting news and updates. However, it lacks dynamic display options to capture users’ attention effectively.
Announcement PopUp and Announcement Ticker create dynamic pop-ups and scrolling tickers for announcements. This ensures important messages are immediately visible to users upon accessing the site. This functionality is not available in the standard SharePoint toolkit.
Organizational Tools
The built-in SharePoint People Web Part displays a simple list of people with their profile pictures and job titles. While useful, it lacks customization options and an engaging layout.
Our Meet the Team web part showcases team members interactively. These tools enhance understanding of organizational structure, features not available in standard SharePoint.
Employee Recognition
Celebrating employees is crucial for morale, yet SharePoint has no built-in web part for this. There is no dedicated web part for highlighting employee milestones or achievements.
Our Anniversaries web part automatically displays employees celebrating work anniversaries which fosters a culture of recognition. The Employee Spotlight highlights individual team members, showcasing their roles and accomplishments. These features are absent in default SharePoint.
Event Management
There is an Events web part to display upcoming events, but customization options are limited. There is no way for users to select a date to see events for a specific date range without leaving the page.
Our Event web part enhances event displays with improved customization and visual appeal. It makes it easier for users to stay informed about upcoming activities. Users have the ability to select date ranges and see events only for those dates selected.
News Integration
You can post internal news and add some external news as well. The problem isn’t direct integration support of external news sources.
Our WordPress News web part enables the display of news from any WordPress site directly within your SharePoint intranet. This keeps your users informed with relevant external content. There is no need to be duplicating news posts by posting it internally.
Multimedia Integration
SharePoint supports embedding videos but lacks advanced features for multimedia presentation.
Our Video Carousel and Video Stream web parts enable the creation of interactive video galleries and streaming capabilities. Use these web parts to enhance the multimedia experience on your intranet. The Video Stream web part transforms your video library into an interactive video sharing platform, where users can watch, like, and comment on videos.
Feedback Collection
SharePoint doesn’t have web part dedicated to collecting feedback. Our Feedback web part facilitates the collection of insights, suggestions, or reviews directly from users. The benefit of this is that, you get continuous improvement and engagement feedback from your users.
Visual Content Display
SharePoint provides basic tools for displaying lists and images, but lacks flexibility in presenting list items in a visually engaging manner.
Our List to Cards web part transforms standard SharePoint lists into attractive card layouts. This enhances readability and user engagement. Such dynamic presentation is not available in default SharePoint.
Guides & Workflows
You can get basic text and image web parts for documenting processes out-of-the-box, but it lacks an interactive way to visually guide users through steps.
Our Process Steps web part helps display workflows in a structured, step-by-step format. It’s perfect for onboarding guides, internal processes, and task instructions.
Internal Classifieds
Do you want a native solution for creating an internal marketplace for employees. Our ClassifiedPro web part enables your organization to set up a dynamic internal ads marketplace. It allows employees to post and view classified ads seamlessly within SharePoint.
Page Headers & Announcements
SharePoint provides a Hero Web Part, but it has limited customization options. It does not support dynamic news headlines or banners with text overlays.
Our Banner with News, Banner with Text, and News Headliner web parts create visually striking page banners. They can display news, important messages, or custom text, making them more effective than SharePoint’s default options.
