Master page changes are not reflected on a site

Question

I have a migrated application from 2007 to 2010. I have a custom master page 'intranet.master' which was deployed as a feature. Now, I have changed the master page to include additional css files and javascripts to make use of the third party feed back control. Re-installed my feature and activated on a particular web app. But, I could not see the changes in the web app. Any help?

Answer 1

When you open the page in SharePoint designer, is your master page your new master set as the default master?

In your feature did you add a module to place the files in the correct location?

Check those two points.

You might want to overlook this post for other corrective actions.

http://sharepointchick.com/archive/2010/03/26/deploying-a-custom-master-page-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

Good luck,

Gary

blog www.sharepoint2010now.com

 

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Gary Newman MCSE, MCT, CCNA MCDBA, MCAD, MCSA MCTS SharePoint 2007 Dev & Admin MCPD SharePoint 2010 Development My Blog www.sharepoint2010now.com

Answer 2

Hi Gary, Thanks for your reply. The interesting fact here is that, if I open the master page in the designer for this web app, I could not see the changes in the master page. Am I doing something wrong in activating the feature. Following are the steps I followed.

1. Installed the feature with 'force' attribute

2. If I open Central admin in designer and see the master page, the changes are there

3. Now, I activated this feature on a top level site of a Particular web app. But, this is not an updated master page.

Am I missing something in between step 2 and step 3?

 

Answer 3

As I mentioned, I have a feature delivered master page. Do I need to upload the master page to master page gallery as an additional step? I am expecting that on activating the feature, the master page changes should apply automatically to the site without uploading the master page to master page gallery. Any comments?

Answer 4

I edited the Master Page in the Master Page gallery and it went well for me. I am not sure how the feature is helping me out here, I think it is just to apply the master page to the site.

Answer 5

if you are using publishing site please check out and approve then only your master page changes apply to your site