SharePoint Edit page URL - querystring parameters

Open a listform page in edit mode without using designer!!

One day got a request to add a webpart in the Newform.aspx of a list. Generally, to add webparts to pages that cannot be edited through the browser, the approach generally followed is to edit the page in designer and add a webpart zone and add the webpart.

But unfortunately i didn't have access to the designer and needed to add the webpart urgently. So found a workaround, maybe not a neat solution, but it works!

Using the SharePoint querystring parameters, we can go to the edit mode of the Newform.aspx through browser. 

So to enter the edit mode, i gave the below URL

newForm.aspx?ToolPaneView=2&PageView=Shared

This opened the page in the edit mode, and i was able to add the webpart.

Drawback - We cannot add webpart zones if layout changes are needed; we need to resort to designer for that :)

Other useful querystring options:

QueryString	Operation
ToolPaneView=2	Can browse and add webparts
ToolPaneView=3	Can search and add webparts
Mode=edit	Edit mode
Mode=view	View mode
PageView=Shared	Shared mode
PageView=Personal	Personal mode
Contents=1	Opens webpart maintenance page – can add or delete webpart on a page