How to Configure SharePoint 2013 My Sites

1. In Central Administration, click Application Management, and then click Manage Web applications.
2. On the Web Applications Management page, select MySitesWebApp.
3. On the Web Applications tab, in the Manage group, click Managed Paths.
4. In the Define Managed Paths dialog box, in the Add a New Path section, in the Path box, type: /tlg and then click Add Path.
5. Click OK.

Enable self-service site creation for the web application

Self-service site creation enables the automatic creation of a separate site collection for users when they first view their My Site.

To enable self-service site creation for the web application:

1. In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Manage Web applications.
2. On the Web Applications page, MySitesWebApp.
3. On the Web Applications tab, in the Security group, click Self-Service Site Creation.
4. In the Self-Service Site Creation Management dialog box, in Site Collections, select On.
5. In Start a Site, select: Prompt users to create a team site under: and then type: /tlg in the URL box.
6. Leave all other settings as their default, and then click OK.

Configure My Site settings for the User Profile service application

After you have a My Site Host site collection and wildcard inclusion managed path configured for My Sites, you can update the My Sites settings in the User Profile service application. Most of these settings are configured during initial deployment and only change infrequently during maintenance operations afterward.

To configure My Site settings for the User Profile service application:

1. In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.
2. In the Name column, click: User Profile service application.
3. On the Manage Profile Service page, in the My Site Settings section, click Setup My Sites.
4. In the My Site Host section, type http://Server Name:<Port>
5. In the Personal Site Location section, type the wildcard inclusion managed path: /tlg to replace the Personal path shown by default.
6. Leave all other settings default, and then click OK.

Enable the User Profile Service Application - Activity Feed Job

The User Profile Service Application - Activity Feed Job creates system generated posts in the feeds for the following events:

• Following a tag
• Tagging an item
• Birthday celebration
• Job title change
• Updates to Ask Me About
• Posting on a note board

You can add any more fields that is relevant for your organization.

To enable the User Profile Service Application - Activity Feed Job:

1. In Central Administration, click Monitoring, and then click Review job definitions.
2. On the Job Definitions page, in the View list, select Service. The Service list appears. If the Service list does not display User Profile Service:
   a) In the Service list, click No selection.
   b) Click Change Service.
   c) On the Select Service page, use the arrows in the upper-right corner to locate User Profile Service, and then click it. The Job Definitions page updates with the User Profile service jobs.
3. Click the activity feed job for User Profile Service Application - Activity Feed Job.
4. On the Edit Timer Job page, in the Recurring Schedule section, select Minutes, and then type 30 in the Every minute(s) box.
5. Click Enable and then OK.

Configure Following settings for My Sites

Use this procedure to configure the following settings for My Sites.

To configure the following settings for My Sites,

use the following procedure to configure the following for My Sites:

1. In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, in the Service Applications group, click Manage service applications.
2. In the list of service applications, select the User Profile service application.
3. In the My Site Settings group, click Manage Following.
4. On the Manage Following page, in the Maximum number of followed people box, type 500.
5. In the Maximum number of followed documents box, 250.
6. In the Maximum number of followed sites box, type 250
7. Click OK.