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Troubleshooting WOPI API with The Cloud Storage Partner Program

By Nick McKenna | 9th April 2025
Troubleshooting WOPI API with The Cloud Storage Partner Program

This article examines common problems with implementing a WOPI API and host, looking at the best development practice to minimise your problems. We take you step-by-step through the troubleshooting process, with a closer look at wopitest and how the Cloud Storage Partner Program (CSPP) could help you. … more

WOPI, Microsoft Office Add-Ins And AI

By Nick McKenna | 20th November 2024
WOPI, Microsoft Office Add-Ins And AI

WOPI, MICROSOFT OFFICE ADD-INS AND AI This is our first video about integrating your web application with Microsoft WOPI, Microsoft Add-Ins and Artificial Intelligence. If you want to learn more about these technologies an there integration, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today!

Enhancing Legal Software Development with Custom Word Add-Ins

By Nick McKenna | 3rd October 2024
Multiple hards on laptops working on Word add-in integrations

Are you leveraging the benefits of Word add-ins? As a legal professional, you’ll often rely on Microsoft Word for drafting, reviewing, and finalising documents, but custom Word add-ins can significantly transform this process. The standard features of Word may not always meet the specific needs … more

Integrate WOPI with your Microsoft Cloud Storage Partner Program

By Nick McKenna | 28th November 2023
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Implementing WOPI with the Cloud Storage Partner Program may seem daunting at first. One of the key mistakes we see being made is a failure to prepare adequately before commencing programming. A WOPI integration with your system will likely be very different from any other … more

What Is WOPI? Exploring Web Application Open Platform Interface

By Nick McKenna | 14th July 2023
Overhead view of two men working on laptops.

In today’s interconnected world, seamless collaboration and document sharing are vital for productivity and efficiency in the workplace. One powerful solution that has revolutionised the way we work with office documents is the Web Application Open Platform Interface protocol, otherwise known as WOPI. WOPI integration … more

CSPP WOPI Login Update

By Nick McKenna | 20th February 2023
An open padlock on a gate.

Last year, Microsoft announced that they were removing the login box from the “business flow” for Cloud Storage Partner Program (CSPP) WOPI. Over the course of a few weeks, the login box slowly disappeared from all the test and production WOPI nodes, and now it … more

Add-Ins and CSPP WOPI Changes

By Nick McKenna | 27th January 2023
Side view of a person typing on a laptop.

In December 2022, many WOPI implementors around the world who were also using Microsoft Add-Ins in their WOPI implementation suddenly started experiencing errors, and their Add-Ins would not load. Over the course of a couple of weeks, it transpired that a security update had occurred … more

What Is The Cloud Storage Partner Program Plus?

By Nick McKenna | 20th July 2022
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The Cloud Storage Partner Program Plus (CSPP Plus) is an advanced program for larger organisations to implement the WOPI protocol. The basic Cloud Storage Partner Program provides a method (WOPI) by which third-party software vendors can incorporate Microsoft Office into their web-based applications. CSPP Plus … more

Microsoft Office Add-Ins and WOPI Update

By Nick McKenna | 21st March 2022
Microsoft Office Add-Ins and WOPI Update

Since late last year, the Microsoft Cloud Storage Partner Program (CSPP) has officially supported Microsoft Office add-ins for WOPI. The process for getting an add-in working in WOPI is not as simple as getting an add-in working in standard MS Office, so this blog post … more

Using WOPI To Embed Microsoft Office in a Web App

By Nick McKenna | 28th February 2022
Using WOPI to Embed Microsoft Office in a Web App

Are you thinking about harnessing the capabilities of Office Online to enhance your web Application by embedding Word, Excel or PowerPoint? This is the first in a series of blog posts relating to embedding Microsoft Office document editing capability using WOPI in bespoke web Applications. In this … more