This is a difficult list to compile. Some of my favorite articles topped my list at the time because they answered a question or solved a particular problem. I’m not sure there’s a way to compile a “Top 5 of All Time” list because I just don’t keep track of it all, but there are some definite “must reads” from the community:

1. First, you MUST read Paul Culmsee’s 10-part series Confessions of a (post) SharePoint Architect. This links to #10 so that you can get links to the other 9 articles. A fantastic walk-through of governance and sound SharePoint planning – and a great introduction to the kind of content you’ll get in Paul’s book The Heretic’s Guide to Best Practices

2. Managed Metadata Column Limitations is one of many examples of the depth and detail within Michal Pisarek’s blog posts (@MichalPisarek). Definitely a blog to follow.

3. A very timely article was the Derrick Wlodarz post SharePoint isn’t why Snowden breached the NSA – lax security is reminding everyone that even the most secure systems in the world can be “hacked” by someone with bad intentions.

5. Another favorite post is Chris O’Brien’s Displaying the right data in the content Search web part in SharePoint 2013 from March (@ChrisO_Brien). This is one of those great posts that walks you through an issue end-to-end, step-by-step, with screenshots and descriptions of every possible configuration to solve your problem. Another must-follow MVP and blogger.