SharePoint - Check If MySite Exists SharePoint MySites can be a good place to store data unique to individual users, but since they are usually provisioned only when a user first visits their MySite, we often need to check ahead of time whether the MySite exists. One way to solve this problem is to create a simple user control that checks whether the current user's MySite exists, and provides the URL if it is found.

MySite.ascx

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="MySite.ascx.cs" Inherits="MyProject.Portal.WebControls.MySite, MyProject.Portal, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=2791977307baf46c" %>

<%@ Assembly Name="MyProject.Portal, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=2791977307baf46c" %>

<span id="MySiteUrl"><asp:HiddenField ID="MySiteUrl" runat="server" /></span>

MySite.ascx.cs

using (SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.Url))
{
	ServerContext context = ServerContext.GetContext(site);
	UserProfileManager profileManager = new UserProfileManager(context);
	UserProfile profile = profileManager.GetUserProfile(HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);
	if (profile.PersonalSite != null) {
		MySiteUrl.Value = profile.PersonalSite.Url.ToString();
	}
}

Using the MySite Control

We included this control on the masterpage, and simply searched for the span tag with id "MySiteUrl" when it was needed.