I agree, this is so overly complicated. I came here as a total Sharepoint newbie, hoping it was as easy as a quick wiki page on a MS Teams site, which they have now abandoned on the new 'shared channels' functionality. I wouldn't know how to make a 'Communications Site' into a 'Hub'. So frustrating when you're so busy and just want to make a quick signposting page full of links.
I find that Quick Link webparts are often the best way to create signposting pages, or if you are a little more techie then using formatted List items (JSON formatting) and managing the page links via a List can also be a good approach.
Can i access archived versions of older pages? We have a 500 page procedure pdf and willing to digitize it through wiki. we frequently update the document on a monthly basis and for audit purpose we would need an access to the older versions. Thanks
SharePoint versioning allows you to view previous page versions and compare changes. This is on a per-page basis. It will also show you who made the change and when. You could optionally include approvals to ensure pages were only published once approved.
Hi Karl, the most common reason is the browser zoom level or very high resolution screens. I've replied to your comment on my blog with my email address, please send me a screenshot and I'll see if I can help.
Hi Steve, that looks amazing. How did you realize that very full width of the page, and how did you implement the navigation in the right? Is that a Web part?
Hi Florian, Starting with a blank page, you can add a 'Vertical Section', this extends the page to full width. The vertical section appears on the right side of the page allowing you to add webparts and change the background colour.
Hi Steve, Thank you for your demo! Do you know if there is a limit to the number of pages that can be added to the Site? Also, when i go to "Create SIte" i have the option to Create an Enterprise Wiki, is this the same? Thanks!
Hi Marina, you can have thousands of pages. There may be some limitations when you get to 5000, but is is possible to create folders in the Site Pages library to get around view limits. The Enterprise Wiki is a classic SharePoint feature, so uses the older page styles rather than modern.
@@SteveKnutsonNZ THank you for the info!! What do you mean Get around view Limits? if i create folders, will that be to host more pages or is only for documents? if the first one, will that allow me to same more than 5000 pages on that one site? Thanks again for your help!
The upper menu is the Global Navigation on a Hub Site. Start with a Communications Site and then make it into a Hub, once you have done that you will get a menu option. I am using the 'Mega Menu' option
Yes and it can use metadata to determine who approved the change support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/configure-page-approval-using-power-automate-14ce6976-a0a7-427b-b4ab-d28d344a5222
That's why the template is important. If you wanted to create dynamic breadcrumps then a custom SPFX webpart would be needed. For example www.sharepointeurope.com/a-spfx-table-of-contents-extension-for-sharepoint/
Many people will agree with you on this. SharePoint isn't a wiki, so if you need more advanced features then you will be best to look at Confluence, XWiki or similar wiki platforms.
This is what drives me BANANAS about Microsoft!!! I’m a small business owner and Microsoft 365 customer (6 yrs). I’m also a former IT/Project Management consultant with 20+ years experience and have extensive corporate Sharepoint experience. EVERY time I try to use 365 (since I’m paying for it) to do ANYTHING, I end up wasting a bunch of hours, only to realize that Sharepoint etc. can’t do what I need it to do. Then I just give up, because I don’t have the time. I either have to pay extra for a 3rd party solution, or just move on entirely. Then I beat myself up for not going with Google years ago. Come on Microsoft…all I need to do is setup a tiny intranet, with a simple online Operations Policies and Procedures Manual. Having to fake a half baked BS wiki is pathetic.
Your pain is my pain. Everything I try to do sharepoint basically says: "develop it yourself from scratch in our wierd out-of-date closed system using godawful development tools". It would be less complicated to just have bare IIS and write modern HTML + something on the backend directly. @@jonathansewell9076
@@jonathansewell9076 This is exactly my feeling as well with most of the O365 product portfolio. Every time you want to actually use some functionality, you end up wasting hours of trying to make it work. Or you hit a subscription wall and after paying still hit a wall. :/
