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Mo Anwar
Copper Contributor
Apr 29, 2019

Are subsites getting deprecated in SPO?

Are subsites getting deprecated in SPO? With focus on hubsites, will MS keep subsites or remove them? Asking because I am creating a solution that uses subsites.
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Mahendran D's avatar
Mahendran D
Copper Contributor
Jan 14, 2020

Trevor Seward Based on your responses I see that you are worried about permissions. Unfortunately we did not find any issues with that. :smile:

 

Azure !? 

There are organizations where SharePoint Admins do not have access to such level. :unamused:

 

One site for every team!? 

Sorry! Each team produces more content. They need own space to publish their articles. It will be cumbersome if we provide one site for all. (No, No for item level permission. not at all)

 

Already users are thinking to move their content to CONFLUENCE because of classic SharePoint. 

We(IT) got great relief after seeing Modern site features. Users are liking it. 

I request Microsoft, not to deprecate subsites. 

 

And they even promised that metadata navigation is coming to modern sites but you are claiming that it will be deprecated !!!!! :cry: 

Fingers crossed :unamused:

Trevor Seward's avatar
Trevor Seward
MVP
Jan 14, 2020
Subsites aren't the preferred IA at this point. You're welcome to argue until you're blue in the face, of course.

Azure access can be delegated -- Azure has very fine grained roles, fortunately.
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    ganeshsanap
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    Jun 10, 2022

    Jonathan Herschel You're welcome! Glad it helped you.

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    Jonathan Herschel
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 09, 2022
    after reading these over, I have to say that flattening out and migrating subsites to their own site collection has been rewarding. Permissions are simplified, content organized and easily movable from one hub to another (or left on their own)... Thanks Trevor and Ganeshsanap for your replies, they helped me a few years ago..
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    ganeshsanap
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    Sep 01, 2021

    OrangeJuiceJones,

     

    Check below documentation which will help you to understand the need to flat topologies & how to design flat topology:

    Information Architecture - Site Topology  

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    OrangeJuiceJones
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 01, 2021

    Hi, Is there any reference on Microsoft Site that suggests best practices is a flat structure over nested?
    That would help

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