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Can't replace root site
Hello,
We would like to change the root site in our sharepoint admin center. I have located the root site, and I can click on 'replace site'.
But when I enter the url of the 'new root site', it keeps telling me that I should analyse the page with an external plugin (page diagnose for Sharepoint). The problem is that I have already done that, and there were no problems found. But I still can't change the site. The button 'save' is greyed out.
What I already have done so far is:
- Verify that permissions are the same on both sharepointsites. Root and new one.
- Changed the current root site from 'teamsite (classic)' to 'modern page' with powershell. This is a strange one because I can see that the template of the root site is changed, but in sharepoint admin it still says 'teamsite (classic)'. Maybe it takes 24 hours to adjust?
- Ran the sharepoint page diagnose tool: no problems were found.
I hope someone can help me because I have been struggling with this for hours now. And I can't figure out why I just can't change the root site.
2 Replies
- Yesterdag, I found the solution myself.
I have to make sure the settings are exactly the same. In my scenario, the external sharing of the current root site and the new site were not the same. Hi
Is the new website well a "Communication site " type or a teams site without an office 365 groups (and without publishing feature on)?
The swap root site only work for communication type. I think there is something in the roadmap for other type.
