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Aug 03, 2018Convert communication to team site sharepoint
Dear community, I need help converting my sharepoint communication site to a team site. I have a lot of content on it so just creating a brand new one will take a very long time. If there is any wa...
Vladan Aleksić
Jun 26, 2019Copper Contributor
Rob Ellis wrote:
why does it need to be at the root?
This kind of answer implies that what I am seeking is not possible? :)
Rob Ellis
Jun 26, 2019Bronze Contributor
You can create half a million site collections - for example under the /sites/ or /teams/ managed paths.
Why does your team site have to be at the root site url?
Why does your team site have to be at the root site url?
- RobElliottJun 27, 2019Silver Contributor
I'd asked the same question of my technical support as I needed to add a site to a hub, but it's already a communications site and a communications site can't have a hub site association with another communications site. I was told categorically that converting it back to a team site wasn't possible.
Rob
Los Gallardos - Vladan AleksićJun 27, 2019Copper Contributor
Thank you, Trevor Seward I appreciate the concrete answer. Let's put asside now the discussion how Microsoft ruins the productivity every time they "improve" the user experience 😡
- Jun 27, 2019New(ish) tenants get Comm sites at the root, old tenants will have classic Team sites. It isn't possible to change in a supported manner and when it is possible to change, the supported change will be from classic Team site -> Comm site.
- Vladan AleksićJun 26, 2019Copper Contributor
Rob Ellis wrote:
You can create half a million site collections - for example under the /sites/ or /teams/ managed paths.
Why does your team site have to be at the root site url?Rob, it is not the point what I can do from choices that do not suit my client, I need a straight answer is this possible or not. I know that root site can be other type than Communication, seen it with tenants created few months ago and earlier when they were not forcing this type of site, as you can see here:
The question is: can I do it now?