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Delete the "Shared with us" link on navigation menu for modern sites
Hi everyone!
I've tried to remove the lin on the navigation bar called "Shared with us". It appears whenever it wants and disappear...
I've read many posts but it looks that no one have tried or want to remove this link. Why? Help!
- Warwick WardBronze Contributor
yeah this is certainly an example of horrible UX design by Microsoft, the "Shared with us" menu item injects itself into a random spot in the menu when you are in a document library. Not able to modify position or remove, wtf.
Looks like customisation is the only path, https://blog.jussipalo.com/2019/09/problem-for-apparently-nearly-3-years.html
- Andrew GoodwinBrass Contributor
Warwick Wardagreed. It's as invasive and annoying as the old "Recent" menu item that MS thought was a good idea. And the fact that it can't be configured to not show is just ridiculously poor product design.
- FlissZBrass Contributor
- William_AllianceCopper Contributor
Still going in April 2024. Looks like the "Shared with Us" is directly linked to the document library and shows up as a view. (view=3)
But the link just shows up, for me at least, as the third item on the navigation, regardless of what else I add. I can't move it, hide it, and it throws off the list. Click the wrong item? Need to let it fully load because if you accidentally opened a library... you will have to click down one link - unless you are clicking something higher. Trying to click the third item? Good luck, now it's the fourth!
Why can't we just have something on the views menu or ribbon menu to show just "Shared with us" items? Like others, this is a team site that will have NOTHING EVER shared to it. The only people that would ever need anything on this team site are already part of the team.
LET US CUSTOMIZE OUR OWN SITES!
- roberdaniel2250Copper ContributorIncredible, the horrible left bar with this annoying "shared with us" menu and the behavior of auto collapsible sublinks that can't be changed.
I hate new experience Sharepoint but it is hard to go back to classic. - roozzzeeCopper ContributorAbout to end the year and guess what. Yes, it's still there.
- My_Username250Copper Contributor
roozzzee Still not fixed.
- davidpoonIron ContributorThis is the new Feedback link since UserVoice is discontinued
- Steve McHargueCopper Contributor
davidpoon "This" ?
- John_Michael0216Copper ContributorWell it's April 2022 and still there. No solution still?
- FlissZBrass Contributor
- Steve McHargueCopper Contributor
FlissZ really pointless to bother telling Microsoft what our clients and users tell us. Since the SharePoint team knows so much better what they need than they do.
- John_NovemberCopper ContributorThere are two workarounds I've stumbled upon:
1) The "Shared with us" link appears in the modern experience whenever you are directly viewing a list or library. If you are viewing a page, it does not appear. You can remove the "Shared with us" entirely by embedding lists or libraries in a page and only having pages accessible in the navigation bar.
2) "Shared with us" can also be removed by changing the navigation from vertical (on the left) to horizontal (at the top). To do this, from anywhere, click on the gear/cog icon > "Change the look" > "Navigation" > select "Horizontal" orientation. - MSombornCopper ContributorI think it's sad that in four years, all we got until now is:
- Oh don't use a teams site
- Switch to top level navigation
Deleted: That's not a solution! I have thousands of company user feedbacks asking our IT why they can't remove this useless link from their sites... It's confusing everyone.- ArefHalmstrandSteel ContributorI could probably build you a solution that hides that link. But you would need to add it as a web part on each page.
- MSombornCopper Contributor
ArefHalmstrand thank you for the offer, but I'm hoping for a permanent solution from Microsoft, that our end users can also intuitively apply.
But if you can post a css / javascript code here that loads with the page and hides it away, it might help other poor souls.
- MichaelDelpachBrass Contributor
daguirre Unfortunately going to Classic Experience compromises the experience. There needs to be an easy way to disable/hide "Shared with us" link. There is a UserVoice request for this with over 100 votes:
- KevinDMyGGCopper Contributorwhere is this is the Modern SharePoint settings?
KevinDMyGG Where and when do you see the "Shared with us" option?
Can anyone add screenshot of it?
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