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ironicrebel
Copper Contributor
Jan 28, 2019

Gear > Site Settings

Whose grand idea was it to remove Site Settings from the gear menu on some, nearly all pages? 

 

And replace it with "Change the look" and "Site designs" - like how often does an admin need to change that? 

 

Please put it back everywhere. Making me to go to Site Contents is farcical and that's being polite. Sorry to be terse but some decisions completely flummox me. 

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  • Matt Coats's avatar
    Matt Coats
    Iron Contributor
    Jan 28, 2019

    I'm assuming Microsoft assumed users would/will figure out that the "Site Information" button's overlay has a link to Site Settings.

    • ironicrebel's avatar
      ironicrebel
      Copper Contributor
      Jan 28, 2019

      Thanks for pointing that out, it did slip under my radar

       

      While that is somewhat more rapid by not needing to wait for another page load, it's not at all intuitive and is still "an extra click" 

       

      The gear icon means "settings" in nearly all UIs, and I think most would agree that the site/site collection settings page should always be within quick reach. 

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