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Home site on SP + New butt drop down is missing the ability to add list, document library, page, etc
- Sep 16, 2019
lukevang Only the homepage +New button allows you to create other content libraries (lists, doc libs, apps) within your site. When viewing a given "page" or "news post" your contextual to the content you're currently viewing and therefore you're only able to create a New page (using the templates gallery) or start with a copy of this page/news post.
This is similar to document libraries, where the +New button allows you to create folders or documents, but not lists or pages.
It's (trying) to be contextually relevant to the area of SharePoint you're in.
Sounds like it's confusing you however. Love your feedback on how we could make that more clear. I think it would be equally confusing if all options were available everywhere, but love to hear from you.
lukevang Only the homepage +New button allows you to create other content libraries (lists, doc libs, apps) within your site. When viewing a given "page" or "news post" your contextual to the content you're currently viewing and therefore you're only able to create a New page (using the templates gallery) or start with a copy of this page/news post.
This is similar to document libraries, where the +New button allows you to create folders or documents, but not lists or pages.
It's (trying) to be contextually relevant to the area of SharePoint you're in.
Sounds like it's confusing you however. Love your feedback on how we could make that more clear. I think it would be equally confusing if all options were available everywhere, but love to hear from you.
- Belle_PFeb 02, 2021Copper Contributor
John_Sanders This is not the solution to this problem, see my comment. I have this exact same problem on the home page of one of our sites.