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Is it now recommended or okay to create subsite under a Communication or a Teams site?
Hi All, just trying to clarify, is creating as subsite under a SharePoint Online Communication or a Team site okay now? Asking this as I see now the option to create a subsite under the New dropdown menu - image below.
Creating a subsite was a normal practice in the beginning, then Microsoft says don't do it and now seeing the option to create subsites. So, is is okay now to create a subsite? Thank you advance.
Hello Monir
it's ok (it's available), but it's not recommended. You can also deactivate the option: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-site-creation#manage-detailed-site-and-subsite-creation-settings-in-the-classic-sharepoint-admin-center
All the new technologies (e.g. teamsite, groups, teamsite not groups connected) and site architecture features (e.g. global/hub navigation) based on site-concept, not subsite. So it is better to to the change to a new site based infrastructure.
Best regards, Dave
Hello Monir
it's ok (it's available), but it's not recommended. You can also deactivate the option: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-site-creation#manage-detailed-site-and-subsite-creation-settings-in-the-classic-sharepoint-admin-center
All the new technologies (e.g. teamsite, groups, teamsite not groups connected) and site architecture features (e.g. global/hub navigation) based on site-concept, not subsite. So it is better to to the change to a new site based infrastructure.
Best regards, Dave
Thank you Dave.
Microsoft should set the recommended options as default. People tend to use what they find by default in most cases. In the past subsite was a norm so users are used to use them in regular basis.However, there’re benefits of using subsites. For example: you have a project/program that has multiple initiatives - in this case each initiative can have a subsite dedicated to it under a project/program site collection.
In the new site recommended structure you have to create new site collection for each initiative and managing permissions and keeping track of them could be challenging for all these site collections.Monir creating a hub site for the main project site and then associating your initiative sites to the hub works well. It means all the sites share a common theme and menu structure, and news can flow up to the main hub site from the different initiatives.
Rob
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