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Is it now recommended or okay to create subsite under a Communication or a Teams site?
- Jun 13, 2023
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
- MonirAug 05, 2023Iron Contributor
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.- Rob_ElliottAug 06, 2023Bronze Contributor
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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Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User.
Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)- MonirAug 06, 2023Iron ContributorThx, yes that will work but it just more work for permission wise - too many site collections to manage.