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msftblake
Copper Contributor
Jan 13, 2026

SharePoint Classic Templates

Hello community!

So we all know that classic sites need to be converted to modern sites, however, if you have a site that was built on a classic template (but has since been converted to a modern site), do you really need to do anything else?

I could honestly give less of a crap what happens to classic templates, I just want to make sure that my site which was originally built on a classic template isn't in jeopardy.

My knee-jerk reaction is "no" because otherwise there would be thousands upon thousands of sites that likely break.

 

Thoughts, feelings, and opinions appreciated.  Thanks!

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  • Gitta's avatar
    Gitta
    Occasional Reader

    Hi msftblake​ 
    Could you specify what kind of classic template your original site was build in? It kinda depends what kind of template you've used whether or not (and how) a change to modern will affect that site. 
    I do know that certain migration tooling can help convert classic list to a modern look for instance and sometimes this isn't even neccesary if you think the look and feel is still working for you and your users.

    But there are also more obsolete site templates like the wiki-page that don't do so well transferring to modern, so hence the question what kind of sites you used😃

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