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SharePoint Online. Site questions.
Hey Guys,
Trying to clear up a few things here hoping you can help.
1) What is the difference between creating a site using share point admin center (new site collection) and creating a site from within sharepoint for instance if i go here: https://tenantname.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/sharepoint.aspx
I am able to create a new Team or Communication site. When i create sites there they do not show up in the SharePoint admin center under my existing sites.
2) Why is there no way to create a communication site from the SharePoint online Admin Center, but i can create all kinds of other sites/templates etc.
3) Are office 365 groups automatically created with every site you create? So if i create a Team site or a Communication Site (by default) will an office 365 group also get created as well?
4) Under manager site permissions: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/manage-your-sharepoint-site-settings-8376034d-d0c7-446e-9178-6ab51c58df42?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#__BKMKMngSitePermissions
When you add a person as a Site Owner are you actually adding them to an underlying Office 365 Group? Thats what i understood. just want to confirm.
Thanks,
Robert
- Hi Robert,
My answers bellow:
1) From the SPO Home page you can only create modern Team Sites or Communication Sites. From the SPO Admin Center you have two choices:
1.a) Use the Old SPO Admin Center that does not provide the ability to create a modern SPO Team Site or a communication Site. In this Old SPO Admin Center, any modern SPO Site or communication site is not displayed by design
2.a) Use the new SPO Admin Center that allows you to create both kind of sites and also classic ones. In the new SPO Admin Center modern SPO sites and communication sites are shown.
2) I have already answered this in my answer to 1)
3) No, Office 365 Groups are only created when you choose the modern team site template. When you create a Communication site, a Group is not created
4) Group Membership and SPO security are different things...when you add a user as owner in the SPO site, you are not adding him/her as owner in the Group if you are using the site security configuration...however, if you are adding him/her in the Office 365 Group as owner, he/she is becoming an owner in the site
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- Hi Robert,
My answers bellow:
1) From the SPO Home page you can only create modern Team Sites or Communication Sites. From the SPO Admin Center you have two choices:
1.a) Use the Old SPO Admin Center that does not provide the ability to create a modern SPO Team Site or a communication Site. In this Old SPO Admin Center, any modern SPO Site or communication site is not displayed by design
2.a) Use the new SPO Admin Center that allows you to create both kind of sites and also classic ones. In the new SPO Admin Center modern SPO sites and communication sites are shown.
2) I have already answered this in my answer to 1)
3) No, Office 365 Groups are only created when you choose the modern team site template. When you create a Communication site, a Group is not created
4) Group Membership and SPO security are different things...when you add a user as owner in the SPO site, you are not adding him/her as owner in the Group if you are using the site security configuration...however, if you are adding him/her in the Office 365 Group as owner, he/she is becoming an owner in the siteThanks Juan. So let me see if i have this straight:
1) using the classic SharePoint admin center, i am only able to create classic sites.
2) When i go to this site: https://gtcsftw.sharepoint.com and create a new site whether it be Teams or Communication, it shows up in the default URL https://gtcsftw.sharepoint.com/site/sitename, but it does not show up in the Classic Site Display.
3) Office 365 Groups are only created for modern Team sites and not for communication sites.
4) I now understand the relationship of office 365 groups and owners.
Thanks for the clarification on modern sites vs old classic sites. That helps me to follow along in my documentation some of the directions apply to classic and modern sites respectively.
Thanks,
Robert
- Hi Robert,
Glad to help:
1) Correct
2) Correct
3) Correct
4) Great!
