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Turn Root Site Collection into Communication Site
Not out of the box, but I found this post online that makes it look like there is a hacky way to do it (that I probably still wouldn't do): https://hangconsult.com/2017/06/29/change-sharepoint-online-root-site-collection-to-use-the-new-communication-site-template/. It seems like this would introduce some risk to your "go forward" architecture. I feel like it would be better to create a Comm Site that you use as your "home" site and then see where things shake out with concepts like enterprise news publishing. I'd hate to hack my way in to an architectural decision and then learn later on that it locks me out of future capabilities.
Thanks, I agree with your assessment of that approach, the line " delete your root site collection | then create a new one" seems like a very risk move to me.
My customer does not really have any reason to use the default root site and they would like to keep people from inadvertently landing on it. Do you have any recommendations to ensure that users always get redirected to the desired Comm Site?
Can you just that site to the Featured Links area?
I already did that. I was just concerned that there might be some other ways to stumble onto the old home page for the root collection.
I might be overthinking it :)
- Don't delete the root site if you don't want to get into serious problems ;-)
