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Why Private channel can't change the url
Hello,
I was trying to rename the URL address of the teams site which has several private channels.
However, it looks like my changes is not cascaded thru the private channel. (teamsite-private channel)
Looking to the AdminCenter is see no options to edit URL even no avail in powershell command.
Can someone shed a light why we cannot change private channel URL or any ideas if it is possible?
Thank you!
Hunk
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As of July 2024, this still can't be done through the UI, but if you have the https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-pnp/sharepoint-pnp-cmdlets library installed, you can use the can use https://pnp.github.io/powershell/cmdlets/Rename-PnPTenantSite.html PowerShell command (run as admin).
Caveats - it takes time to rename (you'll get a 404 initially, but the URL works eventually) and the Files tab in Teams goes wonky. If you add a post with a file, the tab fixes itself.
- Hi
So I found this handy script and it seemed to work for me.
#Set Parameters
$AdminCenterURL="https://crescent-admin.sharepoint.com"
$SiteURL = "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/suppliers"
$NewSiteURL = "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/vendors"
$NewSiteTitle = "Vendors"
#Connect to SharePoint Online
Connect-SPOService -Url $AdminCenterURL -Credential (Get-Credential)
#Get all site collections
$Sites = Get-SPOSite -Limit All | Select -ExpandProperty URL
If($Sites -notcontains $NewSiteURL)
{
#Rename SharePoint Online site URL using PowerShell
Start-SPOSiteRename -Identity $SiteURL -NewSiteUrl $NewSiteURL -NewSiteTitle $NewSiteTitle -Confirm:$false
}
Else
{
Write-Host "New Site URL '$NewSiteURL' is not available!" -f Yellow
}
When you are done you can rename the private channel in Teams to what ever you need it to be.Hi Theo_Vermaak - could you provide more information on how you used the Script or where you found it please? E.g. where & how to run it, what permissions are required. Also could I confirm that the script does what the original requestor asked - changing the URL of the private channels within the SharePoint site (not changing the name of the private channels or changing the SharePoint site URL.)
Thank you in advance,Lex
- @lexPages, This still an issue with the Microsoft and has no fix at the moment so let's live with this setup unfortunately. 😞
I guess the one suggested by Theo was to rename the Root site url and does not reflect to the private channel (e.g "sites/vendors-PrivateChannel"). Tried also rename directly the private channel but no avail getting the write locked error.
Start-SPOSiteRename : Error Code: -105,This site address can't be changed.
This site is write locked.
- Hello,
Private channels have their own team site not related to the team's team site, if you rename the team's team site it will not affect the private channel's team site
There is currently a roadmap item about renaming team's channel, have a look
https://www.microsoft.com/es-ww/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=rename- What are you referencing? The roadmap item is for renaming the folder associated with the Teams Channel, not the URL
- This is still an issue unfortunately.
- HI MS Team,
I got the same issue, how can I change the private channel URL? Thanks. - Thanks Andres this helps. I can't wait with this updates be release. 🙂
