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Classic mode support timeline
I love the new SharePoint experiences with the new document library and the new list. It needs some work, but I can see the advantages. However, a lot of companies have customized the classic exp...
There are no plans to remove classic mode anytime soon. For more details, see our post on modern extensibility at http://dev.office.com/blogs/update-on-modern-document-libraries-and-extensiblity Until we roll out the framework and related patterns and practices, we havent earned the right to even talk about it. But since you asked, any change to support would be communicated long in advance.
Now that we are in 2020, would like to know if things have changed. Is there a timeline for supporting classic mode.
Since there isn't feature parity between Classic/Modern is there any reason why you would think Classic mode must be deprecated? Would like to know if you have seen a statement from Microsoft regarding deprecation.
James Boman On regards to PWA that's one great example.
Have you noticed how they haven't enabled the setting toggle for Project Online permissions mode on the Modern SharePoint Admin panel? I was actually playing with this earlier on the week. I had to go to classic admin panel and refresh it at least 7 times to get the selection and toggle working (Tried from 3 different browsers and incognito sessions in case it was outdated cache files, the setting was simply not popping out and had to tab my way there).
- Good to ask for clarification - In my world, Project Online still makes extensive use of Classic Webpart Pages, and subwebs based on Classic templates. As far as I know we should be okay until at least 2026.
James Boman it's exactly because of that that we are asking what's the path moving forward. The push for Modern is huge and in my world, MS has a rep for phasing stuff out. The idea is to be able to plan and future proof, to see where the efforts and investments should be headed.
There are 2 of these profiles so just in case, Chris McNulty Chris McNulty
James Bomanwe still use classic mode for few sites and I am just wondering if it is okay to continue or it would later be a redo work. I was reading this article - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sharepoint-blog/what-is-modern-sharepoint-and-why-should-i-care/ba-p/161941
, refer to the section #10 "Future investment".
