Jan 02 2018 07:41 AM
Hello,
We are currently developing our Intranet using the Modern Communications site template. Overall, we are pleased with the functionality but I have noticed that when a user clicks 'Promote' on a page, there is no way to demote it afterward.
I have been able to create a custom column the calculates the 'promotedstate' property but I am unable to change the value from 2 (promoted) to 0 (not promoted).
Does anyone have any experience or insight? I currently have several pages that were promoted in testing which should not have been promoted and as the Site Collection Administrator I would really love the ability to demote pages if they were promoted in error.
Jan 02 2018 07:46 AM
Jan 02 2018 07:49 AM
Jan 02 2018 10:29 AM
Try this: Add the PromotedState column to the All Pages view of your Site Pages library. Then, Group By Promoted State and save the view. You can drag the promoted page back to whichever state you want it to go back to using the feature that "auto-assigns" metadata when you move an item in a Group By view.
This worked for me!
Feb 23 2018 04:27 AM
I am wondering how it got worked for you. Today I have tried to add PromotedState column to my view which I am not able to find it. Are you sure still this exists?
Feb 23 2018 05:52 AM
Yes, I am sure. Be sure you are adding Promoted State from the "modern" view. Then check the Promoted State box and Apply.
Feb 26 2018 03:21 AM
Yes I am able to add this. But I am not able to edit the promoted value from 2 to 0 in quick edit.
Feb 26 2018 03:45 AM
SolutionFeb 26 2018 07:00 AM - edited Feb 26 2018 07:06 AM
@Susan Hanley, thank you for this. Perfect solution for items promoted in error.
Mar 28 2018 10:37 AM
Good afternoon! from the Site Pages view, if you have the "Promoted State" as column in the view, click that drop down and click "Group By". Then click the drop down of the view, and save this view as "By Promoted State". Now, in this view, if you want to change the promoted state, just drag and drop it. I'm currently looking for an index of what the promoted states mean, i.e. 0,1,2,3... Hope this helps!
May 08 2018 07:33 AM
May 08 2018 07:46 AM
May 09 2018 02:39 AM
I'm not able to add grouping by promoted state, even though the field is visible. Am I doing something wrong? It just isn't a choice.
Also, could anyone tell me what a Promoted State value of 1 means?
May 09 2018 05:26 AM
Try doing this from the "front end." Use the dropdown in the view to "Group by Promoted State" and then select "Save as" and save to the current view.
I am pretty sure that Promoted State = 1 is for unpublished pages.
May 14 2018 08:35 AM - edited May 14 2018 08:38 AM
The field "Promoted State" does not appear in the drop down.
I have the field shown in the view too. It is also not available to filter on, only to view.
May 14 2018 09:17 AM
You will not see this in the check list until you "expose" the field from the modern front end. First, from the Site Pages library (I usually start with the All Pages view), select + Add column. Then, from that drop down, select Show/hide columns. You will now see Promoted State as an option and you can select it and then be sure to save the view. Once you have done this, you can group by Promoted State (from the "front end," not from Edit View) and then save the view again using the "modern" Save As experience. This should do it!
Apr 16 2019 05:54 AM
We can demote or unpromote news using following list view extension
May 29 2019 11:22 PM
@Susan Hanley thank you for taking the time to explain in such detail. I never knew such a thing existed! That worked perfectly, THANK YOU!
Sep 18 2019 08:46 AM
Hello All,
Recently we observed that the moving the pages between the Promoted State grouping view was not working, but were able to find another workaround to fix the same.
Step1 :
Go to Site Pages and library and Change the view to “By Promoted State” which will show the Promoted State Column on the view.
If the view is not available then create one using the steps below once you are on the All Pages view.
select + Add column. Then, from that drop down, select Show/hide columns. You will now see Promoted State Column, select it and then be sure to save the view.
Step2: Left click on the Promoted State Colum and choose Column settings and then Edit.
Step3: On the Edit Column panel, go to Default Value Field and replace 0 with blank value and click Save.
Step4: Repeat Step 2 again and Update the Default Value Field back to the Value 0.
Step5 : Select the Page that you wanted to Un-Promote and go to the properties and Select Edit Item to Change the Promoted State Value to 0 (un-promote).
Outcome : The above page will no longer appear in the News Web part.
Feb 26 2018 03:45 AM
Solution