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C Edwards
Brass Contributor
May 08, 2018

How to set a blank SharePoint site template using PowerShell

Hi All,

 

I have a SharePoint online site that uses a blank template. How do I update the site so it uses the new modern Team Site (STS#3) using PowerShell? The template doesn’t show up when I go to the site from an internet browser and it asks, “Select a Template”. 

 

I have tried:

 

   $spWeb = Get-SPOSite -Identity "https://company.sharepoint.com/"
   $spWeb.Template = "STS#3"

 

but the Get-SPOSite PowerShell command doesn't have an update property.

 

For other reasons I can not delete the SharePoint blank site and use the New-SPOSite.

 

I hope you can help.
Colin

powershell
sharepoint
SharePoint Online

1 Reply

  • jcgonzalezmartin's avatar
    jcgonzalezmartin
    MVP
    May 08, 2018
    You cannot update the site template of an existing site...this feature has never provided by Microsoft and won't be provided in the future...might I ask what you need? You can activate features in your site that will extend it or you can also create a PnP template that can extend your site too

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