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SharePoint HomePage is downloading the url instead of opening it up.
I created a list of links that I want my SharePoint modern site to navigate to when I visit the site/homepage. The list of links also resides on the SharePoint site. However, when I click my homepage...
Have you tried a custom list? Create one with just a Hyperlink column, and description column, then edit the view to remove the title, and add the list webpart selecting that list. that will give you a clickable URL Link with description.
Deleted I think what he's trying to point out is that a URL object stored in a Document library web-part added to a page behaves differently to how it behaves if you are just looking at the full document library. In the web-part it prompts to download the URL. If you click it from the full document library page it opens the link in the browser.
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jsimms It's a bug! Please go upvote this feature here: https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/37373770-the-document-library-webpart-should-interpret-url
And check out MSFT response here:
ShervinS I am running into the same problem. Trying to insert a link to an item (URL) and the location of the item is within a links list (library). When I click the link on the webpage after inserting and saving, it opens the Item Properties page for the item and makes me click on the URL shown there. I don't want to do two steps! I am guessing you haven't found a solution??
- Re-assuring that this bug has been noticed since 04-03-2018 and still not fixed!
- ShervinS None that I've found no, this seems like a bug though.
Robin Thakur yes! Any updates on if there are ways to change this behavior?
