{"id":1939,"date":"2019-08-22T16:45:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T20:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbaginski.com\/blog\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2019-09-20T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T15:31:14","slug":"change-swap-sharepoint-root-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbaginski.com\/blog\/change-swap-sharepoint-root-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Change \/ Swap SharePoint Root Site"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this video I demonstrate how to change \/ swap the root SharePoint site in an Office 365 SharePoint environment.<\/p>\n

This process essentially swaps the root site with another site that you specify.<\/p>\n

This is a nice process to use because you can create your new root site, then swap it with your current root site when you deem the time is right.<\/p>\n

The original root site is archived, so you do not lose any data.<\/p>\n

Here are a few reasons why you might want to do this:<\/p>\n

1. Your root site is currently a Classic site (Team Site, Publishing Site, etc.) and you want to swap it with a Modern site (Hub Site, Communications Site).<\/p>\n

2. Your root site is currently a Modern site and you want to swap it with a classic site.<\/p>\n

3. You want to use this operation as a deployment mechanism as part of your ALM where you swap a ‘production’ site with a ‘development site’.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the PowerShell command here: https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/powershell\/module\/sharepoint-online\/invoke-spositeswap?view=sharepoint-ps<\/a><\/p>\n

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