SharePoint Online: How to show all sites a user has access to?

Requirement: Display a list of all SharePoint Online sites a user has access to. How do I view all sites I have access to in SharePoint Online? In SharePoint Online, you may have noticed that there’s no easy way to view all the sites you have access to. Although the SharePoint start…

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SharePoint Online: Change the “Search this site” text in the Search Box

Requirement: Change the “Search this site” default placeholder text in the SharePoint Online site search box. How to Set the Search Box Text in SharePoint Online? By default, the site search box in the modern SharePoint Online search box has “Search this site” as the search label. We can change this placeholder…

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SharePoint Online: Change Default Search Scope from “Search This Site” to “Search All Sites”

Requirement: Configure Search Scope in SharePoint Online site. How to Change the Default Search Scope in SharePoint Online? The default search scope in SharePoint Online is “Search this site”, which allows us to search inside the specific site collection. At times, you may want to change the search scope from Search This…

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SharePoint Online: Hide Search Box in the Top Navigation Suite bar

Requirement: Hide Search Box in the Top Navigation Suite bar in SharePoint Online. How to Remove the Search Box from the Top Navigation Suite bar? In SharePoint Online, the search bar is a useful feature that allows users to quickly find content and documents within the platform. However, there may be instances…

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SharePoint Online: Fix Search Results Count Inconsistent Issue

Problem: Search results count is inconsistent in SharePoint Online! Solution: The SharePoint Search center search results page displays the number of items in the results at the bottom of the page. If you navigate through paging, The number of search results displayed on each page is inconsistent. Although many search engines, including…

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SharePoint Online: Get Search Crawl Log using PowerShell

Requirement: Get search crawl log in SharePoint Online. How to Check the Search Crawl Log in SharePoint Online? At times, you may have to check the search crawl logs if search results don’t return results from specific content. Search crawl logs can be obtained from the search service application in the SharePoint…

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SharePoint Online: How to Exclude a Site from Search Results?

Requirement: Exclude a Site from Search in SharePoint Online. How to exclude a SharePoint Online Site from Search? SharePoint Online search results are security trimmed by default, and users get search results from all sites to which they have access. However, there are some scenarios where you may want to prevent a…

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How to Export Search Results in SharePoint Online using PowerShell?

Requirement: Run Search Query and export search results to a CSV in SharePoint Online using PowerShell. How to Search SharePoint Online using PowerShell? PowerShell is a great way to automate tasks in SharePoint Online. With PowerShell, you can quickly find the information you need from your SharePoint Online environment. At times, You…

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SharePoint Online: How to Add a Custom Refiner to Refinement Panel in Search Results?

Requirement: Create Search Refiners in SharePoint Online. How to add a Custom Column in Search Refiner in SharePoint Online? The refinement Web Part in the SharePoint Online search results page helps us narrow down the search results, based on specific criteria. By default, SharePoint Online provides several standard refinements, such as Result…

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