Create SharePoint Link List using PowerShell
Requirement: Create Link List in SharePoint using PowerShell
Here is the PowerShell script to create a Link list in SharePoint:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Function Create-LinkList($WebURL, $ListName, $ListDescription)
{
try
{
$ErrorActionPreference ="Stop"
#Get the Web
$Web = Get-SPWeb $WebURL
#Get link list template
$LinkListTemplate = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListTemplateType]::Links
#Create link list
$web.Lists.Add($ListName,$ListDescription,$LinkListTemplate)
write-host "New List has been created!" -foregroundcolor Green
}
catch [System.SystemException]
{
write-host "List Creation failed due to:" $_.Exception.Message -foregroundcolor Red
}
finally
{
#Dispose web object
$web.Dispose()
$ErrorActionPreference ="Continue"
}
}
#Call the function to create a Link list
Create-LinkList "https://sharepoint.creswcent.com/" "Quick Links" "List of frequently accessed sites"
Refer to the Microsoft documentation for all list template types: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.sharepoint.splisttemplatetype?view=sharepoint-server
