Create a Document Library in SharePoint using PowerShell
Requirement: Create a document library in SharePoint 2013 / 2016 using PowerShell.
PowerShell Script to Create New Document Library in SharePoint:
Are you looking for a way to create a document library in SharePoint using PowerShell? In this post, I’ll show you how to use PowerShell to create a new document library in SharePoint. This can be useful for automating the process of creating document libraries.
Here is how to create a document library in SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#PowerShell Function to Create a Document Library in SharePoint
Function Create-DocumentLibrary
{
Param
(
[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb]$Web,
[String] $LibraryName,
[String] $Description
)
#Get the Document Library template
$ListTemplate = [Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPListTemplateType]::DocumentLibrary
#Check if the library already exists
if(($web.Lists.TryGetList($LibraryName)) -eq $null)
{
#Create the Library
$Web.Lists.Add($LibraryName,$Description,$ListTemplate) > Null
#Set Properties of Library such as OnQuickLaunch, etc
$Library = $Web.Lists[$LibraryName]
$Library.OnQuickLaunch = $true
$Library.Update()
Write-Host "Document library created successfully!" -f Green
}
else
{
Write-Host "Document Library '$LibraryName' already exists!" -f Red
}
}
#Get the Web
$web = Get-SPWeb "https://intranet.crescent.com/"
#Call the function to create a library
Create-DocumentLibrary $web "Team Documents" "Library to Share Team Documents"
This PowerShell script creates a document library in SharePoint 2013.
how do I create a library from an existing Template using this script?
Hi! Is there a method to use to load from CSV to create libraries using a template across multiple subsites in a site collection?
Thanks in advance!
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