Create Enterprise Search Center in SharePoint using PowerShell

What is Search Center in SharePoint? Search Center site in SharePoint provides an interface for users to submit search queries and get search results similar to any other search engine. A Search Center site is typically a top-level site of a site collection that provides a central search facility. How to Create…

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SharePoint Online: Add User to Group using PowerShell

Requirement: SharePoint Online PowerShell to Add User to Group. How to add users to an existing group in SharePoint Online? Each SharePoint Online site comes with a default set of SharePoint groups, such as Owners, Members, and Visitors. You can add users to these groups so that you can manage group permissions…

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Site Owners with Full Control Could Not Access or Edit SharePoint Group

Problem: Site Owners with full control couldn’t access or edit members of a group. Root cause: By default, only SharePoint group owners can add/remove group members, even though you have full control access rights to the site – This is by design! Solution: Change the group owner! You can either add a…

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How to Change SharePoint Group Owner using PowerShell?

Change group owner in SharePoint site: Have you ever needed to change the owner of a SharePoint group? Maybe someone left the company, and you need to transfer ownership to another user. PowerShell can help! In this blog post, I’ll show you how to use PowerShell to change the owner of a…

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SharePoint Group Owner Cannot Add User. Gets Access Denied!

Problem:  SharePoint group owner cannot add user! group owner gets access denied. Root cause: It’s a common misconception that group owners get access automatically, as you are made the owner of the group! Just because you made someone “Group Owner” doesn’t mean they get access to the site! They can’t access the…

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SharePoint Online: Delete a Content Type using PowerShell

Requirement: Delete a Content Type from the SharePoint Online site. How to delete a content type in SharePoint Online? Have you ever created a SharePoint Online content type and decided that you no longer want it? Or want to permanently get rid of a particular content type as you are experiencing issues…

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How to Add User to SharePoint Group using PowerShell?

Requirement: Add User to SharePoint Group using PowerShell. How to add a user to a group in SharePoint 2016? Adding users to groups is a common task that administrators need to perform to organize and manage permissions in SharePoint environments. In this blog post, we will walk you through the process of…

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How to Upload a List Template in SharePoint 2013?

Requirement: Upload a list template in SharePoint 2013! SharePoint 2013 offers many list templates such as Task List, contacts, calendar, etc., to create clones. At times, You may have to import a custom list template obtained from other sites into your SharePoint. How to upload a list template in SharePoint 2013? SharePoint…

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SharePoint 2016 Installation Guide – Step by Step

SharePoint 2016 is in RTM finally with all new features. As a SharePoint administrator, you’re probably excited about the release of SharePoint 2016. In this blog post, Let’s walk through SharePoint 2016 standalone installation process step by step. We will provide a step-by-step guide for installing SharePoint 2016. We will cover the…

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InfoPath Form: Show Thank You Page on Submit

Requirement: To deliver a better user experience, I wanted to show a neatly designed thank you page on submitting a customized SharePoint list form in InfoPath. Although we can customize the standard popup message shown on successful submissions through “Submit Options” under the Data tab, we wanted to customize the entire look…

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