Set Footer in SharePoint Online Communication Site using PowerShell
Requirement: Set Footer in SharePoint Online Communication Site using PnP PowerShell
How to Provision Footer links in SharePoint Online using PnP Provisioning Template?
Go to the PnP Provisioning Schema repository on GitHub and build your provisioning template. https://github.com/SharePoint/PnP-Provisioning-Schema, Here is mine:
Provisioning Template XML for Footer Links:
<?xml version ="1.0"?>
<pnp:Provisioning xmlns:pnp="https://schemas.dev.office.com/PnP/2019/03/ProvisioningSchema">
<pnp:Preferences/>
<pnp:Templates ID="CONTAINER-TEMPLATE-c49f81cd-19d0-458d-a99d-1a616c252add">
<pnp:ProvisioningTemplate ID="TEMPLATE-c49f81cd-19d0-458d-a99d-1a616c252add" Version ="1">
<pnp:Footer Enabled="true" Name="" Logo="SiteAssets/logo.png" RemoveExistingNodes="true">
<pnp:FooterLinks>
<pnp:FooterLink DisplayName="Contact Us" Url="https://www.crescent.com/contact-us" />
<pnp:FooterLink DisplayName="Site Map" Url="https://www.crescent.com/sitemap" />
<pnp:FooterLink DisplayName="Privacy Policy" Url="https://www.crescent.com/privacy-policy" />
</pnp:FooterLinks>
</pnp:Footer>
</pnp:ProvisioningTemplate>
</pnp:Templates>
</pnp:Provisioning>
Make necessary changes and save this as an XML file. E.g., PnpFooter.xml
PowerShell to Apply Provisioning Template
Once the template is ready, apply the template to the site using the below PnP PowerShell script.
#Config Variables
$SiteURL = "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/hr"
$TemplateXML ="C:\Users\salaudeen\Desktop\PnpFooter.xml"
#Connect to PnP Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Interactive
#Apply provisioning Template
Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate -path $TemplateXML
Here is the Script in action
If the footer is not enabled already, You may have to enable it: How to Enable or Disable Footer in SharePoint Online Communication Sites?
