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This web site has been configured to disallow editing with SharePoint Designer. When you experience one or more of these issues, the following conditions are also true: You’re using SharePoint Online. You’ve upgraded your on-premises installation of SharePoint Server 2010 to SharePoint Server 2013.
Go to “C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\drivers\\etc” in your local machine Open the “HOST” file in notepad. Add an entry at the end of the file with: WFE IP and SharePoint site’s Host header. Save and close the file. Clear your browser cache and reopen the site. Now you should get responses from the specified web front end server.
What do I do if my SharePoint is not working?
This step doesn’t apply if you’re using the Click-to-Run version of SharePoint 2013. Start SharePoint Designer 2013, and then connect to your SharePoint site. If the issue persists, go to the next step. On the local computer, browse to the following folder:
When to install the SharePoint Designer 2013 hotfix?
Install the SharePoint Designer 2013 hotfix that’s dated June 11, 2013. For more information, see the Description of the SharePoint Designer 2013 hotfix package (Spd-x-none.msp): June 11, 2013. This step doesn’t apply if you’re using the Click-to-Run version of SharePoint 2013.
When you connect to a SharePoint site, you receive the following error message: This web site has been configured to disallow editing with SharePoint Designer. When you experience one or more of these issues, the following conditions are also true: You’re using SharePoint Online.
SharePoint Designer cannot display the item. The list of workflow actions on the server references an assembly that does not exist. Some actions will not be available. You take steps to create a new list workflow, site workflow, or reusable workflow. However, after you have completed the steps, the item isn’t present.
How to enable modern authentication for SharePoint Designer 2013?
Open SharePoint Designer 2013 and enter the account again to see if it works. Enable Modern Authentication for Office 2013 on Windows Devices. Administrators will need to Allow Custom Script in the SharePoint Admin Center settings to allow the SharePoint Designer connection.