Contents
- 1 Are SharePoint classic sites going away?
- 2 What is the difference between a team site and a project site in SharePoint?
- 3 Why can’t you save a classic website as a template?
- 4 Can you save a modern team site as a template?
- 5 Are there customization options for modern team sites?
- 6 What’s the difference between modern and Classic team sites?
Classic mode is not going away, and even if it becomes “unsupported” or “deprecated” at some point after 2026 that doesn’t mean you can’t use it. Should you give up Classic sites if Modern sites are available to you? As with all things SharePoint…
A project site is best used for a specific project with a specific goal. If you’re looking for a more collaborative site, we recommend that you use a team site as that is more geared for that.
How do I go back to the old version of SharePoint?
To return to the New Experience.
- Click on List and select List Settings on the ribbon.
- Click on advanced settings.
- Scroll down and change the option on List experience from “Default experience set by my administrator” to “New Experience” and click OK.
- Close all browsers connected to the SharePoint or PWA and log in again.
Why can’t you save a classic website as a template?
You’ll not be able to ‘Save site as a template’ by any means if you have activated the SharePoint Server Publishing feature. Any workaround over the internet to ‘Save site as a template’ from Publishing Site or from a site that has ever had publishing features enabled is unsupported and often doesn’t work.
Can you save a modern team site as a template?
You can save a Modern Team Site (the Team Site that gets provisioned when you provision an Office 365 Group / Unified Group) as a template, then using the “Classic Team Site” provisioning process (SharePoint Admin Centre, Site Collections) you can provision Modern Team Sites from this template.
How to tell if a site is a modern team site?
You can detect that a site is a “modern” team site by checking the ‘Web.WebTemplate’ value of the site. “Modern” team sites use the “GROUP” template.
Are there customization options for modern team sites?
We’ll gradually introduce more customization options for “modern” team sites that will be aligned with the release of additional SharePoint Framework capabilities. Currently there is no exact schedule available, but we’ll update the “modern” experience articles whenever new capabilities are released.
What’s the difference between modern and Classic team sites?
“Modern” sites have a different level of customization options compared to “classic” team sites. Over time we’ll introduce additional customization options, mainly focusing on extensibility and branding.