When to replace your root site with another site?
Replacing the root site with another site replaces the entire site collection with the new site collection. If your current root site has subsites, they’ll be archived. The site you select as the new root site must be within the same domain as the current root site. We recommend replacing the root site at a time when site usage is low.
Which is the root folder of the website?
By default, your main website is loaded from the public_html folder of your account. The public_html directory is also called web root folder or document root folder.
How to redirect traffic to the root site?
If users are using files on the sites you’re replacing, ask them to close the files and check the site recycle bin to make sure it contains no files they want to keep. By default, a site redirect will be created that will redirect traffic from the source site to the root site.
How to make your Root Site a modern site?
If you want to continue using the classic team site, enable the modern site pages library experience and set a modern page as the home page of the root site. This gives users a modern team site experience with the left navigation.
Is there a way to have a different URL root in SharePoint?
The only way to have a different URL root is to create a different web application. To better align with SharePoint best practices, you should use host-named site collections. Host-named site collections allow you to assign custom names to each site collection that you create in a web application.
When do you set up a root site for SharePoint?
When SharePoint is set up for an organization, a root (or top-level) site is created. Before April 2019, the site was created as a classic team site. Now, a communication site is set up as the root site for new organizations.
Can a root site be connected to a Microsoft 365 group?
The current root site can’t be connected to a Microsoft 365 group. When you replace the root site, both the current site and the new site can’t be hub sites or associated with a hub.