Last Updated on October 23, 2024
Want to learn how to build such sites?
In this guide, I will show you how to build communication sites easily in SharePoint Online.
Let’s get started.
Table of Contents:
What are communication sites?
If you’ve been using SharePoint for a while, you can skip this since it is meant for newbies. 🙂
Anyway, communication sites are designed to share information, news, and resources with a wide audience.
Some common uses of communication sites include:
- Share corporate updates, events, or announcements
- Showcase project progress, reports, and results
- Provide access to training materials or guidelines
- Share successes and highlight achievements
They’re the site perfect for teams or departments to broadcast updates, projects, or important messages.
Unlike a team site, SharePoint communication sites focus on delivering content to users without collaboration being the main goal.
They’re visually appealing, customizable, and great for showcasing information in a clear, organized way.
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Creating a Communication Site
Fortunately, creating one isn’t that complicated.
Step 1: Create a new site
The easiest way is to start from the uh, well, start page. 🙂
Click the create site button on the upper-left corner of the page:
A window will appear where you will be able to select the type of site to create.
Click the communication site option:
After selecting the communication site option, you will be guided through the setup.
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Step 2: Apply a site template
What’s nice here is that from the get-go, you can apply a template right away.
After clicking on the communication site option, you will then see communication site templates that you can apply:
You will then see a preview of the template’s home page, as well as its components like:
- What’s included in the template
- Site capabilities
It looks like this:
There’s also a link where you can preview other pages included in the template.
Don’t forget to click on the “use template” button when you’re ready to proceed.
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Step 3: Fill out the site details
Now it’s time to give your communication site a name and site description.
These details will help users understand the site’s purpose:
The next button will allow you to choose the primary language for the site.
That’s basically it! 🙂
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Adding Content to Your Communication Site
Now that your new communication site is ready to go, you can add content to it.
Some ways to add content:
- Use the web parts to add key messages, introductions, or details
- Add photos to highlight events, projects, or announcements
- Upload files like reports or guidelines to a document library
- Use the news feature and news web part to post updates or articles
- Add quick links to important resources or external websites
Since this is a place for news and announcements, regularly update your content to keep users coming back and engaged.
Do you have questions about how to create a communication site? Let me know in the comments.
For any business-related queries or concerns, contact me through the contact form. I always reply. 🙂
