Worth a direct correction before anything else: the “indexed column” PowerShell example that circulates for this topic (`Set-PnPListItem` with a value) doesn’t create an index at all. It just sets a field’s value on one item, something entirely different. This post covers the real mechanism for indexing a column, the real cap that mechanism runs
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SharePoint ships with ten built-in permission levels (Full Control down to Restricted Read) covering most access-control scenarios without needing a custom permission level. Here’s what each one actually grants, and how to assign them via PowerShell in both SharePoint Online and on-premises. In this post: The ten built-in permission levels · Assigning a role in
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“Save Site as Template” used to be the easy answer to “how do I spin up another site that looks like this one”: export the structure, lists, and content types to a .wsp file, apply it to a new site, done. It’s still there in SharePoint On-Premises. In SharePoint Online, it’s effectively gone for modern
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SharePoint doesn’t have one “add attachment” button that works everywhere, which method you reach for depends on whether you’re writing client-side JavaScript, building an SPFx web part, or automating something from a script. The three approaches below all do the same thing: attach a file to a specific list item. The difference is what kind
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Sometimes a SharePoint site collection needs to be locked down to just you: before a migration, before deletion, or because everyone who had a reason to be in there no longer does. This covers both ways to strip every permission except your own: through the admin center by hand, or with PowerShell when you’re doing
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Updating a thousand SharePoint list items one request at a time is slow and burns through API throttling limits fast. PnPjs batching bundles multiple operations into a single HTTP call instead. Here’s the syntax for both the older and current versions of the library, and the real limit worth knowing before you rely on it.
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XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) transforms XML into another format (HTML, plain text, or different XML) using declarative templates and XPath. Worth leading with directly, since it changes the practical calculus around it: native, client-side XSLT support is being removed from every major browser engine, starting with Chrome in November 2026. This post covers how
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Worth a direct correction before anything else: `-EnableContentTypes` doesn’t control list experience at all. It toggles whether a list supports multiple content types, an entirely unrelated setting. A script built around it silently changes the wrong thing while doing nothing to actually switch between classic and modern view, with no error to flag the mismatch.
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In this post: The steps · Automating repeatable setup with Site Scripts · On step 7 (permissions) specifically · Designing for accessibility, not just branding · Common mistakes worth avoiding · When would you actually use this? · Helpful references · Related reading The steps Define the purpose first. Project management, company-wide comms, or external
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