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-->In 2016, the 'modern' page experience was released by the SharePoint team. Modern team site pages are fast, easy to author, and support rich multimedia content. Additionally, pages look great on any device, in a browser, or from within the SharePoint mobile app.
SharePoint pages are built with web parts, which you can customize according to your needs. You can add documents, videos, images, site activities, Yammer feeds, and more. Just select the + sign and pick a web part from the toolbox to add content to your page. The new 'highlighted content' web part lets you set criteria so that specific content automatically and dynamically populates in that area of the page. By using the SharePoint Framework, developers can build custom web parts that show up right in the toolbox.
This article focuses on the extensibility options within the 'modern' page experience. However, if you want to learn more about the functionalities offered by the 'modern' experiences, see New capabilities in SharePoint Online team sites including integration with Microsoft 365 groups.
In the remainder of this article, we'll use 'modern' for the new user experience and 'classic' for the legacy user experience.
Important
We're not deprecating the 'classic' experience; both 'classic' and 'modern' will coexist.
Supported customizations for 'modern' pages
The number of customizations available for 'modern' pages keeps on growing, and in this article, we'll provide details and examples of the supported options. The SharePoint team is working to support more options in the future. The following list gives a quick overview of the supported capabilities for 'modern' pages:
- Custom branding
- Adding 'modern' pages programmatically
- Adding, deleting, and updating client-side web parts on 'modern' pages
- Alternative layouts (see note on SharePoint Virtual Summit)
These customizations are currently not supported for 'modern' pages: Bottom of the world movie wiki.
- Adding 'classic' web parts on 'modern' pages
- Custom CSS via AlternateCSSUrl web property
- Custom JavaScript embedded via user custom actions (see note on SharePoint Framework Extensions)
- Custom master pages (more extensive branding will be supported later using alternative options)
- Minimal Download Strategy (MDS)
- Modern pages inside of the a Site Template package (Save site as a template)
Note
- We don't recommend combining 'modern' page functionality with 'classic' SharePoint publishing portals. By default, the 'modern' page functionality is not enabled on 'classic' SharePoint publishing portals.
- In June 2017, SharePoint Framework Extensions went into developer preview. Using these SharePoint Framework Extensions, you can control the rendering of a field via custom code, and you can create user custom actions that execute your custom code. To learn more, see Overview of SharePoint Framework Extensions.
- In May 2017, during the SharePoint Virtual Summit, we announced communication sites with configurable page layouts.
Custom branding
If your site happens to use a custom theme, this theme is respected in the 'modern' page experience as shown in the following sample.
Modern page with custom branding coming from theme settings
Why a site may not have 'modern' pages functionality
The 'modern' pages are delivered by using the Site Pages web scoped feature (B6917CB1-93A0-4B97-A84D-7CF49975D4EC), so when this feature is activated, your site has the option to use 'modern' pages. When Microsoft rolled out this feature, we enabled this for all 'modern' team sites (GROUP#0 sites) and for most 'classic' team sites (STS#0).
If a 'classic' team site had a high count of web parts or wiki pages, the feature was not automatically enabled, and the same applies to 'classic' team sites with the publishing feature enabled. If you want 'modern' page functionality on these sites, you can still activate the Site Pages feature. This also implies that sites based on other templates do not have the 'modern' pages functionality enabled.
The previous paragraph talked about how the 'modern' page feature was enabled on existing sites. When you create a new 'modern' or 'classic' team site (GROUP#0 or STS#0), the 'modern' Site Pages feature is enabled at provisioning time. The 'modern' Site Pages feature is not enabled on sites that are based on other templates.
Configuring the end user experience
You have multiple options to control whether the 'modern' or 'classic' page experience is used.
Tenant level configuration
If you want to prevent users from creating new modern pages on all sites that don't already have modern pages, you can use the tenant-level setting in the new SharePoint admin center. Go to the Settings page, select Pages, and then clear Allow users to create new modern pages. For more info, see Allow users to create modern pages.
Web level configuration
You can prevent a web from using the 'modern' page experience by disabling the web scoped feature with ID B6917CB1-93A0-4B97-A84D-7CF49975D4EC (name = 'Site Pages'). To re-enable the 'modern' page experience at the web level, you need to activate the feature again.
Use the following PnP PowerShell to enable/disable the needed features:
Note
When you disable the feature, the existing 'modern' pages work as is. Besides, the disable only blocks the new 'modern' page creation from classic page, users can still create new 'modern' page from existing 'modern' pages. If you want to completely block the 'modern' page creation, you need to delete all existing 'modern' pages.
Note
PnP PowerShell is an open-source solution with active community providing support for it. There is no SLA for the open-source tool support from Microsoft.
Commenting configuration
By default, users can add comments (July 2017) on 'modern' pages. If your organization does not want this feature, it can be disabled from the tenant Admin center on the Settings page.
Enable or disable comments
Note
You can also programmatically manage the commenting behavior by using site and tenant level APIs (requires SharePoint Client-Side Object Model (CSOM) version 16.1.6621.1200 or later):
- Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.TenantAdministration.SiteProperties.CommentsOnSitePagesDisabled
- Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Site.CommentsOnSitePagesDisabled
Programming 'modern' pages
Adding 'modern' pages
Creating a 'modern' page comes down to creating a list item in the site pages library and assigning it the correct content type combined with setting some additional properties as shown in the following code snippet:
When using PnP (as of the March 2017 release), you can leverage our extension methods, which gives you a model for adding a page easily:
Important
As of September 2017, pages created using the AddTemplateFile method do not have a preview when you hover over them from the search results page. Microsoft is working on a fix/alternative solution for this.
Using the PnP support for 'modern' pages and client-side web parts
As of the March 2017 release, the PnP Sites core library offers support for creating, updating, and deleting client-side pages. This section gives you information about how to work with client-side pages using the PnP Sites core library on GitHub.
Create a new page and add a text web part
In this sample, we create a new client-side page in memory, add a rich text editor control, and finally save the page to the site pages library as mypage.aspx. The first step is creating a ClientSidePage instance, and then we instantiate a control that we add on the page by using the AddControl method. After that's done, the page is saved.
Load an existing page
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When you want to modify or copy an existing page, you can load that page into the PnP client-side object model; the loading 'transforms' the HTML content into an object model that you can manipulate. Loading an existing page is done by using the Load method.
Add a section
Pages can have a flexible layout; you can add one or more sections on a page, and these sections can have up to three columns. You can add sections to your pages by using the SharePoint user interface, or you can do this programmatically.
Add an out-of-the-box web part
The following sample shows how you can add an out-of-the-box image client-side web part on a page. Note that we instantiate the web part object by using the InstantiateDefaultWebPart method call. After the web part is initiated, its properties are set to the default properties defined in the web part manifest. For most web parts, you need to update the properties as shown in this sample.
Add a custom client-side web part
Previous samples showed how to work with out-of-the-box web parts, but you can also add your custom built client-side web parts to a page. You would start by getting your web part information by using the AvailableClientSideComponents method, and then search for your web part and use the information you find to instantiate a ClientSideWebPart instance, which is added to the page in the last step.
Adjust control order
You have different methods to control the order in which the controls appear on the page. The key aspect is the Order attribute on the actual control: the list of controls is sorted by the value of that Order attribute when the page HTML is generated, and the order in the HTML is also the order at page rendering time.
Delete a control
If you want to delete a control from a page, you can simply call the Delete method on the control and save the page back.
Delete a page
Finally, you can delete a client-side page.
Class model
The following figure shows the most important classes you'll be working with when using the PnP client-side page object model.
PnP client-side object model
Additional considerations
We'll gradually introduce more customization options for the 'modern' pages experience. These options 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.
See also
Text editors, sometimes called code editors, are an essential tool when working with code.
Modern text editors provide a host of tools and features to help you modify code such as syntax highlighting for multiple languages, built-in file uploads, error reporting, search and replace and more.
Whether you are a full time web developer, or a website owner that needs to make a few quick edits to a template, you will appreciate how useful text editors can be.
In this article, we would like to show you what we at Design Bombs consider to be the best text editors of 2020.
1. TextPad (FREE Evaluation / $27)
Platforms: Windows
TextPad is a flexible text editor for Windows that features a built-in file manager, a search and replace engine and a keystroke macro recorder.
It allows drag and drop editing between files and works well with large files too.
I have actively used TextPad since my University days in the 90s and it remains one of my favourite website applications. You can download TextPad free of charge for evaluation, but the developers ask that you upgrade for $27 if you decide to continue using it.
2. Atom (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Atom is an open source text editor that is available for multiple platforms. It is free to download.
It features a file system browser, find and replace and smart auto-completion. Atom also allows you to work with Git and GitHub directly within the editor.
New features and functionality can be added using its built-in package manager and it comes with eight dark and light themes.
3. Sublime Text (FREE Evaluation / $80)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Sublime Text is a gorgeous multi-platform text editor that has many useful shortcut commands to improve efficiency. It can be used to find code within files in seconds.
It has a dedicated package manager that helps you install thousands of community-created packages to add more features. Multi-window editing is supported too.
Sublime Text can be downloaded free of charge for evaluation. A premium license costs $80 and comes with three years of updates.
4. Espresso (FREE Trial / $99)
Platforms: Mac
Espresso is a versatile code editor for Mac that supports custom code snippets, multi-file editing and tabbed workspaces.
Dozens of plugin extensions and syntax themes are available to help you add functionality and improve the look and feel of the app. CSS editing tools are available too.
The application is available for $99.
5. Vim (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, iOS, Android
Evolved from the Atari ST's popular ST Editor, Vim is flexible open source text editor that has 12 different editing modes. This includes a visual mode that highlights area of text, a command line mode and an easy mode.
Hundreds of programming languages are supported and there are a large number of plugin extensions available that add additional functionality.
6. Visual Studio Code (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor is a stylish multi-platform text editor that is free to download.
It features auto-complete, syntax highlighting and debugging.
Git commands are built into the editor so that you can push and pull requests. A number of extensions are also available so that you can add new languages, themes and tools.
7. Brackets (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Brackets is an open source text editor that features inline editing, live previews, quick edits and live highlighting.
A host of extensions are available that add functionality such as indenting, Git integration, W3C validation and JavaScript, HTML and CSS formatting.
8. Coda ($99)
Platforms: Mac
Designed for Mac users, Coda is an useful text editor that has a built-in file and SSH manager.
It has colourful syntax highlighting, CSS overriding and advanced syncing between devices. MacBook Pro users can also switch between editor and preview mode using their laptop touch bar.
9. Code Editor ($24.99)
Platforms: iOS
Designed for iPad and iPhone, Code Editor is a beautiful text editing solution from Panic, the same company behind Coda.
It features a dual file browser, SSH terminal support and unique editing modes for Shell, SQL, Swift and more.
Code Editor is available from the Apple app store for $24.99.
10. UltraEdit (FREE Trial / $79.95 Per Year)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
UltraEdit is a multi-platform text editor that has built-in FTP, SSH and Telnet managers.
A host of themes are included with UltraEdit and it boasts multi-code select and advanced file searching. It supports large files too and the editor has been designed to work with high resolution displays.
A 30 day free trial is available for UltraEdit. Once the trial has expired, it costs $79.95 per year.
11. BBEdit (FREE Trial / $49.99)
Platforms: Mac
Developed for Mac, BBEdit is a useful text editor that features an advanced search and replace engine and a built-in file manager and FTP manager.
A unix command-line tool is also available and there is integration support for Git, Subversion and AppleScript.
BBEdit retails at $49.99, however you can download it free of charge and test it for 30 days.
12. TextMate($56)
Platforms: Mac
Another text editor that Apple users should check out is TextMate.
It offers multiple caret editing, version control, code snippets, macro recording, folding sections and shell integration. Custom actions, custom themes and extensible bundles are also available.
Although TextMate is open source, the product is sold commercially for $56.
13. Codeshare (FREE)
Platforms: Online
Codeshare is a free online text editor that lets you write, edit and share code with friends and colleagues.
It can be used to teach code to others and share code. Many companies also use the tool to set coding tasks for interviewees.
14. CoffeeCup (FREE / $29)
Platforms: Windows
CoffeeCup is a popular HTML editor for Windows that has a large components library and a built-in W3C markup validation tool.
A split-screen preview pane allows you to see what your HTML and CSS code will generate. There is also a tags tab that has references for (X)HTML, PHP, and CSS tags.
A free version of CoffeeCup is available with less features, with the full version retailing at $29.
15. Komodo Edit & Komodo IDE (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Komodo Edit is a free text editor that features auto-complete, skins and icon sets and a change tracker.
Komodo IDE is a superior alternative from the same developers that has a visual debugger, version control, workflow management, syntax highlighting and a host of add-ons to extend functionality.
16. CodePen (FREE / $8 Per Month)
Platforms: Online
One of the largest coding communities online, CodePen is a free online code tool that allows users to share and test HTML, CSS and JavaScript code snippets.
The CodePen text editor looks great, highlighting syntax code with many colours.
The majority of CodePen features are free to use, however premium plans are available from $8 per month that remove advertisements and add features such as live view and unrestricted theme embedding with custom CSS.
17. Codeanywhere (FREE Trial / $2.50 Per Month)
Platforms: Online
Codeanywhere is a cloud code editing and sharing solution that lets you edit code remotely and move and copy files and folders across FTP, Google Drive, Dropbox and more.
Its text editor has syntax highlighting for over 75 programming languages and features split panes, grid mode, multiple cursors and custom themes. It also supports file revisions and has a built-in terminal console.
A 7 day free trial is available to help you test the service, with premium plans starting from $2.50 per month.
18. Notepad++ (FREE)
Platforms: Windows
Notepad++ is an open source Windows text editor that offers syntax highlighting, scripting, auto-complete, macro recording and split screen editing.
Over 140 plugin extensions are available that let you add functionality such as W3C validation, text sorting and quote handling.
The application is free to download.
19. WeBuilder ($59.95)
Platforms: Windows
Creators for Windows users, WeBuilder is a versatile code editing application that has syntax highlighting for many popular programming languages.
It features several themes, advanced search and replace, macro recording, split editing, shortcuts for code snippets and code templates, a built-in file upload manager and many code validation tools.
WeBuilder retails from $59.95. The developers are behind other text editors that are also worth checking out such as Rapid CSS Editor, HTMLPad and Rapid PHP Editor.
20. Spacemacs (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix
Despite its name, Spacemacs is not just for Apple users. It is a multi-platform text editing solution that brings Emacs and Vim tools together.
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The application features graphical and command line user-interfaces and boasts key bindings. There are many community created plugin extensions too that add functionality.
As Spacemacs is open source, it is free to download.
21. PhpStorm (FREE Trial / $199 Per Year)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
PhpStorm is a premium text editor that provides code analysis and error prevention for programming languages such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other languages.
It works well with modern content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, Magento and Joomla, and offers features such as version control, remote deployment, command line tools and advanced debugging.
PhpStorm retails at $199 for the first year, $159 for the second year and $119 for subsequent years. A 30 day free trial is available to help you test the application.
22. GNU Emacs (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
GNU Emacs is an open source multi-platform text editor that offers syntax highlighting and a customisable graphical user-interface.
A large number of plugin packages are available that add additional functionality such as code snippets, custom themes and HTML5 schemas.
You can download GNU Emacs free of charge.
23. Bluefish (FREE)
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Our final recommendation is Bluefish. This lightweight editor offers search and replace, file uploads via FTP and SFTP, a snippets sidebar and code block folding.
An unlimited amount of undos and redos are permitted and Bluefish will show any mistakes you have in your code.
Bluefish is an open source application, so is free to download on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Final Thoughts
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