27th February 2025 update form Microsoft: “In MC797119 (Updated) SharePoint Online: A new Start experience (published May 2024, updated June 2024), we announced the new Microsoft SharePoint start (Preview) experience, featuring a user-friendly approach that reduces the effort required for creating sites and pages. We have received feedback regarding concerns about the content policy, specifically in relation to personal pages. Starting mid-March 2025 and ending early April 2025, we will retire the ability for SharePoint users to create personal pages from SharePoint start (Preview)”.
Details
Microsoft: “Coming soon to SharePoint Online is a new SharePoint Start experience, featuring a user-friendly approach that reduces the effort required for creating sites and pages. Creators will be able to visit the Start experience hub to refine drafts, review past work, and monitor engagement metrics”.
“The new SharePoint Start preview from SharePoint Home”:
“The reimagined SharePoint Start page”:
“Explore the new SharePoint Start page”:
This update seems to lack detail. I’m unclear on what changes non-editors will see, and I’m also struggling with the user journey. For now, this post quotes Microsoft’s Message Centre post.
Availability
Due early to late June 2024.
Source, related links, and references
MC797119.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 124824.
Read more: Discover content with the SharePoint start page – Microsoft Support and Introducing the new SharePoint start experience – Microsoft Community Hub.
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