Replacing SharePoint Designer with VS Code

“Replacing SharePoint Designer with VS Code”

- install VS Code

- Add extension SPGO to your VS Code

- Execute following 2 thing

------ Connect to workspace

Press F1 : write > SPGO Configuration Workspace

put the URL and some relevant default inputs

-- new SPGO.json file will be created something like:

{

  "sourceDirectory": "src",

  "sharePointSiteUrl": "https://domain.sharepoint.com/itBudget",

  "workspaceRoot": "f:\\SPApps\\itBudget",

  "publishWorkspaceOptions": {

    "destinationFolder": "/",

    "globPattern": "f:\\SPApps\\itBudget\\src\\**\\*.*",

    "localRoot": "f:\\SPApps\\itBudget\\src"

  },

  "publishingScope": "SaveOnly",

  "authenticationType": "Digest",

  "remoteFolders": ["/SiteAssets/Custom/js", "/Pages", "/SitePages"]

}

In case if SiteAssets folder is not getting downloaded, try to add the pattern "/SiteAssets/**/*"

Press F1 again: write > SPGO Populate local workspace

enter : registered EMail and Password.

Source found at following URLs

1) Replacing SharePoint Designer with VS Code Part 1: Setting up the Environment

2) Replacing SharePoint Designer with VS Code Part 2: Configuring SPGo in VS Code

3) https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SiteGo.spgo