Monday, September 18, 2023

SharePoint Useful URLs for administrators and super users

This post serves as a valuable reference hub for all the handy shortcut URLs in SharePoint, streamlining tasks for administrators and super users.

While others have shared these URLs in various blog posts, I aim to safeguard them within my own blog, ensuring their accessibility for future generations!

Frequently used

Title URL
Remove nav bar, header & command bar ?env=WebView (after .aspx)
Remove nav bar & header ?env=Embedded
Open list/ library in Microsoft Lists ?env=WebViewList
Site contents /_layouts/15/viewlsts.aspx
/_layouts/15/viewlsts.aspx?view=14 (old style view)
Manage content & structure /_layouts/sitemanager.aspx
Audit log reports /_layouts/Reporting.aspx?Category=Auditing
Shared with us /Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?view=3

Users and permissions

Title URL
People /_layouts/people.aspx
Groups /_layouts/groups.aspx
Site Collection Admins /_layouts/mngsiteadmin.aspx
Advanced Permissions /_layouts/user.aspx

Galleries

Title URL
Site Columns /_layouts/mngfield.aspx
Site content types /_layouts/mngctype.aspx
Web parts /_catalogs/wp/Forms/AllItems.aspx
List templates /_catalogs/lt/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Master Pages /_layouts/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
Themes /_catalogs/theme/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Solutions /_catalogs/solutions/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Site administration

Title URL
Regional settings /_layouts/regionalsetng.aspx
Content and structure /_Layouts/sitemanager.aspx?Source={WebUrl}_layouts/settings.aspx
Content and structure logs /_Layouts/SiteManager.aspx?lro=all
Site libraries and lists /_layouts/mcontent.aspx
User alerts /_layouts/sitesubs.aspx
RSS /_layouts/siterss.aspx
Search and offline availability /_layouts/srchvis.aspx
Sites and workspaces /_layouts/mngsubwebs.aspx
Workflows /_layouts/wrkmng.aspx
Workflow settings /_layouts/wrksetng.aspx
Related Links scope settings /_layouts/RelLinksScopeSettings.aspx
Content Organizer Settings /_layouts/DocumentRouterSettings.aspx?Source=settings.aspx
Content Organizer Rules /RoutingRules/Group%20by%20Content%20Type.aspx
Site output cache /_Layouts/areacachesettings.aspx
Term store management /_Layouts/termstoremanager.aspx
Taxonomy Hidden List /Lists/TaxonomyHiddenList
Searchable columns /_Layouts/NoCrawlSettings.aspx

Look and feel

Title URL
Welcome page /_Layouts/AreaWelcomePage.aspx
Title, description and icon /_layouts/prjsetng.aspx
Master page /_Layouts/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
Page layouts and site templates /_Layouts/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
Tree view /_layouts/navoptions.aspx
Site theme /_layouts/themeweb.aspx
Navigation /_layouts/AreaNavigationSettings.aspx

Site actions

Title URL
Manage site features /_layouts/ManageFeatures.aspx
Reset to site definition /_layouts/reghost.aspx
Delete this site /_layouts/deleteweb.aspx
Site web analytics reports /_layouts/WebAnalytics/Report.aspx?t=SummaryReport&l=s
Site collection web analytics reports /_layouts/WebAnalytics/Report.aspx?t=SummaryReport&l=sc

Site collection administration

Title URL
Search settings /_layouts/enhancedSearch.aspx
Search scopes /_layouts/viewscopes.aspx
Search keywords /_layouts/listkeywords.aspx
Site level recycle bin /_layouts/RecycleBin.aspx
Site collection recycle bin /_layouts/AdminRecycleBin.aspx
Site collection features /_layouts/ManageFeatures.aspx?Scope=Site
Site directory settings /_layouts/SiteDirectorySettings.aspx
Site hierarchy /_layouts/vsubwebs.aspx
Site collection navigation /_layouts/SiteNavigationSettings.aspx
Site collection audit settings /_layouts/AuditSettings.aspx
Audit log reports /_layouts/Reporting.aspx?Category=Auditing
Portal site connection /_layouts/portal.aspx
Site collection policies /_layouts/Policylist.aspx
Storage Metrics /_layouts/storman.aspx
Record declaration settings /_layouts/InPlaceRecordsSettings.aspx?Source=settings.aspx
Content type publishing /_Layouts/contenttypesyndicationhubs.aspx
Site collection cache profiles /_Layouts/RedirectPage.aspx?Target={SiteCollectionUrl}cache profiles
Site collection object cache /_Layouts/objectcachesettings.aspx
Content type service application error log /Lists/ContentTypeAppLog
Site collection output cache /_Layouts/sitecachesettings.aspx
Variations /_Layouts/VariationSettings.aspx
Variation labels /_Layouts/VariationLabels.aspx
Translatable columns /_Layouts/TranslatableSettings.aspx
Variation logs /_Layouts/VariationLogs.aspx
Suggested Content Browser Locations /PublishedLinks/
Document ID settings /_Layouts/DocIdSettings.aspx
SharePoint Designer Settings /_layouts/SharePointDesignerSettings.aspx
Visual Upgrade /_layouts/suppux.aspx
Help settings /_layouts/HelpSettings.aspx

Central administration

Title URL
Manage web applications /_admin/WebApplicationList.aspx
Create site collections /_admin/createsite.aspx
Manage service applications /_admin/ServiceApplications.aspx
Manage content databases /_admin/CNTDBADM.aspx
Check job status /_admin/Timer.aspx
Manage farm administrators group /_layouts/people.aspx?MembershipGroupId=3
Configure service accounts /_admin/FarmCredentialManagement.aspx
Configure send to connections /_admin/OfficialFileAdmin.aspx
Configure content deployment paths and jobs /_admin/Deployment.aspx
Manage form templates _admin/ManageFormTemplates.aspx
Manage servers in farm /_admin/FarmServers.aspx
Manage services on server /_admin/Server.aspx
Manage farm features /_admin/ManageFarmFeatures.aspx
Configure alternate access mappings /_admin/AlternateUrlCollections.aspx
Perform a backup /_admin/Backup.aspx
Restore from backup /_admin/BackupHistory.aspx?restore=1&filter=1
Perform site collection backup /_admin/SiteCollectionBackup.aspx
Convert farm license type /_admin/Conversion.aspx
Check product and patch installation status /_admin/PatchStatus.aspx
Check upgrade status /_admin/UpgradeStatus.aspx

Common actions

Title URL
Create new _layouts/spscreate.aspx
_layouts/create.aspx
View lists _layouts/viewlsts.aspx
Create site groups _layouts/permsetup.aspx
Quick launch _layouts/quiklnch.aspx
Workflow history list /lists/Workflow History
SharePoint server version + patch level /_vti_pvt/Service.cnf (run at site collection level)
Web part maintenance mode ?Contents=1 (classic)
?maintenancemode=true (modern)
Save as site template _layouts/savetmpl.aspx
Manage user alerts _layouts/AlertsAdmin.aspx

REST API examples

Operation SharePoint REST API endpoint
Site
Get a SharePoint Site Collection [domain]/_api/site
Get a specific site or web [domain]/_api/web
Get a sites title [domain]/_api/title
List
Get all lists from a site [domain]/_api/web/lists
Get all items from a list [domain]/_api/web/lists/getbytitle(listname)/items
Get a lists title [domain]/_api/web/lists/getbytitle(listname)?select=Title
Get all columns within a list [domain]/_api/web/lists/getbytitle(listname)/Fields
Get list from GUID [domain]/_api/Web/Lists(list GUID here)
Get list item by ID [domain]/_api/Web/Lists/GetByTitle/(listtitle)/GetItemById(2)
Get selected fields for list items [domain]/_api/Web/Lists/GetByTitle/(listtitle)/Items?select=ID,Title
User
Get current user information [domain]/_api/web/currentUser
Get all site users [domain]/_api/Web/siteusers
Group
Get all groups from the site [domain]/_api/Web/siteusers/sitegroups
Get group by group ID [domain]/_api/Web/sitegroups/GetById(GroupId)
Get all users from group [domain]/_api/Web/sitegroups(Id)/users

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