When site members in a SharePoint communication site try to publish a modern page, they may see the Publish button grayed out or receive an error message instead of the expected confirmation. This problem occurs because the default permissions for members on a communication site do not include the Contribute permission level needed to publish … Read more
A site member in SharePoint tries to publish a modern page but the Publish button is grayed out or missing entirely. This often happens when the page approval workflow is enabled or when the member lacks the correct permission level. The root cause is that site members by default have the Edit permission level, which … Read more
Site members in SharePoint often report that the Publish button is grayed out or missing on a modern page. This prevents them from making the page visible to all site visitors. The problem occurs because SharePoint uses a granular permission model for pages that differs from the site-level member role. This article explains the exact … Read more
When you publish a news post on a SharePoint communication site, the featured image often looks distorted or cropped incorrectly on mobile devices. This happens because SharePoint applies a fixed aspect ratio to the image thumbnail, and the image you selected does not match that ratio. In this article, you will learn why the cropping … Read more
When you create a SharePoint news post, the image you upload often appears perfectly on desktop but crops awkwardly on mobile devices. The top or bottom of the image gets cut off, or the subject is pushed out of frame. This happens because SharePoint applies a fixed aspect ratio and center-crop behavior to news post … Read more
When you click a link inside a SharePoint Hero web part, the target page often opens in the same browser tab. This behavior surprises many page editors who expect links to open in a new tab by default. The cause is the underlying link configuration in the Hero web part, which does not include a … Read more
When you add a link to the Hero web part on a SharePoint modern page, clicking that link usually opens the target in the same browser tab. This behavior frustrates site visitors who expect a new tab to open, especially when the link points to an external site or a document. The root cause is … Read more
The Quick Links web part in SharePoint allows you to display a set of links with icons for quick navigation. You add an icon to a link, save the page, and later the icon is missing or replaced by a generic placeholder. This problem typically occurs because SharePoint stores icons as relative references that break … Read more
You add icons to links in the Quick Links web part on a SharePoint page. After you or someone else edits the page, the icons disappear. The links remain, but the icon images are replaced by a generic placeholder. This problem happens because SharePoint stores icon references as relative URLs that break when the page … Read more
When you add a Quick Links web part to a SharePoint page, you can assign icons to each link. Some site owners report that these icons disappear after editing the page or after a site migration. This problem typically occurs because the icon source is not stored in a way that survives page republishing or … Read more