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Microsoft SharePoint Online Get Home Sites and Multilingual Publishing

Microsoft has announced two new features for SharePoint Online, but multilingual publishing and Home Sites are in limited availability.

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says features announced for in May are now reaching “targeted release” users. New tenancies for the platform include the ability to build multilingual sites in a more efficient way and a new Home Sites tool that is rolling out globally.

Earlier this week, Microsoft confirmed multilingual publishing was getting a global release for SharePoint Online customers. Specifically, the tool is for Communication Sites. The name of the tool is slightly misleading because it suggests SharePoint will translate site content.

That's not the case and site builders will need to manually translate their content. What multilingual publishing does is provide a workflow template so users can more easily plan translations across multiple pages.

For example, SharePoint Online users can request translations and get notified when they are completed.

“Once the feature has been enabled and languages added, the site owner can assign individual users, security groups, and groups as translators for each of the languages,” Microsoft points out in a blog post.

While the announcement points out the feature is available globally, it seems to be limited to tenancies receiving “targeted release” updates.

Home Sites

Microsoft has also discussed Home Sites, which also seems to be limited to “targeted release” users. In SharePoint Online, Home Sites created a landing page for websites crated on the platform. Users can activate the feature by running a commandlet on websites that are already online or new creations.

“A home site is the top landing page for your organization's intelligent intranet. With a simple PowerShell cmdlet, you deem a communication site the home site. It will then be a highly visible and unique entry point, including the new home button in the SharePoint mobile app.”

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