Hiding the subsite creation button

This recipe guides you through hiding the subsite creation button in SharePoint. This can be useful in organizations aiming to simplify their SharePoint architecture or to discourage the creation of unnecessary subsites that could lead to governance issues.

Getting ready

In order to follow the steps in this recipe, you must be either a Global or SharePoint Administrator.

How to do it…

1. Access the SharePoint admin center by logging in to the Microsoft 365 admin center at https://admin.microsoft.com. On the left navigation menu, under Admin centers, find and select SharePoint.
2. Select Settings and then scroll down to select the link to the classic settings page at the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll down to Subsite Creation and select the Disable subsite creation for all sites command radio button shown in Figure 8.22.

Figure 8.22 – Subsite creation settings in the SharePoint admin center...