How to Make a SharePoint Online Site Public?

In this SharePoint Online tutorial, we will learn how to make a SharePoint Online site public within SharePoint Online. Along with we will discuss how to make a communication site public within SharePoint Online.

Note: In this case, public means anyone within the organization can access the SharePoint site.

Table of Contents

How to make a Team site Public within the SharePoint Online

Here, we will see how to make a team site public within SharePoint Online. While we are creating the SharePoint Team site, it will ask us to select the privacy setting. And only the site administrator and site owners can modify the privacy settings.

By default, while creating a SharePoint team site, it is set as Private. But it allows us to make it Public. To make the SharePoint team site Public, the required following steps are:

While creating a SharePoint Team site, it will ask to provide data like Site name, Group email address, Site address, Site description, Privacy settings, and Select a language.
Once we have selected privacy settings, it will give two options such as:
- Public – anyone in this organization can access this site.
- Private – only members can access this site.

Privacy settings in the SharePoint Team site

Select Public from Privacy settings. It will give access to anyone for the site without any permission request.
Then click on the Next button, and we can see, it will make the SharePoint Team site Public.

This is how to make a SharePoint Team site public within SharePoint Online.

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How to make an existing Team site Public within SharePoint Online

Similarly, in this section, we will see how to make an existing team site public within SharePoint Online.

To make an existing SharePoint team site public, the following steps are:

Open an existing SharePoint team site, click on Settings to get more options, and navigate to Site information.

How to make SharePoint Online Team site Public

Inside the Site information, we will get all the information like Site name, Site description, Hub site association, and Privacy settings.
From the privacy settings, select Public.
Navigate to Public, It will give access to anyone to make the SharePoint Team site public.
Then, click on the Save button. As a result, it will make the existing team site public.

Make a SharePoint Online Team site Public

This is how to make a SharePoint Team site public within SharePoint Online.

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How to make a Communication site Public within The SharePoint Online

In this section, we will see how to make a SharePoint site Public from the SharePoint Online Communication site. Only the site administrator and site owners can modify the settings.

To make a SharePoint Communication site public, follow the bellow things:

First, we are going to our Communication site. click the Share button at the top of the home page.

How to make a SharePoint Communication site public

Once click on the search bar and type ‘everyone‘ it will show a pop-up message.
Then click on the share button, it will access everyone to make the SharePoint Communication site public within SharePoint Online.

Make a SharePoint site Public from Communication site — Make a SharePoint site Public from the Communication site

This is how to make a SharePoint Communication site public within SharePoint Online.

Conclusion

In this SharePoint Online tutorial, we have learned how to make a SharePoint Online site Public. Also, we have covered below topics such as:

How to make a Team site Public within SharePoint Online.
How to make an existing Team site Public within SharePoint Online
How to make a Communication site Public within SharePoint Online.