New Layout without the Look Book Migration

Question

Hey guys - i had posted about the Look Book integration into our existing sharepoint site. I don't know what i'm going to get the support that I need to make that happen - so i have a question.

Is it possible to:
Change the format of the the site - from right side column to full width without being an admin?
Can i modify the playground to receive the current content we have in place to see how it looks in the new layout?
Can I create a layout on my own - to mimic the layout of the Look Book theme?
Has anyone done a migration from a playground to a live site? Anything I should look out for?

I have a LOT riding on this so I'm hoping someone out there has some insight on this.

Thank you guys - so much for any direction you can provide me.

This is the layout theme we want to implement
https://lookbook.microsoft.com/details/4541e5c4-dff6-4cd7-87be-4646b56d6000

Answer 1

Hi @John Chambers ,

Note in advance: Since your case is tagged with a sharepoint server, and we use Microsoft SharePoint to build a modern experience for Look Book, the discussion is based on SharePoint Online.

• Changing the custom page layout of a site requires administrator permission.
• Can i modify the playground to receive the current content we have in place to see how it looks in the new layout?

Are you wondering about the modified template preview? This must be deployed first.
For specific deployment, you can refer to this post: How to deploy a lookbook on a SharePoint Online Site Collection (And not the tenant) using PowerShell?

• Custom layouts require a lot of development work. The SharePoint look book is developed and hosted by Microsoft, and we can choose to download it on GitHub. You can view the source code in the GitHub repository.
• Has anyone done a migration from a playground to a live site?

What do you mean by playground here? Do you want to apply something from template to the site? If I misunderstood you, can you explain this in some detail. Generally speaking, for custom fragments, get the part of the code you want, add custom extensions using SPFx in the modern experience, and customize the master page in the classic experience, however, this is not a good practice,Microsoft will not provide support for this.
If all your questions focus on modifying the existing template of Look Book, then we do not recommend this, because this is already a template for everyone to use after extensive development and hosting by Microsoft.

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