Sharepoint Online - Site link to Parent from Child Missing/Unachievable?

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Sharepoint Online - Site link to Parent from Child Missing/Unachievable?

Carl Williams 236

Is the parent site link not supposed to show up on the sub site any longer???

Attached is a small image of the sub site header. It has a link to iteself (??) but no link or 'up' link to the parent site as I recall from SharePoint 2013.

Parent-SubSite

Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-27T01:40:55.9466667+00:00

Hi, we are currently doing some research on this issue, will let you know as soon as possible.
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-04-27T15:05:54.5033333+00:00

Thanks, although its 2023. To be frank, something so blatantly and obviously necessary still requires "research"?
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-28T02:43:48.9933333+00:00

Hi Carl, thank you for your reply. In the attitude of being responsible for the answer, we will take every question seriously and test it in our environment as much as possible.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

If you still have confused about this issue, you can contact us at any time. :)
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-04-28T12:38:30.35+00:00

Tx. So, if you will take every question seriously and test in your environment, does that mean you will get back to me with a response or is it just lip service?
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-01T01:45:08.9666667+00:00

Hey, great to hear from you, but we hope that our discussions are all about issues.

If the answer helps you, you can accept the answer so it can help other users with similar problems.

Thank you for your support and understanding! :)
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-05-01T02:02:15.82+00:00

Sorry, what?? Why would I accept it as an answer when you didn't answer my question. And you said you were going to test. And.......the results are? [Now, who wants to bet there won't be a useful response? Not cynicism or negativity, experience!!]
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-01T05:46:11.1366667+00:00

I have tested it and put screenshots of it in the answer. If you have questions about the answer, or if the answer doesn't solve your problem, could you please clarify further? Thank you.

Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-27T01:40:55.9466667+00:00

Hi, we are currently doing some research on this issue, will let you know as soon as possible.
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-04-27T15:05:54.5033333+00:00

Thanks, although its 2023. To be frank, something so blatantly and obviously necessary still requires "research"?
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-04-28T02:43:48.9933333+00:00

Hi Carl, thank you for your reply. In the attitude of being responsible for the answer, we will take every question seriously and test it in our environment as much as possible.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

If you still have confused about this issue, you can contact us at any time. :)
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-04-28T12:38:30.35+00:00

Tx. So, if you will take every question seriously and test in your environment, does that mean you will get back to me with a response or is it just lip service?
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-01T01:45:08.9666667+00:00

Hey, great to hear from you, but we hope that our discussions are all about issues.

If the answer helps you, you can accept the answer so it can help other users with similar problems.

Thank you for your support and understanding! :)
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-05-01T02:02:15.82+00:00

Sorry, what?? Why would I accept it as an answer when you didn't answer my question. And you said you were going to test. And.......the results are? [Now, who wants to bet there won't be a useful response? Not cynicism or negativity, experience!!]
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-01T05:46:11.1366667+00:00

I have tested it and put screenshots of it in the answer. If you have questions about the answer, or if the answer doesn't solve your problem, could you please clarify further? Thank you.

Answer 1

Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Microsoft Vendor

Hi @Carl Williams ,

According to my research and testing, the top link bar of SharePoint displays the subsite by default. As long as you checked these two when creating the subsite:

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If you want to connect back to the parent site from the subsite, you can add the url of the parent site to the quick launch:

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Updated on 5/2/2023

You can manually add the url of the parent site to it by editing the Top link bar.

Go to Site Settings, click the Top link bar under the Look and Feel section to enter the following interface:

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Click Stop Inheriting Links, then click New Navigation Link. Fill in the url of the parent site in the following interface, and click OK.

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Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-05-01T14:03:39.64+00:00
Thanks for the attempt Yanli but, no, the link should be provided at the top in a breadcrumb fashion as depicted in my image and as it was in previous iterations of SPO. Or at least have the option.

Yes we can add it in quick launch, but:

what if quick launch is not turned on????? Then what? Your scenario is useless.

why is there a link above the site icon to the current site, the sub-site and even the icon itself is a link to itself, YET my asking for a link to the parent site at that position is seen as something alien, a foreign idiotic question as though I don't know how to use SharePoint???
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-02T10:03:24.0966667+00:00

Hi,

I have updated my answer, please have a check. :)
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-05-02T20:02:41.84+00:00

Hi Yanli. Yes thanks that's exactly what I wanted. Although as I've been saying, THAT used to show up by default a decade ago.

Also, I think Microsoft really really needs to update the "navigation" management scheme in SPO. It's haphazard and strewn in pieces around the site. It's like an easter egg hunt.

Thanks again.
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-03T01:25:05.39+00:00

Hi @Carl Williams ,

Glad to hear the answer was helpful to you.

You can accept the answer to close this thread.

The behavior will help others who meet the similar issue in the future quickly find the correct answer.

And for the thoughts on navigation, you can go to feedback on this issue, this is the best platform to let us hear from you and make our products and services better for you and others.

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/forum/06735c62-321c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472
Yanli Jiang - MSFT 18,826 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-05-05T06:43:36.4666667+00:00

Hi @Carl Williams ,

It's a pleasure to work with you on this issue. To help users with the same confusion, you can accept answer so they can search for the answer faster. This can bring us happiness too, can't it? :)

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