Enable Site Collection Features SharePoint via PowerShell

Question

Hello,

I am looking to enable Site Collection Features via PowerShell on a modern site, however, there seems no option to achieve this with either SP or PnP PowerShell Modules?

I am trying to enable the below Site Collection Features:

How can this be achieved via PowerShell?

Answer 1

1.For In Place Records Management feature, please run below PowerShell.

#Variables for Processing
$SiteURL = "https:/tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/emilytestnew"
$FeatureGUID =[System.GUID]("da2e115b-07e4-49d9-bb2c-35e93bb9fca9")
$LoginName ="******@tenant.onmicrosoft.com"
$LoginPassword ="LoginPassword"
 
#Get the Client Context
$ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
 
#Login Credentials
$SecurePWD = ConvertTo-SecureString $LoginPassword -asplaintext -force 
$Credential = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $LoginName, $SecurePWD
$ctx.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Credential.UserName,$Credential.Password)
 
#Get the Site
$site = $ctx.site
 
#sharepoint online powershell activate feature
$site.Features.Add($FeatureGUID, $force, [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.FeatureDefinitionScope]::farm)   
 
$ctx.ExecuteQuery() 
write-host "Feature has been Activated!"

2.For Library and Folder Based Retention feature, please run below PowerShell.

#Variables for Processing
$SiteURL = "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/emilytestnew"
$FeatureGUID =[System.GUID]("063c26fa-3ccc-4180-8a84-b6f98e991df3")
$LoginName ="******@tenant.onmicrosoft.com"
$LoginPassword ="LoginPassword"
 
#Get the Client Context
$ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
 
#Login Credentials
$SecurePWD = ConvertTo-SecureString $LoginPassword -asplaintext -force 
$Credential = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist $LoginName, $SecurePWD
$ctx.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Credential.UserName,$Credential.Password)
 
#Get the Site
$site = $ctx.site
 
#sharepoint online powershell activate feature
$site.Features.Add($FeatureGUID, $force, [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.FeatureDefinitionScope]::farm)   
 
$ctx.ExecuteQuery() 
write-host "Feature has been Activated!"

3.Result:

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Answer 2

Hey.

Thanks for the response, I actually ended up finding a more simple method using PnP:

Enable-PnPFeature -Identity <GUID> -Force -Scope Site

I was missing -Scope Site before which was why it was not working.

Thanks!

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[Enable Site Collection Features SharePoint via PowerShell]

Issue Symptom:

OP is looking to enable Site Collection Features via PowerShell on a modern site, however, there seems no option to achieve this with either SP or PnP PowerShell Modules.

OP is trying to enable the below Site Collection Features:

How can this be achieved via PowerShell?

Current status:

OP ended up finding a simpler method using PnP:

Enable-PnPFeature -Identity <GUID> -Force -Scope Site

OP was missing -Scope Site before which was why it was not working.

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