Sharepoint On Prem: Embed Hyperlink in "You need permission to access this site" page

Question

Hello,

I currently have a custom message appear when a user tries to access a page they do not have permission to view. I would like to include a clickable hyperlink in the message for the user to reference. Is this possible?

I've tried:

1. Pasting the link directly (isn't clickable, you must copy and paste)
2. Using HTML - <a href="url">link text</a> This method shows the HTML Syntax and doesn't create a link.

If any of you are aware of a way to create a clickable hyperlink, please share.

Thank you!

Answer 1

Hyperlink or HTML elements is not supported in the “Add a custom message to the request access page” section under Permissions > Change how members can share in SharePoint modern experience. It only displays the message as plain text on the request access page.

Also, since customization is not supported in modern experience, it is not possible to create a hyperlink via this OOB feature.

As a workaround, you can build a custom ASPX page or modified the AccessDenied.ASPX page in classic experience, then add the hyperlink within the custom message using HTML Syntax. Reference: SharePoint 2013: how to create a custom access denied page.

Answer 2

Can you share detailed information about how and where you have created the custom message?

If you have built a custom ASPX page or modified the AccessDenied.ASPX page, you can add the hyperlink within the custom message using the HTML Syntax

<a href="link"> display text </a>

You can refer to the article here for detailed procedure: SharePoint 2013: how to create a custom access denied page.

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