Rename a Teams Site

Roger Roger 7,181 Reputation points
2021-12-07T10:47:55.26+00:00

Hi All

I am using sharepoint online, I have a team site and i want to rename it.

let say the team site is https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/mysite01 and i want to rename it as https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/mysite02

I will go to Exchange Online Admin Center, i will rename Group Name from mysite01 to mysite02. i will execute the below two syntaxes
Set-UnifiedGroup -Identity mysite01@Company portal .com -PrimarySmtpAddress "mysite02@Company portal .com"
Set-UnifiedGroup -Identity "MYSite01" -Alias "mysite02"

When i login to team site will the name gets renamed from mysite01 to mysite02, also the site url will it get renamed.. Any other changes do i need to make.

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  1. Elsie Lu_MSFT 9,801 Reputation points
    2021-12-08T05:54:33.06+00:00

    Hi @Roger Roger ,

    If you want to modify the site url, then these steps are sufficient. However after modifying the site name, there are some points that need attention, you could take a look.

    Please refer to this official article for more information:
    Effects of changing a site address

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  1. Roger Roger 7,181 Reputation points
    2021-12-09T09:05:32.21+00:00

    after login to teams site will i see the new name or old name of the team site.


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