Site Builder/Owner: New Site Checklist
Note
This is an open-source article with the community providing support for it. For official Microsoft content, see Microsoft 365 documentation.
The purpose of this guide is to help document the initial setup of a site and provide resources for next steps and ongoing support.
Checklist
- [ ] Site build
- [ ] Site information
- [ ] Site Ownership
- [ ] Site permissions
- [ ] Site features
- [ ] Document libraries
- [ ] Lists
- [ ] Apps
- [ ] Site owner training
- [ ] Site user training
- [ ] Site support
- [ ] Next steps
Site build
- Title:
- URL:
- Type (Communication/Team):
- Group enabled (Yes/No):
- Teams enabled (Yes/No):
- Description:
- Hub site (Yes/No):
- Joined to Hub site (Yes/No):
Site Ownership
- Content Owner 1:
- Content Owner 2:
- Technical Owner:
Site permissions
Role |
Permission level |
Users |
Owners |
Full control |
|
Members |
Edit |
|
Visitors |
Read |
|
New entry |
Permission level |
Users |
Custom permission levels
Name |
Description |
New entry |
Description |
Custom Groups
Name |
Description |
New entry |
Description |
Site access request settings
- Members allowed to share the site, files and folders (Yes/No):
- Members allowed to invite others to site members group (Yes/No):
- Allow access requests (Yes/No):
- Requests to site owners (Yes/No):
- Requests to user (Yes/No):
Site features
Name |
Status (Enabled/Disabled) |
New entry |
Enabled/Disabled |
Site closure and deletion settings
- Site policy applied (Yes/No):
- Site policy name (with description):
Document Libraries
Name |
Description |
Retention label applied |
Sensitivity label applied |
Content Types used |
Power Automate flow used |
New entry |
Description |
Retention label name |
Sensitivity label name |
Content type name |
Workflow name trigger |
Lists
Name |
Description |
Content Types used |
Power Automate flow used |
New entry |
Description |
Content type name |
Workflow name trigger |
Apps
Name |
Description |
New entry |
Description |
Site owner training
Custom training resources
Microsoft training resources
Site user training
Custom training resources
Microsoft training resources
Site support
Name |
Description |
New entry |
Description |
Next steps
Name |
Description |
New entry |
Description |
Principal author: Norm Young