What are SharePoint Hub Sites?

In this video we explore what SharePoint hub sites are for, and look at what happens when you associate sites with one. We also show you how to associate and dissociate sites.

If you want to see how to create a hub site then our last video; "The New SharePoint Admin Centre" will give you some pointers.

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[AntoniaMartinezPhd]

3.5years later, this video (and the replies below) holds up as the easiest, clearest, and most helpful information for understanding hub sites and how they work with team and communication sites.

[darkspeed]

Seriously hood content, well thought out, good examples and visuals, and actual live sites to show what it looks like AND how to connect sites to the hub! Subbed! thanks so much!

[charlesopuoro]

Love your content. You sure are a skilled teacher.

[auntielisa]

Thanks so much for this clear, understandable explanation. ❤

[saidahossain]

Subscribed to your channel. Excellent summary!

[johnsmith-xbbf]

Sick video. So it is pretty simple. Thanks bro.

[conaxlearn]

Hi, did you have to add the navigation at the top yourself of does the hub site automatically pick add the associated sites to the navigation? My navigation only shows the hub site link and no associated sites.

[Rich-hmux]

Very nice video. Clear and informative!

[DblSwrdUser]

Simple and Easy to understand.
Quick question regarding access Management.
From your video, say a user only has access to Electronic Events but don't have access Product marketing.
will they see anything from Product Marketing at the Hub Site (Contoso Marketing Central)?

[richardhalpern]

When you added, associated the last one it didn't show up in the menu at the top? is it because it hadn't refreshed?

[benbridges]

Will the site permissions for the Hub Site cascade to the sub sites?

[chirazazzabi]

nice and informative video! really thanks, does we should first create the sites ( communication or teams site) and then we transform it to hub site

[chh]

I'm back for a second and third review (maybe fourth).

Two questions please ... 1) Assume the 'Product Marketing' site in the UK is actually comprised of two separate business units: i.e., 'Products - Commerical' and 'Products - Consumer'. Can the 'Product-Marketing-UK' site be set up as a 'sub-Hub of the newly created primary 'Hub Site', 2) How can you tell the Electronic Events site is a 'Team Site' and not a 'Communication Site'?

Appreciate any guidance ... thank you

[garethjones]

Another great vid 👍 Quick question, is it possible to share an Office 365 SharePoint Communication site securely with colleagues who don't have 365 accounts?

[tristanbecker]

Hey, would you organize sister companies of an organization in hubsites?

[Ksra]

Could your HUB SITE be your Intraweb HOME site? Then could the four sites (mktg, product, contoso, electronic) each be a Hub which could be associated with the HOME site? And each of the four outside hubs could have multiple spoke sites associated back to the hub.