SharePoint Essentials: Site or Site Collection?

Key insights

• Site: A site is a single web page or a group of related pages where teams can share information and collaborate on documents.


• Site Collection: A site collection is a group of sites under one main site, managed together for better organization and security.


• Main Site: The top-level site in a site collection, often used as the homepage or starting point for all other sites in the group.


• Subsites: These are smaller sites within a site collection, each with its own content and permissions but connected to the main site.


• Permissions Management: You can set different access levels for users at both the site and site collection level to protect sensitive information.


• Organization Benefits: Using site collections helps businesses keep their content organized, secure, and easier to manage as teams grow.

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