SharePoint new feature – Branding governance via PowerShell

Hi All,

Greetings.

In this article, I introduce a new Microsoft feature for SharePoint branding and demonstrate how to use it with PowerShell.

New Feature: Tenant admins will be able to centrally manage site branding using PowerShell.

Details

• From UI
  • we can access SharePoint Branding page using the URL – {site URL}/_layouts/15/brandcenter.aspx/sharepoint/themes
  • Example: https://knowledgejunction1.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/brandcenter.aspx/sharepoint/themes

• Now, Tenant admins will be able to centrally manage site branding using PowerShell
• This update supports
  • Consistent branding enforcement – Consistent branding across all SharePoint sites by enabling enforcement of enterprise themes
  • Disabling custom branding on specific sites
  • Auditing branding changes

Microsoft Roadmap ID 526794

What admins can do

• Consistent branding enforcement – Admins can disable or enable custom site branding per site using PowerShell.

Set-SPOSite -Identity https://knowledgejunction1.sharepoint.com -DisableSiteBranding $false

• When site branding is disabled, site managers lose access to Site branding page in Site Settings.
• Automated theme application – Admins can apply enterprise themes (including multi-color themes) to specific sites via PowerShell.
• Audit and transparency – Branding changes made via PowerShell are tracked for audit and accountability.
• Automated site creation with branding – New site creation scripts can include branding settings to ensure consistency from launch.
• Easier Brand Center management – Admins can remove existing Brand Center via PowerShell.

 Remove-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary -BrandCenter

REFERENCES:

• Site Branding – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/site-branding-43312345-aa4b-495c-95ea-101d7fd5dc1f