SharePoint 2016 For Dummies

Chapter 22

Creating a Public Website

IN THIS CHAPTER

Creating a public website from Office 365 with GoDaddy or Wix

Working with an existing SharePoint Online-based public website

Using your own vanity domain name

Adding and editing pages

Changing the look and feel of your site

Microsoft has discontinued the ability to create a public website using SharePoint Online. They did this because they recognized that their partners have a very strong solution. If you are new to Office 365 and SharePoint Online and you need a public-facing website, then you can use one of Microsoft’s suggested partners, GoDaddy or Wix. If you already have an existing public-facing website built on SharePoint Online, however, then you will still be able to work with it.

In this chapter, you find out how to create a public-facing website using Microsoft’s partner recommendations and how to use your existing SharePoint Online public-facing website if you already have one.

Creating a Public-Facing Website

If you have Office 365 and you need a public-facing website, then you are in luck. Microsoft has negotiated special deals with a couple of select partners: GoDaddy and Wix.

To create a public-facing website, the first thing you need to do is browse to the Office 365 Administration Center (https://portal.office.com) and then click Public Website in the left-hand navigation. You are presented with a page outlining the partners Microsoft decided to work with for public-facing websites, as shown in Figure ...