Handy Links within SharePoint

Below is a list of SharePoint links. Some are easy to find within the application interface and others quite difficult to discover. I broke them down into the more obscure ones (first) and the standard site settings (as viewed from a Site Collection) links.

PLEASE NOTE: If you remove the /15/ from the link, most of these will function in 2010 as well. SharePoint will automatically redirect you to the correct version of the application, should you visit a link with the /15/ removed.

Hope you find it helpful.

SharePoint 2013/2016 Links

Log in as a different user

/_layouts/15/closeConnection.aspx?loginasanotheruser=true

Log yourself out and get prompted to log in as a different user without using incognito or closing the browser

Second-Stage Recycle Bin

/_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx?View=2

Restore or permanently remove items that users have cleared out of the first stage recycle bin.

Web Parts Maintenance View (for a Page)

/PageUrl.aspx?Contents=1

View and manage web parts on a page (this is generally used when a page has malfunctioning web parts that you are unable to get at via the Page Editor).

Change Site Master Page

/_layouts/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
Change the masterpage for site and admin, and add custom CSS

Standard Site Settings Links

Users and Permissions

People and groups

/_layouts/15/people.aspx

Specify users and user groups who have access to this site and any subsite which inherits permissions.

Site permissions

/_layouts/15/user.aspx

Define what capabilities each user or user group can perform on this site and all subsites inheriting permissions.

Site collection administrators

/_layouts/15/mngsiteadmin.aspx

Add or remove users from the site collection Administrators group, which allows members full control over all sites in this site collection.

Site app permissions

/_layouts/15/appprincipals.aspx?Scope=Web

Manage app access to content in this site.

Web Designer Galleries

Site columns

/_layouts/15/mngfield.aspx

Manage the collection of columns available when defining lists.

Site content types

/_layouts/15/mngctype.aspx

Manage the collection of content types, which enables consistent handling of content across sites.

Web parts

/_catalogs/wp/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Select which web parts are available to page owners.

List templates

/_catalogs/lt/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Upload templates that are available when creating lists.

Master pages

/_catalogs/masterpage/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Manage the collection of look and feel templates available to sites.

Themes

/_catalogs/theme/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Select a style which defines the fonts and colors for this site.

Solutions

/_catalogs/solutions/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Upload and manage solutions, which can contain additional functionality and templates for sites.

Composed looks

/_catalogs/design/AllItems.aspx

Select a style which defines the fonts and colors for this site.

Site Administration

Regional settings

/_layouts/15/regionalsetng.aspx

Configure regional settings such as locale, time zone, calendar format, and work week for this site.

Language settings

/_layouts/15/muisetng.aspx

Configure multilingual settings for this site

Site libraries and lists

/_layouts/15/mcontent.aspx

View and customize the lists and libraries in this site.

User alerts

/_layouts/15/sitesubs.aspx

Manage alert settings for site users.

RSS

/_layouts/15/siterss.aspx

Enable or Disable syndication feeds for this site.

Sites and workspaces

/_layouts/15/mngsubwebs.aspx

Review and create subsites and workspaces.

Workflow settings

/_layouts/15/wrksetng.aspx

Manage the workflows that are associated with this site.

Site Closure and Deletion

/_layouts/15/ProjectPolicyAndLifecycle.aspx

View or change the information management policy used on this site and configure dates that drive site lifecycle actions.

Popularity Trends

/_layouts/15/Reporting.aspx?Category=AnalyticsSite

Review popularity trends reports, which provide insight into how and what content is being accessed.

Term store management

/_layouts/15/termstoremanager.aspx

Manage taxonomy metadata and keyword used by this site

Content and structure

/_layouts/15/sitemanager.aspx?Source={WebUrl}_layouts/15/settings.aspx

Use the content and structure application to rearrange the physical layout of all your sites, lists, and libraries.

Content and structure logs

/_layouts/15/SiteManager.aspx?lro=all

Review the long running operation logs, which provide a history of operations and recovery information for operations in error

Translation Status

/_layouts/15/RedirectPage.aspx?Target={SiteCollectionUrl}Translation Status

Review variation logs, which provide tracking and history for the variations publishing process.

Search

Result Sources

/_layouts/15/manageresultsources.aspx?level=site

Manage search result sources.

Result Types

/_layouts/15/manageresulttypes.aspx?level=site

Manage Result Types

Query Rules

/_layouts/15/listqueryrules.aspx?level=site

Search Query Rules

Schema

/_layouts/15/listmanagedproperties.aspx?level=site

Manage crawled and managed properties

Search Settings

/_layouts/enhancedSearch.aspx?level=site

Change the behavior of Search for this site.

Searchable columns

/_layouts/15/NoCrawlSettings.aspx

Select which site columns should not be crawled by the search engine.

Search and offline availability

/_layouts/15/srchvis.aspx

Define whether this site should appear in search results and how search should handle pages with advanced security restrictions.

Configuration Import

/_layouts/15/importsearchconfiguration.aspx?level=site

Import a search configuration file.

Configuration Export

/_layouts/15/exportsearchconfiguration.aspx?level=site

Export a search configuration file.

Look and Feel

Design Manager

/_layouts/15/RedirectPage.aspx?Target={SiteCollectionUrl}{LayoutsFolder}DesignSite.aspx

Create and modify page templates and more.

Title, description, and logo

/_layouts/15/prjsetng.aspx

Configure the title, description, and logo displayed on this site.

Device Channels

/_layouts/15/RedirectPage.aspx?Target={SiteCollectionUrl}DeviceChannels

Create and organize device channels to optimize the way your site is rendered to mobile and alternate devices.

Navigation Elements

/_layouts/15/navoptions.aspx

Show or hide Quick Launch, Tree View, and Connected Groups.

Change the look

/_layouts/15/designgallery.aspx

Select a style which defines the fonts and colors for this site.

Import Design Package

/_layouts/15/DesignPackageInstall.aspx

Import a Design Package or Design Files

Navigation

/_layouts/15/AreaNavigationSettings.aspx

Manage the links on the quick launch (within a site) and global navigation (across sites).

Site Actions

Manage site features

/_layouts/15/ManageFeatures.aspx

Activate or deactivate features that provide additional Web Parts, pages, and other functionality to your site.

Enable search configuration export

/_layouts/15/Enablesearchconfigsettings.aspx

Activate features to enable export of search settings.

Reset to site definition

/_layouts/15/reghost.aspx

Remove all customizations from a single page or all pages in this site.

Site Collection Administration

Recycle bin

/_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx

Restore or permanently remove items that users have deleted on this site.

Second-Stage Recycle Bin

/_layouts/15/AdminRecycleBin.aspx?View=2

Restore or permanently remove items that users have cleared out of the first stage recycle bin.

Search Result Sources

/_layouts/15/manageresultsources.aspx?level=sitecol

Manage search result sources.

Search Result Types

/_layouts/15/manageresulttypes.aspx?level=sitecol

Manage Result Types

Search Query Rules

/_layouts/15/listqueryrules.aspx?level=sitecol

Search Query Rules

Search Schema

/_layouts/15/listmanagedproperties.aspx?level=sitecol

Manage crawled and managed properties

Search Settings

/_layouts/enhancedSearch.aspx?level=sitecol

Change the behavior of Search for this site collection.

Search Configuration Import

/_layouts/15/importsearchconfiguration.aspx?level=sitecol

Import a search configuration file.

Search Configuration Export

/_layouts/15/exportsearchconfiguration.aspx?level=sitecol

Export a search configuration file.

Site collection features

/_layouts/15/ManageFeatures.aspx?Scope=Site

Activate or deactivate features that provide additional Web Parts, pages, and other functionality to sites in this site collection. Some features may require activation at the Site Administration level.

Site hierarchy

/_layouts/15/vsubwebs.aspx

Review the complete list of sites in this site collection.

Search engine optimization settings

/_layouts/15/SEOSettings.aspx

Configure search engine optimization to register site with web master tools

Site collection navigation

/_layouts/15/SiteNavigationSettings.aspx

Configure navigation settings to improve the usability of navigation across the site

Site collection audit settings

/_layouts/15/AuditSettings.aspx

Configure auditing, which tracks user actions on all sites in this site collection.

Audit log reports

/_layouts/15/Reporting.aspx?Category=Auditing

Review available audit log reports, which provide comprehensive event tracking for content activity, security, policy, or other filters.

Portal site connection

/_layouts/15/portal.aspx

Define a parent site which will appear in the breadcrumb of this site collection.

Content Type Policy Templates

/_layouts/15/Policylist.aspx

Manage information management policies, which provide policy statements, labels, auditing, expiration, and barcodes to all sites in this site collection.

Storage Metrics

/_layouts/15/storman.aspx

View site storage metrics.

Site collection app permissions

/_layouts/15/appprincipals.aspx

Manage app access to content in this site collection.

Site Policies

/_layouts/15/ProjectPolicies.aspx

Site policies define how a site and its content are managed and disposed. They can be shared across Site Collections via the Content Type Publishing mechanism.

Content type publishing

/_layouts/15/contenttypesyndicationhubs.aspx

View content types consumed by this site and the corresponding shared applications

Popularity and Search Reports

/_layouts/15/Reporting.aspx?Category=AnalyticsSiteCollection

Review popularity trends reports, which provide insight into how and what content is being accessed.

Variations Settings

/_layouts/15/VariationSettings.aspx

Configure variations settings, which allow you to configure variations source locations and propagation behavior.

Variation labels

/_layouts/15/VariationLabels.aspx

Create variations labels for managing different language or branded versions of the source site structure and content.

Translatable columns

/_layouts/15/SiteTranslatableColumns.aspx

Define which site columns in the site collection should be translated when variations content is exported for translation

Variation logs

/_layouts/15/VariationLogs.aspx

Review variation logs, which provide tracking and history for the variations publishing process.

HTML Field Security

/_layouts/15/HtmlFieldSecurity.aspx

Control the security settings for HTML fields under this site collection

SharePoint Designer Settings

/_layouts/15/SharePointDesignerSettings.aspx

SharePoint Designer Settings

Site collection health checks

/_layouts/15/sitehealthcheck.aspx

Run pre-upgrade health checks for the site collection.

Site collection upgrade

/_layouts/15/siteupgrade.aspx

Perform upgrade or review upgrade status for the site collection.

Handy Links within SharePoint

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