SharepointOnline: How to remove site designated as a Brand Center Site?

Daleos 5 Reputation points
2025-04-04T14:00:40.16+00:00

I've been asked to changethe URL of a SharePoint Brand Center site but I can't. I've tried deleting it but it won't let me.

How do I remove/deregister the Brand Center features from a Sharepoint site so that I can then delete and recreate the site with a different URL?

"PS C:\Users\dale> Remove-PnPTenantSite -Url "https://mysite.sharepoint.com/sites/BrandGuide"
Confirm
Remove site collection 'https://mysite.sharepoint.com/sites/BrandGuide'?
[Y] Yes  [N] No  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Remove-PnPTenantSite: The site cannot be deleted because it is registered as a brand center site.
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  1. Emily Du-MSFT 51,876 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-04-08T07:07:28.5066667+00:00

    Here are steps:

    1.Deactivate the SharePoint Publishing Feature:

    • Navigate to your SharePoint site.​
    • Click on the Settings (gear) icon and select Site settings.​
    • Under the Site Actions section, click on Manage site features.​
    • Locate the SharePoint Publishing feature.​
    • Click Deactivate next to the feature.​

    2.Once the Brand Center features are removed, you can delete the site:​

    • Go to the SharePoint Admin Center.​
    • Under Sites, select Active sites.​
    • Find the site you want to delete.​
    • Select the site and click Delete.​

    3.Recreate the Site with a Different URL:

    After deleting the site, you can create a new site with your desired URL. However, be aware that SharePoint may create a redirect site at the old URL to preserve existing links. To reuse the old URL, you may need to remove this redirect site.​

    Remove the Redirect Site:

    Connect-SPOService -Url https://yourdomain-admin.sharepoint.com 
    Get-SPOSite -Template REDIRECTSITE#0 
    Remove-SPOSite -Identity https://yourdomain.sharepoint.com/sites/OldSiteURL
    

    Then create a New Site with the Desired URL.


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  2. Eileen Stanley 0 Reputation points
    2025-07-03T20:27:15.16+00:00

    This is NOT correct information. Microsoft should provide clear instructions on removing the brand center designation from a site so that a completely new independent brand center site can be created.

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  3. Steve Cox 0 Reputation points
    2025-08-05T16:52:54.8366667+00:00

    I tried following those steps but I don't see the Publishing Feature, it's just not listed. Tried with Co-pilot which was a complete waste of time, cannot see any other way to remove this publishing feature so cannot remove the brand center site.

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