Modernize Blog Pages

Summary

Converts all blog pages in a site, this includes:

  • Conversion of blog pages
  • Connecting to MFA or supplying credentials
  • Includes Logging to File, log flushing into single log file
Note

This script uses the older SharePoint PnP PowerShell Online module

Example Screenshot


    # Classic blog site url
    $SourceUrl,

    # Target modern communication site url
    [string]$TargetUrl,

    # Supply credentials for multiple runs/sites
    $Credentials = Get-Credential

    # Specify log file location
    [string]$LogOutputFolder = "c:\temp"

    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SourceUrl -Credentials $Credentials -Verbose
    Start-Sleep -s 3

    Write-Host "Modernizing blog pages..." -ForegroundColor Cyan

    $posts = Get-PnPListItem -List "Posts"

    Write-Host "pages fetched"

    Foreach($post in $posts)
    {
        $postTitle = $post.FieldValues["Title"]

        Write-Host " Processing blog post $($postTitle)"

        ConvertTo-PnPClientSidePage -Identity $postTitle `
                                    -BlogPage `
                                    -Overwrite `
                                    -TargetWebUrl $TargetUrl `
                                    -LogType File `
                                    -LogVerbose `
                                    -LogSkipFlush `
                                    -LogFolder $LogOutputFolder `
                                    -KeepPageCreationModificationInformation `
                                    -PostAsNews `
                                    -SetAuthorInPageHeader `
                                    -CopyPageMetadata
    }

    # Write the logs to the folder
    Save-PnPClientSidePageConversionLog

    Write-Host "Blog site modernization complete! :)" -ForegroundColor Green

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Contributors

Author(s)
Bert Jansen

Disclaimer

THESE SAMPLES ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.