Site collection has reached the subsite limit
AI summary
Your SharePoint Site Collections can hold at most 2,000 subsites. When this limit is reached, you cannot create new subsites. This policy detects when Site Collections reach this threshold so you can reorganize using hub sites instead, as Microsoft recommends.
What it detects
Shows Site CollectionsSite collectionA site collection is the top-level SharePoint container that holds a root site, its subsites, lists, libraries and files.Read more that have reached the SubsiteSubsiteA subsite is a site created under another SharePoint site in the same site collection.Read more limit of 2000 sites per Site Collection.
Why it matters
A site collection can have at most 2,000 subsites. This one has reached that limit, so nobody can create a new subsite in it. Move groups of subsites to separate sites connected through a hub site, which is what Microsoft recommends instead of subsites.
The rule
Every Site Collection that has more than 2000 Sites where Is Root Web is false
In Rencore Governance
Details
| Applies to | Site collection |
|---|---|
| Connector | SharePoint |
| Severity | Medium |
| Category | Operation |
| Recommended | No |
| Recommended automation | None |
| License type | Standard |
Related policies
Other policies that check Site collection objects:
- Confidential site referenced in Copilot agent (High)
- Unused classic sites (Low)
- SharePoint extranet sites (Information)
- Classic sites (Information)
- SharePoint site is inactive for more than 90 days (Medium)
- Site collections with subsites (Information)
- SharePoint site collection lacks sensitivity label (Medium)
- SharePoint site collections near storage limit (High)
- SharePoint site collections with disabled owners accounts (Low)
- SharePoint site collection is owned by external users (High)
- SharePoint site collections with less than 2 site owners (Medium)
- SharePoint site collections without any owners (Medium)
- SharePoint site collection contains more than 10 agents (Medium)
- Site collection is unused with more than 1 GB (Medium)
- Sites that have no hubsite configured (Information)
- Site collection is near subsite limit (Low)
- Site collection is near the list/library limit (Low)
- Site collections has reached the list/library limit (Medium)
Frequently asked questions
What does the site collection has reached the subsite limit policy detect?
The Site collection has reached the subsite limit policy shows Site Collections that have reached the Subsite limit of 2000 sites per Site Collection.
Which objects does the site collection has reached the subsite limit policy check?
The Site collection has reached the subsite limit policy checks Site collection objects from the SharePoint inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the site collection has reached the subsite limit policy?
Violations of the Site collection has reached the subsite limit policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Operation category.
Which module includes the site collection has reached the subsite limit policy?
The Site collection has reached the subsite limit policy comes with the SharePoint connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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