Audience Targeting in SharePoint Online

A long time ago there was something like Audience targeting in SharePoint. Now that there is Audience Targeting in SharePoint Online it is time to write another post.

This has been one of those features available in SharePoint on-premises that we have got used to not existing in SharePoint Online.

Hub Site Navigation

Today I looked at updating my hub site‘s navigation

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And as I clicked on the Edit option I got the Edit Hub Navigation to appear:

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Audience targeting in the Hub Site Navigation

That’s all great so far.

But, …

The nice options appears near the bottom of that long list:

Enable site navigation audience targeting

Enable site navigation audience targeting

To Enable site navigation audience targeting just toggle to option and then using the edit option for the links it is possible to edit the audience targeting option

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As you type some of your groups SharePoint will suggest the teams available.

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Audience targeting in left hand navigation

But it is not just Hub sites that have this option. The left hand navigation can also have audience targeting enabled. You will actually find that once you have enabled this option in one place all audience targeting options will enable themselves.

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Is your business still running on paper trails, sprawling Excel files, or ageing Access databases? There's a better way — and I can show you exactly what it looks like. I'm the Technical Director of Vantage 365, a Microsoft solutions consultancy working with clients across the UK, the Netherlands, and worldwide. For over 30 years I've been turning messy, manual business processes into clean, automated systems that save time, reduce errors, and give teams the visibility they need to make better decisions. SharePains is not just any blog run by a Microsoft MVP. Have you ever used Try-Catch in Power Automate? The original post about Try-Catch in Power Automate can still be found on this site, https://sharepains.com/2018/02/07/try-catch-finally-in-power-automate-flow/ Or have you ever used the Pieter’s method to avoid variables and speed up your flows? https://sharepains.com/2020/03/11/pieters-method-for-advanced-in-flows/ You can contact me using contact@sharepains.com

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Is your business still running on paper trails, sprawling Excel files, or ageing Access databases? There's a better way — and I can show you exactly what it looks like. I'm the Technical Director of Vantage 365, a Microsoft solutions consultancy working with clients across the UK, the Netherlands, and worldwide. For over 30 years I've been turning messy, manual business processes into clean, automated systems that save time, reduce errors, and give teams the visibility they need to make better decisions. SharePains is not just any blog run by a Microsoft MVP. Have you ever used Try-Catch in Power Automate? The original post about Try-Catch in Power Automate can still be found on this site, https://sharepains.com/2018/02/07/try-catch-finally-in-power-automate-flow/ Or have you ever used the Pieter’s method to avoid variables and speed up your flows? https://sharepains.com/2020/03/11/pieters-method-for-advanced-in-flows/ You can contact me using contact@sharepains.com

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4 thoughts on “Audience Targeting in SharePoint Online

  1. Frustratingly not available on our tenant yet in sharepoint online grrr. I’m desperate for this feature.

  2. Hi Pieter, have you discovered anyway to set audience targeting on nav links via powershell or site designs? Thanks!

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