SharePoint Online SPOMod: Set-SPOContentType

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1/17/2024

This article describes a function of a custom SharePoint Online module available for download and installation on GitHub where it welcomes all your suggestions and contributions.

Set-SPOContentType

Updates one or more properties of a content type.

Parameters

ContentTypeID	Mandatory	The ID of the Content Type to be updated
ListTitle	Optional	Title of the list. To be used ONLY if the content type was created in a list.
Group	Optional	String. More on the Group property: Content Types: Add Content Types: Edit Content Types: Group Property
DisplayFormUrl	Optional	String. The display form of the item. More on the property: Content Types: Edit
EditFormUrl	Optional	String. Gets or sets a value that specifies the URL of a custom new form to use for list items that have been assigned the content type. More on the property: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.client.contenttype.newformurl.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
Hidden	Optional	Boolean.
JSLink	Optional	String.
NewFormUrl	Optional	String.
ReadOnly	Optional	Boolean.
Sealed	Optional	Boolean.
UpdateChildren	Mandatory	Boolean.

Examples

----- EXAMPLE 1 ------
Fix the forms. If your forms Edit.aspx, Display.aspx or New.aspx are throwing an error, you can reset them by writing:

Set-SPOContentType -ContentTypeID 0x005EA3C6CA1B82D541ADFBC8785DE8793A -ListTitle MyList4 -DisplayFormUrl "" -EditFormUrl "" -NewFormUrl "" -UpdateChildren $false

----- EXAMPLE 2 ------
Hide site content type and update the children

Set-SPOContentType -ContentTypeID 0x005EA3C6CA1B82D541ADFBC87 -Hidden $true -UpdateChildren $true

----- EXAMPLE 3 ------
Hide list content type and not update the children

Set-SPOContentType -ContentTypeID 0x005EA3C6CA1B82D541ADFBC87 -Hidden $true -UpdateChildren $false -ListTitle MyList4

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