In the previous chapter, we looked at some basic recipes explaining how you interact with a site in SharePoint. This chapter dives deeper into the workings of sites in SharePoint. We will look at various aspects of site customization, such as changing the site theme, modifying the navigational elements, working with pages in a site, and the web parts on those pages. We will also look at some additional scenarios, such as modifying site permissions and creating a subsite.

When your site's users first browse to a SharePoint site, they are presented with the home page of that site. If you are the owner of a site, you should carefully plan the information and layout of your site's home page. The information that is presented on the home page can vary significantly, depending on the purpose and type of your site. For a department site, for example, the home page could...