Changelog

All notable changes to Intranet Sangha are documented here. Versions are listed in reverse chronological order.

1.0.0.0 — 2026-06-15

This is the initial release of Intranet Sangha by SharePoint Designs.

Added a seven-step guided intranet Setup Wizard for SharePoint Administrators
Added automated validation to ensure required settings are completed before each step progresses
Added a full-screen wizard experience that opens automatically for Site Collection Administrators
Added persistent setup state — the wizard saves progress so administrators can close and return without losing configuration
Added a live preview panel that reflects branding and navigation changes in real time as they are made

Added subscription plan selection with four tiers: Free Trial, Spark, Flame, and Blaze
Added a plan comparison matrix showing which pages and features are included in each plan
Added Stripe checkout integration for activating paid plans directly from the wizard
Added annual and monthly billing options for paid plans
Added license validation to confirm the active plan before deployment
Added a Free Trial option providing full access to all pages for 15 days
Added trial expiration detection with an in-wizard alert and option to request a trial extension
Added a Deploy pending pages button that resumes deployment when a payment was completed but setup was interrupted

Added organization name configuration, pre-filled from the Microsoft 365 tenant name
Added site title configuration that updates the SharePoint site header in real time
Added industry selection with 17 categories to personalize intranet defaults

Added logo upload with support for PNG, SVG, and JPG formats
Added automatic brand color extraction that analyzes an uploaded logo and suggests a matching color palette
Added a custom SharePoint theme generator that creates and applies a brand theme using selected primary and secondary colors
Added a color picker with hex code input for precise color selection
Added font package selection using SharePoint's available typography options
Added two page layout options (Layout 1 and Layout 2)
Added a full-width page toggle that expands content to fill the full browser width
Added four border radius options (0px, 12px, 16px, 32px) for controlling the roundness of cards and panels
Added light and dark mode selection
Added footer alignment options: Left, Center, or Right
Added a hide site title toggle to remove the SharePoint site title from the header
Added favicon upload that applies a custom browser tab icon site-wide
Added a theme browser for applying existing SharePoint or Brand Center themes

Added a visual navigation editor with drag-and-drop reordering of items
Added support for multi-level navigation hierarchies (parent, child, and grandchild items)
Added icon selection for navigation items using Fluent UI icons
Added URL configuration with an open-in-new-tab option for each item
Added dividers for visually grouping navigation sections
Added audience targeting per navigation item — items can be restricted to specific Microsoft 365 users, security groups, Site Admins, or Site Owners
Added AI-assisted navigation generation that suggests a navigation structure based on organization type and selected plan

Added user management with a people picker for searching and adding users by name or email
Added three user role options: Admin, Owner, and Contributor
Added three access control modes: All Users, Internal Only, and Specific Groups
Added a launch notification toggle that sends an announcement email to added users when deployment completes
Added support for assigning multiple users in a single operation

Added automated creation of all SharePoint lists required by each intranet page, including News, Announcements, Events, and Tasks lists
Added automated creation of the SiteAssets document library for storing logos, images, and media
Added page provisioning for all pages included in the selected plan
Added web part installation for each page — packages are downloaded and installed automatically during deployment
Added department-specific list and library creation for the Departments and Employee Resources pages
Added Employee Directory list creation and population for the Blaze plan
Added Document Center library creation for the Blaze plan
Added Employee Onboarding list and resource creation for the Blaze plan
Added Personal Dashboard data list creation for all plans
Added Admin Dashboard intelligence data setup for all plans
Added a phased deployment progress bar with live status messages
Added per-page deployment confirmation — a View [Page Name] link appears as each page is created
Added post-deployment reporting of any pending API permissions requested by installed web parts

Added starter content population including sample news posts, announcements, and events
Added a pre-configured homepage with web parts arranged per the selected layout
Added pre-configured subpages for each plan tier with relevant sample content

Added a template gallery for creating additional pages after the initial deployment
Added page creation from templates — administrators enter a page name and the page is created instantly

Requires SharePoint Online (modern experience)
Compatible with Microsoft 365 Communication Sites and Team Sites
Requires Site Collection Administrator access to run the Setup Wizard
Microsoft Graph permission Organization.Read.All required for automatic organization name detection