SharePoint Classic vs Modern Search Experience: A Complete Comparative Analysis

SharePoint Classic vs Modern Search Experience: A Complete Comparative Analysis

Quick Summary: SharePoint Online has both a classic and a modern search experience. In previous versions of SharePoint, the search used is known as classic search experience.

Microsoft has introduced new “Microsoft search” in SharePoint which is the modern search experience. Both search experiences use the same search index to find results.

Table of Index 1. Site Location 2. Results of Search 3. Customise Search 4. Manage Search 5. Conclusion

The difference between SharePoint Classic vs Modern Search Experience: After reading and comparing SharePoint Classic vs Modern Search Experience, one of our SharePoint Consultants thought of sharing her knowledge with you.

So, you can understand better about them. Let’s begin our journey and explore SharePoint Classic vs Modern Search Experience.

Site Location of the search experiences As a search admin, you can’t enable or disable either search experience, both are enabled by default. Users get the classic search experience on publishing sites, classic team sites, and in the Search Center.

Users get the Microsoft search experience on the SharePoint start page, hub sites, communication sites, and modern team sites. Microsoft search box is placed at the top of the SharePoint, in the header bar.

Results of search experience Another difference is that Microsoft search is personal. The results you see are different from what other people see, even when you search for the same words.

You’ll see results before you start typing in the search box, based on your previous activity and trending content in Office 365, and the results update as you type.

Customize search experience Search admin can customize the classic search experience, but not the Microsoft search experience. As a search admin you can tailor Microsoft search to your organization so it’s easy for your users to find often needed content in your organization.

Manage Search experiences You can use the SharePoint admin center to manage classic search and the Microsoft 365 admin center to manage Microsoft search. Certain aspects of the classic search settings also impact the modern search experience: