Fix Missing All Sites in the Hub Option in SharePoint News Web Part
Question details
Users are unable to find the 'All sites in the hub' source option when configuring the SharePoint News web part.
- Product
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Device & OS
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- Scenario
- Configuring the News web part on a SharePoint site that is connected to a hub.
- Observed behavior
- The 'All sites in the hub' option is missing from the source selection dropdown, even though the site is connected to a hub and associated sites are visible under the 'Select sites' option.
Verify that your current SharePoint site is officially associated with an active hub and that you have the necessary edit permissions to modify web parts on the page.
Verify Site and Account-Level Behavior
Determine if the missing option is an account-specific permission issue or an isolated glitch on the current site.
Sometimes SharePoint interface elements fail to load due to cached permissions or account-level glitches. Testing with another user helps isolate the root cause.
Navigate to the site settings gear icon, click on 'Site information', and ensure the 'Hub site association' dropdown correctly displays the connected hub.
Ask another site administrator or a user with full edit permissions to log into their SharePoint account and edit the same News web part.
Have the second user check the Source section of the News web part to see if the 'All sites in the hub' option appears on their screen.
Test Alternative Hub-Connected Sites
Check other sites associated with the same hub to see if the issue is tenant-wide or restricted to a single site.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do associated sites appear under 'Select sites' but not 'All sites in the hub'?
This discrepancy typically occurs if Microsoft is still in the process of rolling out the 'All sites in the hub' feature to your specific tenant, or if there is a temporary search index delay between the hub and newly associated sites.
How can I manually display news from all hub sites if the option is missing?
As a temporary workaround, choose the 'Select sites' option in the News web part source settings, and manually check the boxes for every site that is currently associated with your hub.
How long does it take for a newly associated site to sync with the hub?
It can take up to 24 hours for SharePoint's search-driven indexing to fully process a new hub association, after which the site's content will reliably appear in hub-related web parts.
Do I need special permissions to see the 'All sites in the hub' option?
You need Edit or Full Control permissions on the site page to configure the News web part. However, regular viewers will only see news posts rolled up from associated sites to which they have explicit access.
