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Fix SharePoint News Web Part Not Showing Current Site News
Question details
The user is trying to display news from multiple sites using a managed-property filter in the News web part, but news from the current site is missing from the results.
- Product
- SharePoint Online
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Configuring the News web part to aggregate content across the current site and other sites using managed properties.
- Observed behavior
- The News web part successfully retrieves and displays news from other selected sites but fails to show any news published on the current site.
Ensure you have Edit permissions for the SharePoint page and that your managed properties have been configured correctly in the SharePoint admin center search schema.
Configure the News Web Part to Explicitly Select Sites
By explicitly selecting both the current site and the additional sites as your news source, you bypass the limitation of the managed-property filter omitting the current site.
The News web part has known limitations when aggregating content from multiple sources through a managed property. To force it to recognize the current site, you must manually define the sources instead of relying on the default aggregation.
Navigate to the SharePoint page containing your News web part and click the 'Edit' button at the top right corner.
Click on the News web part to select it, then click the pencil icon (Edit web part) on the left side to open the property pane.
In the property pane under 'News source', change the selection to 'Select sites'.
Search for and explicitly check the boxes for both your current site and any other external sites you want to aggregate news from.
Scroll down to the filter section, ensure your managed-property filters are still applied, and click 'Republish' at the top right of the page.
Allow Time for Managed Property Propagation
If you recently created or modified the managed property used for filtering, SharePoint Search requires time to crawl and index the changes.
Contact Microsoft 365 Support for Log-Based Investigation
If the issue persists after 24 hours and your configurations are correct, backend logs may need to be analyzed to identify search or indexing faults.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the News web part exclude current site news when filtering by managed property?
When aggregating content using managed properties across multiple sites, SharePoint's search schema can sometimes drop local results if the source isn't explicitly defined. Changing the source to 'Select sites' and manually adding the current site resolves this limitation.
How long does it take for a new managed property to show up in the News web part?
It can take anywhere from a few hours up to 24 hours for a newly created or modified managed property to be fully crawled, indexed, and available for filtering in the SharePoint News web part.
Can I use audience targeting alongside managed property filters in the News web part?
Yes, you can enable audience targeting in the News web part settings to further refine who sees specific news posts, even when using managed properties to filter the content sources.
