How to Fix SharePoint News Web Part 'See All' Showing No Results
Question details
The SharePoint News web part fails to display any articles when users click the 'See all' link, despite older posts existing in the management section.
- Product
- SharePoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- A user is trying to view a complete archive of news posts by clicking the 'See all' link within a SharePoint News web part.
- Observed behavior
- Recent news posts appear correctly on the main page, but clicking 'See all' directs to a page that displays zero results, even though older posts are visible under 'Manage posts'.
Ensure you have the necessary Edit or Full Control permissions on the SharePoint site to modify web part properties and page layouts.
Adjust News Web Part Layout and Item Limits
Modifying the visual layout and increasing the display limit in the web part settings usually forces SharePoint to re-render the 'See all' list properly.
Sometimes the SharePoint News web part encounters a caching or rendering glitch when transitioning to the expanded view. Changing the layout to 'Side-by-side' and adjusting the maximum number of items can refresh the web part's connection to the Site Pages library.
Navigate to the SharePoint page where the News web part is located and click the 'Edit' button at the top right corner.
Click anywhere on the News web part to select it, then click the pencil icon (Edit web part) on the left side to open the settings pane.
In the property pane on the right, look under the 'Layout' section and select 'Side-by-side'.
Scroll down to the 'Number of news items to show' slider or text box and increase the value (for example, change it to 12).
Confirm that the selected news source points to the correct site. Once verified, click the 'Republish' button at the top right of the page to save your changes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are my old news posts not showing up in SharePoint?
Old posts may not appear if they are saved as drafts instead of being published, if they have exceeded the display limit set in the web part properties, or if the news source is configured to pull from a different site or library.
Does the 'See all' feature work with all News web part layouts?
Yes, but some layouts have known rendering bugs in certain SharePoint environments. Switching to the 'Side-by-side' or 'List' layout often resolves these temporary display issues.
Can missing permissions cause the 'See all' page to be blank?
Yes. If users do not have at least 'Read' access to the underlying Site Pages library where the news posts are stored, they will not see the content when clicking 'See all'.
