Sample showing how to use extract the configuration of a PnP Modern Search results web part and apply it to the same web part on another site collection

Summary

Often the same configuration for a PnP Modern Search results web part is deployed to numeral site using some provisioning engine. Updating the config afterwards can be a pain, but this script will make it a lots easier.

Implementation

• Open VS Code
• Create a new file
• Copy the code below,
• Change the variables to target to your environment
• Run the script.

Screenshot of Output

• PnP PowerShell

# extracts the PropertiesJSON from a PnP Modern Search Results web part and injects it into the target site
function Extract-JSON ($sourceSiteUrl, $sourcePage, $webPartName)
{
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $sourceSiteUrl -UseWebLogin
    $page = Get-PnPClientSidePage -Identity $sourcePage 
    
    $webpart = $page.controls | Where-Object {$_.Title -eq $webPartName}
    $webpart.PropertiesJSON
    
}

function Inject-JSON ($targetSiteUrl, $targetPage, $webPartName, $newJSON)
{
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $targetSiteUrl -UseWebLogin
    $page = Get-PnPClientSidePage -Identity $targetPage 
    
    $webpart = $page.controls | Where-Object {$_.Title -eq $webPartName}
    
    Set-PnPPageWebPart -Page $targetPage -Identity $webpart.InstanceId -PropertiesJson $newJSON
    Set-PnPPage -Identity $targetPage -Publish   
}

$json = Extract-JSON -sourceSiteUrl "https://[yourtenant].sharepoint.com/sites/[sitecollection]" -sourcePage "Home.aspx" -webPartName "PnP - Search Results"

#here you can insert a query that will provide your with a list of the site collections that need to be updated
Inject-JSON -targetSiteUrl "https://[yourtenant].sharepoint.com/sites/[sitecollection]" -targetPage "Home.aspx" -webPartName "PnP - Search Results" -newJSON $json

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Contributors

Author(s)
Kasper Larsen, Fellowmind

Disclaimer

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