SharePoint Online Document Libraries are missing possibly the two most basic and fundamental functions in the online portal:

- A move/cut function, which is missing altogether, both for folders and files
- A copy function, which although technically exists, is really over complicated for a function which has existed in a much simpler form in every document repository technology since the mid-1980s...

Currently, in order to move a file or folder from within the online portal between different libraries or even different folders within the same library...well the function just doesn't exist. So users need to either sync the site just to simply MOVE something or they need to Open in Explorer (and we all know how badly and slowly that works).

Secondly, in order to copy a file from within the online portal between different libraries or even different folders within the same library, I need to copy the URL of the target folder preemptively, then paste in the copy dialog box...should this be the procedure for simply copy/pasting something? Oh and that function's missing for folders...

So again users need to sync a site library or Open with Explorer just to simply copy paste something easily.

How does a document library product make it into production for years on end without having proper move/copy functionality? How does it even make it out of approval?

Three requested updates to significantly improve the Access Request process:

1) Allow multiple users to receive access requests

Access requests (Site Settings > Site Permission > Access Request Settings) can be sent to anyone with an email address, but it has three critical downsides: 1) you are limited to one email recipient; 2) the field does not accept SharePoint groups; and 3) it’s prone to misspellings of email addresses since the field is not a people picker.

One of the most extreme examples of how this is broken: My company’s CEO needs access to a file s/he has a link to, which s/he is going to display at the board of directors meeting in 15 minutes. The site owner forgot to give access or didn’t realize the CEO lacks access. The CEO requests access after clicking the link. The creator of the site has left the company. The request email gets lost in Exchange somewhere. No one knows the CEO is in need of access and the CEO is unable to present the document to the board of directors. Everyone looks a fool.
The best fix for this is to: a) use the site’s Owners group as the default recipients to start; b) allow for multiple email recipients as a people picker; and c) continue accepting an outside email address for those who have grown used to it.

From what I can tell, this is the only place in SharePoint where I'm limited to one individual and no ability to call out SP groups. The entire point of groups is to ensure permissions and communications work correctly based on a global change at the group level, which keeps things moving smoothly.

2) Display site owners on “Request Access” page

Display the names of the members of the Access Request group on the “Request Access” page so users have context to what they’re seeing, not just a blank box asking them to demand access.

3) Make “Request Access” page customizable

Allow for the “Request Access” page to be configurable by the Access Request group so there’s more context for users. For example, “Please do not contact IT with this request; only the site owners can provide access. Contact them directly if necessary.”

Looking at the modified values in Site Contents has always been a quick way to recognize where activity has occurred - if it has. Without running any code we can quickly see if a site has been used recently. (It was easier to eyeball this in SharePoint 2007 in the vertical listing than it is in SharePoint 2013+, but that's a different UI issue - tiles aren't helpful for every use case.)

For months now, a list no one has touched for over a year might say "Modified 23 hours ago". It seems as though lists and libraries are being "touched" by some background process, changing the modified time incorrectly.

An example would be the site in my Sympraxis Office 365 tenant at https://sympraxis.sharepoint.com/sites/Demos2013/_layouts/15/viewlsts.aspx

On that page, I see a number of lists and libraries that say "Modified 9 days ago" or "Modified 10 days ago". I know for a fact that I have not modified any of those lists or libraries in quite a long time (at least months) and I'm the only person who would be in there. I'm attaching a screenshot showing this.

I've seen this in multiple tenants on Office 365, so it isn't just something in my tenant. It's VERY confusing to end users and brings into question the integrity of the platform.

I've been told by support that this is "expected"behavior" and has been the case since SharePoint 2013. I believe this should be fixed. Please vote early and often!

The current communication site template cannot be used for corporate wide communication because there are some important things missing.
The overall design is only able to speak and represent only the Microsofot CI/CD. The missing branding and theming options makes it hard to be used in corporates because there is currently no way to apply corporate communication and design guidelines to the page. For user it makes it hard to identify the page as an official communication channel by the company and not by Microsoft.

In addition not even well known and supported customisations through Themes is possible at the moment to change the look and feel. Changes in themes does not reflect in the communication site at all.

Overall it is hard to sell the communication site to marketing and CEO from a customer prespective. Right now the only valid option to establish communication channels at customers is through the classical publishing features (with not such a fancy page creation) or through classical blogs.