Change Site Master Page in SharePoint 2019 using PowerShell

Question

I need a way to change SharePoint 2019 site master page using PowerShell, What are the steps and PowerShell script I would use to set the Site Master Page for a SharePoint 2019 site using PowerShell?

 

Answer 1

How to set Site Master Page in SharePoint 2019 using PowerShell

To set Site Master Page in SharePoint 2019 using PowerShell, you can follow these steps:

1. Open SharePoint Management Shell as Administrator

2. Run the below PowerShell Script with your site URL

    $SPWeb = Get-SPWeb "http://debug.to/sites/HR/"   #P.S: SiteURL
    #Set the current site master page to the default master page
    $SPWeb.MasterURL = "/sites/HR/_catalogs/masterpage/oslo.master" 
    $SPWeb.Update() 
   

3. Go back to refresh your site, that should now use the default site master page