Stay Ahead of the Curve: Why It's Time to Move Your SharePoint 2019/SE Classic Pages to Modern

Why We're Making the Shift to Modern

ShortPoint is evolving to leverage modern SharePoint architecture fully. To help us build next-generation features, Grid Mode will soon be discontinued for new releases starting from ShortPoint SPFx version 9.5.0.0 onwards.

Grid Mode served as a reliable foundation for classic pages for a long time. However, intranet designs are evolving. To get the best experience possible, they now require a more dynamic, responsive foundation. Modern SharePoint pages allow us to build richer, faster, and far more dynamic components natively. Moving away from Grid Mode lets our team dedicate 100% of our innovation and creativity towards new features that will make intranet design faster and easier for you.

Want to see more of what's in store when you shift to modern? Read ShortPoint Says Goodbye to Grid Mode: Welcome to a Faster, Seamless Live Mode Experience.

What You're Missing Out On With Classic Pages

Here's a quick look at the experiences that are already available on Modern SharePoint pages — and that classic pages cannot access.

• Live Mode

  A visual, real-time editing experience

  Live Mode lets you build and edit directly on the page and see every change as it happens — no switching between an editor and a preview, no guessing how the layout will render for your users.

  

• AI Designer

  AI-assisted design from a single prompt

  Describe what you want — a theme colour, a new section, a different layout — and ShortPoint AI Designer applies it to the page for you. What used to take an afternoon of manual styling now takes a sentence.

  

• Search & Filter

  An intuitive way to search, sort, and filter data

  The Search and Filter Toolbar gives your users a fast way to find what they need inside document libraries and lists — configured visually, with no code and no custom development.

  

• Wireframe Mode

  The familiar wireframe view, rebuilt

  Once ShortPoint SPFx version 9.5.0.0 rolls over, the wireframe experience you know comes right back — with a cleaner visual outline of your sections, rows, and columns for structural editing.

  

None of this is available on SharePoint 2019/SE classic pages — and the gap widens with every release after ShortPoint SPFx 9.5.0.0. If you want to see what modern pages look like when they're fully designed, browse our SharePoint intranet template library .

What This Means for Your Team

Our Continued Commitment to SharePoint 2019/SE Classic Pages

We understand that migrating your environment infrastructure takes time and careful planning. If your organisation is not yet ready to make the leap, you don't have to worry.

ShortPoint will continue to support SharePoint classic pages with critical bug fixes and security patches. Your existing classic pages will run as usual. All Design Elements and other functional integrations will remain intact.

However, once ShortPoint SPFx version 9.5.0.0 lands, you will not be able to access new features and design elements on those pages.

Classic vs Modern at a Glance

Ready to Plan Your Move?

Upgrading to modern pages opens up a whole new world of design possibilities for your intranet. To make the transition as easy as possible, we created a detailed guide for you. Follow the steps below and you're on your way:

If you have questions or want a hand getting started, our Support team is here for you every step of the way. Reach out to support@shortpoint.com or submit a ticket.

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