Sharepoint 2019 - Default site

Question

We have a SP2013 on premise installation and plan to move towards SP2019 on premise installation.

What I am trying to establish is what is the default site in SP2019. Is it a Communication Site or is it a Publishing Site or Home Site?

Answer 1

Mostly it depends on your requirements. As hub sites will not be available in SP 2019, you may consider communication sites as a choice.

In the modern experience, Communication sites fulfill the same purpose as traditional publishing sites.

Reference links:

Moving from Publishing sites to Communication sites

What is a SharePoint communication site?

Answer 2

There is no default. It is whatever you wish to provision. Often times companies will use a Publishing site (pre-2019/SPO) or a Communication site (2019/SPO) as the root site of a Web Application.

Answer 3

There is nothing like any default site. It is totally depend on you. You can choose which site template you want to use.

Please check below links for clarification on comm site vs team site and decide which one you want to use for your requirements.

• https://www.tatvasoft.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-sharepoint-modern-team-site-vs-communication-site/

• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/SharePoint/Communication-Site-vs-Team-Site/m-p/84148