Regarding SharePoint 2019 On Premise Custom Master Page

SHUO .H 706 Reputation points
2021-06-12T14:27:34.477+00:00

Hi there,

If we want to custom SharePoint 2019 on premise master page, could I edit *.master (v4.master or minimal.master) directly? because after editing, I cannot find the custom master page (minimal.master) even I published it :( or we just use Design manager??

Thanks

(v4.master or minimal.master)

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cannot find the custom master page (minimal.master)

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Design manager

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  1. Allen Xu_MSFT 13,826 Reputation points
    2021-06-14T07:36:48.663+00:00

    Hi @SHUO .H ,

    The v4.master and minimal.master pages whose Compatible UI Versions are all 4 provide the SharePoint 2010 look and feel, interface, functionality and etc. The
    Compatible UI Version of SharePoint 2019 is 15. So, the v4.master and minimal.master pages are not compatible with SharePoint 2019. This is why we cannot apply v4.master or minimal.master as master page to SharePoint 2019.

    If you set v4.master or minimal.master as master page in SharePoint Designer and click yes anyway in the upcoming alert window like below, you will find many compatibility issues when you access your SharePoint 2019 site. It is not recommended.
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