Change The List/Library URL In SharePoint

In this article, I would like to share the steps to change the SharePoint List/Library URL using SharePoint Designer.

Here is the detailed documentation for the list.

Steps to change the List/Library URL

Using list settings, we can’t change the URL of the List.

Follow the below-listed steps to change the URL of SharePoint List & Libraries.

Note. Make sure that you have installed the SP designer on your machine.

SP designer

Step 1. Open the SharePoint Designer.

SharePoint

Step 2. Then, click on the “Open Site” option from SP Designer.

Open Site

Step 3. Provide the URL in the "site name" text box, as shown below.

Site name

Step 4. Click on the “Open” button. It will prompt you to the credential page. Provide the site credentials and click the “Sign In” button. The site will open in Designer.

Sign In

Step 5. Then click on the “All Files” folder from the left navigation.

All Files

Step 6. Select the “Lists” folder from all files as shown below.

List

Step 7. On the “Lists” folder select the list which you want to change the URL.

Here I am selecting “SampleTestList” because I want to rename the URL from “SampleTestList” to “SampleList”.

SampleTestList

Step 8. Right-click on the List select the “Rename” option and then provide the name as per your need.

Rename

SharePoint name

Wait a while, to complete the process.

Complete the process

Step 9. Then go to the site and browse your list from the site contents.

Site contents

Now you can see your list URL will be changed successfully.

URL

Summary

In this article, we have explored how to change SharePoint List/Library URLs using SharePoint Designer.

Happy learning.