Which SharePoint template route do you need?

Each question has two answers. Yes is a route. No is the next question.

Decision tree for choosing a SharePoint template route Do you only need inspiration? Yes: adoption site gallery. No: next question. Do you need individual pages? Yes: built-in SharePoint gallery. No: next question. Do you need a whole site structure? Yes: PnP community templates. No: next question. Do you need branding across many sites? Yes: in-a-box product. No: combine the three native routes. Do you only need inspiration, or something for a steering group? Yes Adoption site gallery Design examples only — it will not stand a site up. No Do you need individual pages or news posts, not a whole site? Yes Built-in SharePoint gallery A designed page in the authoring flow. Page-level only. No Do you need a whole site structure, with navigation? Yes PnP community templates The old lookbook templates, deployed with PowerShell. No Do you need branding held consistently across many sites? Yes In-a-box product Templates alone will not get you there. No Combine the three native routes Gallery for direction, PnP for structure, built-in templates for day-to-day pages.