Connecting hub sites
Hub sites can be associated with a parent hub site to create a wider search context across multiple hub sites. This could be used to create, for example, a regional hub for regionally named hub sites or create a hub for certain functions to gather content from a regional function’s hub sites. Hub site associations also support multi-layered hub site structures.
Search and content roll-up web parts support three-level hub associations, so it’s not reasonable when creating deeper hub associations. Information architecture planning is crucial with associated hubs. In the search results, each association level is displayed in the breadcrumb.
Links to the parent hub and associated child hubs can be added to the navigation with Associated hubs and Associated child hubs options in the navigation settings:
Figure 2.10 – Connected hub site navigation links
Navigation links are not automatically updated when hub associations...