This post will explain how to disable the Social Bar in SharePoint Online Modern Pages.
Introduction
The Social Bar is a feature in SharePoint Online that allows users like, comment, and see the number of views in SharePoint modern pages.
Disable Social Bar in a SharePoint Site
To disable the social bar in a single SharePoint site, run the PowerShell script below in PowerShell window using PnP PowerShell. Make sure you set the parameters accordingly.
$AdminCenterURL="https://dev-admin.sharepoint.com"
$SiteURL = "https://dev.sharepoint.com/sites/DevSite"
#Connect to SharePoint Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $AdminCenterURL -UseWebLogin
#Disable Social Bar on Site Pages
Set-PnPSite -Identity $SiteURL -SocialBarOnSitePagesDisabled $true
Disable Social Bar in all SharePoint Sites
To disable the social bar in all SharePoint sites in the tenant, run the PowerShell script below in PowerShell window using PnP PowerShell. Make sure you set the parameters accordingly.
$AdminCenterURL="https://dev-admin.sharepoint.com"
#Connect to SharePoint Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $AdminCenterURL -UseWebLogin
#Disable Social Bar on Site Pages
Set-PnPTenant -SocialBarOnSitePagesDisabled $True
SharePoint site before disabling Social Bar:
SharePoint site after disabling Social Bar:
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