# Communities

> Microsoft 365 and SharePoint communities, news sources, conferences and user groups. Where to ask questions and how to keep up without following everyone.

Source: https://ali.id.au/platforms/m365-sharepoint/communities/ (last edited 2026-10-12)

## Communities

* Microsoft patterns and practices community [Website](https://pnp.github.io/), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MicrosoftCommunityLearning/playlists), [GitHub](https://github.com/pnp),  [Discord](https://aka.ms/community/discord)
* [Microsoft Tech Community – SharePoint](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/content_management)
* [SharePoint Stack Exchange](https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/)
* [SharePoint subreddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/sharepoint/) + [Discord](https://discord.gg/7FqFA9rQzR)
* [Microsoft 365 subreddit](https://old.reddit.com/r/Microsoft365/)

## Conferences

* [Microsoft 365 Community Conference](https://m365conf.com/) - the flagship Microsoft-backed community event (US)
* [TechCon365](https://www.techcon365.com/) - US series (Seattle, Chicago, Dallas)
* [CollabDays](https://www.collabdays.org/) - free community-run events worldwide
* [European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference (ESPC)](https://espc.tech/) - Europe
* [Digital Workplace Conference](https://www.dwcau.com.au/) - Australia + NZ flagship event
* Check [Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=microsoft&source=EVENTS) for 'Microsoft Events'.
* Official yearly events: [Ignite](https://ignite.microsoft.com/) (IT pros, November) and [Build](https://build.microsoft.com/) (developers, May-June)
* For conference recordings: [Microsoft Learn events](https://learn.microsoft.com/events/)
* [Community days](https://www.communitydays.org/)

## News and updates

* [Official MS 365 blog](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/blog/) (+ podcasts / YouTubes)
* [Official SharePoint Podcast - Intrazone](https://intrazone.libsyn.com) (wrapped up in 2025, archive)
* [Official SP Community blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/category/content_management/blog/spblog) (+ podcasts / YouTubes)
* [Official 'Microsoft Mechanics' YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MSFTMechanics)
* [Practical 365](https://practical365.com/) - Tony Redmond and crew, the best independent M365 coverage
* [Official MS 365 Community Call YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MicrosoftCommunityLearning)
* [Sharegate blog](https://sharegate.com/blog)
* [TechTarget on Knowledge Management](https://www.techtarget.com/searchcontentmanagement/resources/Knowledge-management)
* [Collab365](https://collab365.com/) - community resources, events, and learning
* [#SharePoint on Twitter](https://x.com/search?q=%23sharepoint) [#sphelp](https://x.com/search?q=%23sphelp) ([my (outdated) influencer list](https://twitter.com/alirobe/lists/sharepoint-influencers/members))
* [#SharePoint on Bluesky](https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SharePoint) ([bluesky.ms](https://bluesky.ms/))

## Bloggers

* A lot of blogging happens on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/content/?keywords=SharePoint) + [Substack](https://substack.com/search/sharepoint). For the rest:
* [Medium: SharePoint](https://medium.com/tag/sharepoint)
* [Andrew Connell](https://www.andrewconnell.com/) ([github](https://github.com/andrewconnell))
* [Chris O’Brien](https://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/)
* [Elio Struyf](https://www.eliostruyf.com) ([github](https://github.com/estruyf))
* [John Liu](https://johnliu.net) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnLiu/playlists) ([github](https://github.com/johnnliu))
* [Julie Turner](https://julieturner.net/)
* [Joanne C Klein](https://joannecklein.com/)
* [Marc Anderson](https://sympmarc.com/)
* [Stefan Bauer](https://n8d.at/blog/) ([github](https://github.com/StfBauer?tab=repositories))
* [Waldek Mastykarz](https://blog.mastykarz.nl) & [Mavention](https://www.mavention.com/blog)
* [Hands On Tek](https://handsontek.net/) by João Ferreira
* [Daniel Anderson on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielando/)
* [Step Two blog (James Robertson)](https://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/) ([slideshare](https://www.slideshare.net/jamesr)) + Intranet awards
* [NN Group Intranet awards](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/intranet-design/)
* [Rencore blog](https://rencore.com/blog/)
* [Sharegate blog](https://sharegate.com/blog)
* [Archive - MSFT SPFx Community Lead Vesa Juvonen](https://learn.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/vesku)

## YouTube

* [Kevin Stratvert](https://www.youtube.com/@KevinStratvert/playlists)
* [SharePoint Maven](https://www.youtube.com/@SharePointMaven/playlists)
* [Vlad talks Tech](https://www.youtube.com/@VladTalksTech/playlists)
* [Daniel Anderson](https://www.youtube.com/@DanielAndersonAU/playlists)
* [Steve Corey](https://www.youtube.com/@stevecorey365/playlists)
* [SharePoint Dougie](https://www.youtube.com/@Dougie_Wood/playlists)
* [Untethered 365](https://www.youtube.com/@Untethered365)
* [Laura Rogers](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtx4MPCKmPumt6SR5FbC6iwpI1NYaEJYA)
* [Academy 365](https://www.youtube.com/@Academy365-Dan/playlists)
* [Office Skills with Amy](https://www.youtube.com/@officeskillswithamy)
* [Sympraxis](https://www.youtube.com/@sympraxisc/playlists)

See also: [Power Platform](/platforms/power-platform-d365/power-platform/#community-resources) for Power Platform creators and forums.