Frequently Asked Questions

How are these templates different from out-of-the-box SharePoint templates?

Many out-of-the-box SharePoint examples achieve their look primarily through images, flexible sections, and standard SharePoint web parts. They can provide useful design inspiration, but their functionality and customization options are limited to what SharePoint provides.

Origami templates use 40+ custom SPFx web parts to add functionality and design flexibility, including audience targeting and personalization. Some components also integrate with Microsoft Entra ID, allowing employee directories, new hires, and anniversaries to update automatically as your organization changes.

See our SharePoint web parts guide for a detailed comparison of standard SharePoint functionality and Origami SPFx components.

Are these actual SharePoint templates or just design examples?
These are ready-to-install SharePoint templates, not just screenshots or design concepts. Each template includes preconfigured layouts and functional SPFx web parts that can be deployed directly to your SharePoint environment and customized to your needs.
What do these SharePoint intranet templates include?

The templates include 40+ SPFx web parts and components for building intranet homepages, department sites, HR pages, training sites, resource centers, and knowledge bases.

Components include navigation, employee directories, news and events, calendars, quick links and bookmarks, search, employee anniversaries, mandatory reads, FAQs, SharePoint ticketing, intranet analytics, and other common intranet features.

See the Origami features page for the full list of available web parts and functionality.

Do these SharePoint intranet templates require coding?
No coding is required to install or customize Origami templates. They use ready-made SPFx web parts that can be configured directly in SharePoint, including their layouts, colors, fonts, functionality, and audience targeting.
Can these SharePoint templates be customized to our brand?

Yes. Each web part and component includes its own design and configuration options, allowing you to customize its size, layout, colors, fonts, and other visual elements directly in SharePoint.

This allows organizations to create a consistent intranet design based on their existing brand without having to develop custom web parts.

Can I use these templates with my existing SharePoint intranet?
Yes. Origami SPFx web parts can be added to existing SharePoint Online sites without replacing your intranet. You can use individual components or apply complete templates to create new pages and expand your existing intranet.
Can I use native SharePoint functionality with these templates?

Yes. Origami templates are built for SharePoint and can be used alongside standard SharePoint functionality.

You can combine Origami SPFx web parts with native SharePoint web parts such as News, Events, Quick Links, document libraries, lists, and other Microsoft 365 functionality on the same intranet.

How do I install these templates in my Microsoft 365 tenant?

Origami is installed as an SPFx solution through your organization's SharePoint App Catalog. The automated installer takes about 10 minutes, after which templates from this gallery can be installed with a single click.

All templates and components run within your Microsoft 365 tenant, so there's no need to move your SharePoint content to a separate intranet platform.

Are these SharePoint intranet templates secure?

Origami runs within your Microsoft 365 environment, with no external hosting or telemetry, so your SharePoint content remains within your Microsoft 365 tenant.

Origami is also scanned for software vulnerabilities as part of its development and release process.