The Feed for Viva Connections webpart was a feature that brought personalized content into a user feed, in a single experience. This content included news published in SharePoint, posts in Viva Engage communities, and Stream videos in SharePoint. The Video News Link allowed for Stream videos to appear in the Viva Connections feed. This content was automatically populated in a user’s feed based on the communities and sites they followed.

Our focus is to deliver the most efficient and enjoyable experience for our users, which means phasing out certain features is necessary to streamline and enhance the user experiences across our applications. In our efforts to elevate our platform-we will be retiring the Feed for Viva Connections web part and the Video News Link which we announced in our MC post on August 1st. 

Video news link

Starting September 1, 2024, the Feed for Viva Connections web part and the Video news link will no longer be available for SharePoint site editors to add to their sites. 

Furthermore, on November 5, 2024, existing instances of the Feed for Viva Connections web parts and Video News Link will no longer display content. 

To ensure a smooth transition, site editors and SharePoint admins should update the affected sites with the recommended alternative solutions. Additionally, please update any relevant documentation to reflect these changes.

Explore new alternatives
To continue surfacing feed content on SharePoint sites, the following web parts provide an alternative to the Feed for Viva Connections web part and the Video news link. We encourage you to explore our alternatives to keep employees engaged and informed: 

Alternative solution to featuring News posts in SharePoint 

News web part– Allows you to display a collection of news posts from various SharePoint sources. –  Use the News web part on a SharePoint page – Microsoft Support 

Alternative solution for featuring Viva Engage in SharePoint 

Viva Engage web parts – Allows you to display the Viva Engage conversations and highlights to SharePoint. Use a Viva Engage web part in SharePoint – Microsoft Support 

Alternative solutions for featuring Stream videos in SharePoint and videos hosted on a SharePoint site: 

File and media web part – Allows you to feature a single video on a SharePoint page: Featuring a video on a page – Microsoft Stream | Microsoft Learn  
Highlighted content web part – Allows you to feature a list of videos on a page: Featuring a set of videos on a page – Microsoft Stream | Microsoft Learn   
Video Pages – Allows you to create video centric page content with a page template: Create video pages on SharePoint – Microsoft Support 

Resources 

We understand the importance of a smooth transition and are dedicated to providing support throughout this change. You can learn more and follow our guide for additional help. 

Support Guidance 

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