I'd like to apply a custom master page to a subsite.
The intent is simply to attach the jQuery library and a loader script to the master page. I have full control to all subsites.
Strict limitations
- SP designer is blocked in my environment
- I only have read access to the site collection's master page gallery. I'm not a site collection admin.
- The publishing feature isn't active for the site collection, but is active for subsites, including my test site.
Steps Taken
I created a copy of seattle.master from the subsites Master Page Gallery. I added the 2 script lines, and uploaded it back to the subsite Master Page Gallery. (Renamed SeattleV2.aspx).
SeattleV2 isn't one of the drop-downs available on the
/_layouts/15/ChangeSiteMasterPage.aspx
page.I don't have the option to publish a master page; the publish option is greyed out on subsites.
(note: I'm Site Collection Admin of a different collection in the same environment and the publish option is disabled for subsites there as well. It's only active on the root master page gallery).
- Directly editing the subsites seattle.master doesn't work even when it set to inherit from it's parent site. It appears to still use a copy of the root Site's seattle.master, instead of the subsites.