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If I add a simple link to a stylesheet to a master page I get the

"you have more than 200 controls" error.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" />

Why would a link like that be counted as a control and is there a workaround?

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You can apply a separate CSS style sheet independent of your master page without modifying it by setting Alternate CSS URL for a specific CSS file or URL as the following:

  • Open your site.

  • Go to Site Setting > Look and Feel > Master Page.

  • At Alternate CSS URL > Select Specify CSS file > Check Reset all subsites to inherit this alternate CSS URL in case you need to apply the CSS on all subsite.

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Note: the Master Page option is only available in the Publishing site or team site with Publishing feature enabled.

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  • I don't think that's a good practice but I suppose it. might work - the bigger question is really about why a link to a stylesheet is counted as a control.
    – matt
    Commented Jul 14, 2017 at 14:15
  • what do you mean it's not good practice? what's the good practice from your opinion ?! regarding the error try to add it like this <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/…" />
    – Mohamed El-Qassas MVP ♦
    Commented Jul 14, 2017 at 17:06
  • I just mean this is not an "alternate" stylesheet - that's already been added to a custom master page. This is an additional stylesheet for font awesome and adding the text/css reference still results in an error. Again, I'd like to understand why a link like this is counted as a control because Msft support doesn't seem to know.
    – matt
    Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 3:59

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