Deployment options of SPFx app without tenant permissions

Question

I used to work with Sharepoint 2013 OnProm with Content Editor webparts from where I can just embed an HTML file and some JS scripts.

I'm now looking at Sharepoint Online in my organization. I'm a Site Collection Admin, but I don't have tenant permissions (which is reserved for a very small number of people inside my company's IT team).

I looked at the way to create webparts with SPFx, but it seems the deployment always ends with publishing the webpart to the Tenant App Store... Which I don't have access to.

There is no Content Editor webpart in my Site Collection (maybe it hasn't been activated by my IT?!), and if I upload an .html file in a doc library, I cannot open it directly (it will force a download of the file).

I'd like to create a Single Page Application, or at least a webpart. But without Tenant permissions, what are my options here? Knowing that I cannot ask to my IT team to change anything at this stage (I cannot request Site Collection App store, or to enable Content Editor).

Thanks

Answer 1

Site Collection App store would be your only option, but as noted, must be enabled by someone holding the SharePoint Admin role or Global Administrator role. SharePoint Modern Pages do not have a Content Editor web part, although you may want to take a look at the out of the box Embed web part.

As for a SharePoint Framework solution for content editor, there are a few available on GitHub.

Answer 2

Unfortunately embedding code directly in SharePoint pages via the Content Editor web part is not supported in SharePoint online. Without permission to publish your web part, you could look into alternatives for creating your solution such as PowerApps: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/powerapps-and-sharepoint/