Increases the height of the standard SharePoint header and supports a custom banner for enhanced branding and visual appeal.

Common Use Cases

• Showcasing corporate branding with a prominent banner or brand imagery
• Improving first impressions on high-traffic sites like the main intranet homepage
• Providing a visual identity for departments or projects to help users quickly recognize the site’s purpose

Benefits

• Enhanced branding – more space to showcase your organization’s logo and visual identity
• Stronger visual impact – larger header area creates a more engaging first impression
• Better communication of site purpose – a prominent banner can instantly convey the site’s role or theme
• Improved user recognition – helps employees quickly identify key sites within the intranet

Key Considerations

• Extended headers support three logo alignment options: left, center, or right
• Headers are configured per site and do not carry over to other sites or from a hub site to its associated sites
• The optimal size for a custom banner image in the Extended Header is 2560 × 164 pixels (JPEG or PNG)