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I would like to add multiple User Custom Actions on several sites using PowerShell. The custom actions must be added in the top ribbon that is visible when selecting a list item. Is that even possible? When looking at SPList userCustomActions property, it is readonly, according to MSDN . Am I taking the wrong path? The property is readonly but the custom actions are there, so they must have been added.

So far I've been there.

$w = get-spweb $webUrl;
$l = $w.lists[$listTitle];
$userCustomActions = $l.userCustomActions;

Of course, custom Actions can be added via JS, C# + feature, SharePoint Designer. But I can't use those methods, So I'm only interested in PowerShell procedures.

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You can use the UserCustomActions.Add() method to add the custom action.

Try and modify the below code:

$web = get-spweb $webUrl;
$list = $web.Lists[$listTitle];
$action = $list.UserCustomActions.Add();

$action.Url = "someurlhere";
$action.Location = "Ribbon.ListItem.Actions.Controls._children";
$action.Sequence = 85;
$action.Title = "Test Action";
$action.Description  = "Test Action description";

$action.Update();

MSDN - SPUserCustomActionCollection.Add

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  • Thank you @Gautam. I realize that even if the code is not writing in PowerShell, (ex : C#, JavaScript) the methods exposed by objects, most of the time, have the same signature and can be used the same way. Commented May 28, 2017 at 18:36
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    Welcome, glad i could help :) , fyi - almost anything that's possible via c# ssom code is doable via powershell, just minor changes in syntax. Commented May 28, 2017 at 18:49

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