SharePoint Objects, SharePoint site access issue to all users


1. SharePoint objects often get confused
SPSite object is meant for SiteCollection

SPWeb object is meant for Site


2. IMPOTANT Learning from production deployment
Publish all pages will resolve the – Access Denied issue à This is very important irrespective of pages/images/css/js files

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