From 72f56ff7563ab24260b4c5441a25bede260ccb6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ojopiyo <122151392+ojopiyo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:29:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update README.md

Improvements / Safety Features
1. Error Handling - The try/catch block ensures the script reports errors instead of failing silently.
2. Check for Existing URL - Prevents overwriting a folder or list that already exists at the target URL.
3. Updates List Object Directly - Set-PnPList -Identity $list avoids confusion after moving the folder.
4. Informative Output - Write-Host shows clear messages on success or failure.
---
 scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
index 2ad231b8b..faaff4d5d 100644
--- a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
+++ b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
@@ -29,15 +29,29 @@ $newListName = "Logo Universe"
 # Connect to SharePoint online site
 Connect-PnPOnline -Url $siteUrl -Interactive
 
-# Get the SharePoint list
-$list = Get-PnPList -Identity $oldListName
-
-# Move SharePoint list to the new URL
-$list.Rootfolder.MoveTo($newListUrl)
-Invoke-PnPQuery
-
-# Rename List
-Set-PnPList -Identity $oldListName -Title $newListName
+try {
+    # Get the list object
+    $list = Get-PnPList -Identity $oldListName -ErrorAction Stop
+
+    # Check if the target URL already exists
+    $existingFolder = Get-PnPFolder -Url $newListUrl -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($existingFolder) {
+        Write-Host "Error: A list or folder already exists at '$newListUrl'. Aborting." -ForegroundColor Red
+        return
+    }
+
+    # Move the list's root folder to the new URL
+    $list.RootFolder.MoveTo($newListUrl)
+    Invoke-PnPQuery
+    Write-Host "List URL successfully changed to '$newListUrl'." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+    # Rename the list display name
+    Set-PnPList -Identity $list -Title $newListName
+    Write-Host "List display name successfully changed to '$newListName'." -ForegroundColor Green
+
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "An error occurred: $_" -ForegroundColor Red
+}
 
 ```
 

From fbcb244049dcb6fb640e8afb0ea9175d84179601 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Bullock <me@pkbullock.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:10:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added metadata and affirmation updates

---
 scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md          |  1 +
 scripts/spo-change-list-url/assets/sample.json | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
index faaff4d5d..bb89d0dbd 100644
--- a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
+++ b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ try {
 | Author(s) |
 |-----------|
 | [Ganesh Sanap](https://ganeshsanapblogs.wordpress.com/about) |
+| ojopiyo |
 
 [!INCLUDE [DISCLAIMER](../../docfx/includes/DISCLAIMER.md)]
 <img src="https://m365-visitor-stats.azurewebsites.net/script-samples/scripts/spo-change-list-url" aria-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/assets/sample.json b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/assets/sample.json
index a874aff0f..3ca5836f0 100644
--- a/scripts/spo-change-list-url/assets/sample.json
+++ b/scripts/spo-change-list-url/assets/sample.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     "shortDescription": "This sample script shows how to change SharePoint online list URL and rename the list after list creation using PnP PowerShell",
     "url": "https://pnp.github.io/script-samples/spo-change-list-url/README.html",
     "longDescription": [],
-    "creationDateTime": "2023-03-22",
-    "updateDateTime": "2023-03-22",
+    "creationDateTime": "2025-12-11",
+    "updateDateTime": "2025-12-11",
     "products": [
       "SharePoint"
     ],
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
       }
     ],
     "authors": [
+      {
+        "gitHubAccount":"ojopiyo",
+        "company": "",
+        "pictureUrl": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/122151392?v=4",
+        "name": "ojopiyo"
+      },
       {
         "gitHubAccount": "ganesh-sanap",
         "company": "",