Updated: December 18, 2012

Summary: Use these TechNet articles to learn how to manage sites and site collections in SharePoint 2013.

Applies to:  SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013 

A SharePoint 2013 site collection is a hierarchical site structure that is made up of one top-level site and sites below it. This top-level website can have multiple subsites, and each subsite can have multiple subsites, for as many levels as required. Top-level websites and subsites allow different levels of control over the features and settings for sites.

TechNet articles about site and site collection administration

The following articles about how to manage sites and site collections in SharePoint 2013 are available to view online. Writers update articles on a continuing basis as new information becomes available and as users provide feedback.

	Content	Description
	Manage site collections in SharePoint 2013	These articles explain how to create and delete site collections, how to manage site collection administrators, and how to use quota templates to manage site collection storage limits.
	Manage sites in SharePoint 2013	These articles explain how to determine when to lock or unlock sites, and how to use site usage data to determine whether an unused website should be deleted.
	Manage Web Parts in SharePoint 2013	This article helps you prepare to manage security for Web Parts pages and controls that are used with SharePoint 2013.

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