Trying to get Add-PnPPageWebPart to work with a custom webpart

[smchargue]

I'm sure i'm missing something, but using Add-PnPPageWebPart seems to work, code executes without complaint, but the page is unchanged? What am I missing?

The code is

 $page = Get-PnPClientSidePage -Identity "Home" 
        if ($page) {
            write-host "value of Props String is:`n$props"
            $component = Add-PnPPageWebPart -Page "Home" -Component $handshakeWebPartName -WebPartProperties $props -Section 1 -Column 1
            Write-Host "Component ID = $($component.InstanceID)"
            Write-Host "Component Title = $($component.Title)"

            $page.Save()    # try this, no avail
            $page.Publish() # try this, no avail

            $page = Set-PnPPage -Identity $page -Publish -LayoutType Home

            return $page 
        }

The console results look like this:

Add skin [HCP20-Groups-MasterPage] to home page for /sites/dallas?
Press Y to confirm, any key to reject.
value of Props String is:
{"description":"Handshake Skin Rendering","skinname":"HCP20-Groups-MasterPage"}
Component ID = 4626a21b-c669-48e9-8027-f9c39791562b
Component Title = Handshake Skin Rendering

But the page itself, when viewed in the browser or inspecting the returned object is unchanged.

What step am I missing?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

[smchargue]

Using Set-PnPPageWebPart after Add-PnPPageWebPart resolved my issue, i made no changes to the $props variable. Would love to know why, if anyone has the details.

$page = Get-PnPClientSidePage -Identity "Home" 
$isOnPage = $page.Controls | Where-Object { $_.Title -match $handshakeWebPartName }

if ( ($page) -and !($isOnPage) ) {      

        $component = Add-PnPPageWebPart -Page "Home" -Component $handshakeWebPartName # -WebPartProperties $props -Section 1 -Column 1

        Set-PnPPageWebPart -Page "Home" -Identity $component.InstanceID -PropertiesJson $props 
    
        Write-Host "Component ID = $($component.InstanceID)"
        Write-Host "Component Title = $($component.Title)"

        return $page 

}

[metkhoo]

What do you have $handshakeWebPartName ?