How to find if a SPWeb is search site?

Question

I want to check SPWeb reference if it is a search site. How can i do this by code.

Thank you

Answer 1

If myWeb.Template property is one the following, this is a search site :

• SRCHCENTERFAST
• SPSPORTAL
• SRCHCEN
• BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER (actually, it contains a subweb that can do search)

FYI, this list is computed by using this Powershell command :

Get-SPWebTemplate | ? { $_.description -match "search"}

You have to take into consideration that a "search" site is only a web site where the related web parts are put on pages. A search site can be customized to remove the search, and an another kind of web can add the web parts to be able to search

Answer 2

 site.WebTemplate == "SRCHCENTERLITE" ||
 site.WebTemplate == "SRCHCEN" ||
 site.WebTemplate == "SRCHCENTERFAST"

Where site is a SPWeb should get you all the OOTB search templates (as a conditional of course). I used this code in a site branding project to set my custom search master page instead of the other custom master page.