Are new “Site Pages” always “Wiki” content type?

Question

When I create a new site, the SitePages are always of "Wiki" content type.

Is this normal and correct? I would have expected them to be "Web Part Pages" by default?

Answer 1

Are you by any chance creating a wiki site?

There is a "Basic Page" content type available. You get a Wiki Page each time only because its your page library's only or default content type.

You can try to create a Document Library and allow content type management. Then, add the "Basic Page" into your newly created document library and set it as the default content type. Then, when you create a new aspx page in SharePoint Designer, you will get a blank page

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7870135/why-is-wiki-page-the-only-option-for-a-new-page

also:

In SharePoint 2010, however, the home page of most web sites is a wiki page, and it is stored in a new type of library called Site Pages. These sites also have a library called Site Assets, where files like images for the wiki pages are stored.

http://sharepointsolutions.com/sharepoint-help/blog/2012/08/blank-site-template-and-team-site-template-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/