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I modified the master page of a site and I would like to make all new sites that get created to use this master page by default. Is there a way to modify the built in site templates to use this master page by default using SharePoint 2010?

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What you suggest is actually going to break your warranty with Microsoft but there is a safe way of doing it.

You can use an event receiver for Site Provisioned / feature stapling, and set the master page in there for the new site.

Previous answer that should give you what you need to know: Apply custom master for new site collection and sites under

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That's unfortunate that it's such a hack to do this. Seems like something that people might want to do often. Thanks for the quick reply! – Christopher Haws Dec 19 '12 at 20:54
It's by design I'm afraid, Microsoft don't want it made easy! – Hugh Wood Dec 19 '12 at 20:56

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