SharePoint site templates are pre-built definitions designed around a particular business need. You can use these templates as they are to create your own SharePoint site and then customize the site as much as you like. You’re probably familiar with the default site templates, like Team Site, Blog ...

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Using Custom Meeting Sharepoint site template in Outlook

We have developped internally a custom meeting workspace template. This template is available when creating a meeting workspace in SharePoint under the tab "Custom". I would like my users to be able ...
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importing a site to a new site collection error

I tried using STSADM to export / import a site definition, it exported properly, but when i tried to import it, it gave me fatal error that couldn't find a webtemplate #id** with LCID 1033, both ...
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Getting Web Template using Configuration ID

I am able to get Web template by checking its ID, but we have ten's of web configurations within a web template so in short we have loads of web template id's with different configurations and Title. ...
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SharePoint 2010 Site Templates: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object

When utilizing sites created from custom templates (e.g. OOTB team site with additional library added) and the content included in the template, the following error begins to appear when sites are ...
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Sharepoint 2010: Create web pages programmatically of multiple solutions

My problem goes, as the title says, create web pages programmatically of multiple solutions on SharePoint 2010; because when I do deploy one solution the program recognize my site templates and I can ...
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Multilingual User Interface (MUI) not works with SiteTemplates

I've created a CType and create columns namings for multiple languages by changing the current language and set the corresponding naming. Then I create a Subsite (same language based) using those same ...
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Creating Meeting Workspace - Unwanted Top Nav Bar Shortcut

I have a calendar and when an event is created the users usually choose to create a meeting workspace. This all works fine, however, the creation of the workspace subsite also creates a link in the ...
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Make a copy of sharepoint site under a new name

Since we can't save SharePoint site (with publishing feature enabled) as Template, I'm looking for a way to do this programmatically : Make a copy of "SiteA" with a new name "SiteB" under the ...
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“Cannot complete this action.” When calling ApplyWebTemplate()

SPWebApplication webApp = SPContext.Current.Site.WebApplication; using (SPSite site = webApp.Sites.Add("/sites/site3", "SharePoint", null, 1033, null, "administrator", "Administrator", ...
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Column being indexed - cannot create site from custom template

I created several content types in the content type hub. Next, I have created a site out of the default team site with several document libraries and lists on my site which utilize these content types ...
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Creating Site Template Using ListView Web Part on AllItems page

People, I have created a site to use as a template. This site has document libraries on the AllItems.aspx page of each document library I have added 2 web parts a third party web part and a list ...
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Error when creating site from site template

I am having the exact issue here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IN/sharepoint2010setup/thread/76f96d55-6be2-4ad1-8da5-0b26a619c666 I saved a site as a template and then attempted to ...
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How do I get my site to be usable as a template in a new site?

I made a site, and I want to be able to use this site as a template for new ones. My goal is to get all of the layout of the page onto a new site, but leave the quick links bar alone on the new site ...
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How to save a permissions group

Is it possible to save an entire Permissions group as a template with all the users within the group to bring over to another site? Thanks
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where are all Web/Site template( Not Site Definitions) kept on hard drive

I know all site definitions are being kept at 12hive/Template/SiteTemplates.... but where are all web templates kept on hard disk that I see in Site Template Gallery.. its some how related to this ...
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Ghost existing file in hive to new site from custom template?

I'm developing a Web Template, extending the Blank template. I had some code in a web feature receiver to place webparts on the web's default.aspx but ran into a similar issue to this: the page ...
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Importing a WSP template - Error, require feature {69cadbef-ac7d-494d-9d0a-39a26e008377}

I've made a back up of site to produce a template file (WSP) in SharePoint 2010 online. I have then tried to import into my development platform, which is also SP 2010 online but keep getting the ...
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How to enable multiple files upload for site template gallery

I guess I have to add single line of code in "upload.aspx" page for this Site template gallery list, but I don't know where I can find this form. I done it before for a list but can't remember how. ...
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Why we have 2 folders for web templates in folder (12 hive > Template)

I have two folders in 12 Hive > Template named as "1033" and "Site template". In folder "1033" I can see having different "STS....." and then these folders got some custom template folders contains ...
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how to Find Template Name that has been used while creating a new Site Collection

I have like tens of custom Site definitions, so when I try to create a new site collection I select a template name, let say "ABCD 2020 DEVELOPMENT ISSUE SOLVED" and create a new site based on this ...
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Creating a Copy of Site Definition with a different Name

I have a site definition folder with following structure, XML default.aspx MasterPageabc.master masterpageabcajax.master In XML folder I have "ONET.XML" and I looked into this file, and realized ...
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Moving Site Template (.stp) files to SharePoint 2010

MOSS Site Template (.stp) files are no longer supported in SharePoint 2010. So how do you import .stp files? Isha Kapoor's blog post describes these steps: First you need to create a site in ...
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Custom visual studio Workflow deployment with Site Definition

In Production Environment : We have Custom Workflows in a Visual studio Project, each time we create a Site based on Site definition we have to reassign workflow association from visual studio. How ...
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Site template 'An SPRequest object was not disposed before the end of this thread'

The following error occurs when trying to save a site template: An SPRequest object was not disposed before the end of this thread. This has been driving me mad so if anybody has encountered ...
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Deployment Error: A site column cannot enforce a relationship behavior

i exported a Site Template and added a custom usercontrol to trim my ribbon.. Now when i want to deploy and debug it. There is an Error in the deployment stept "Activate Features" with the above ...
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Creating a sharepoint site definition using onet.xml and site templates

Im starting to develop a site definition using this tutorial http://vimeo.com/23670570 (which I found a good starting point. But lacks more detailed explanation). Everywhere I look in the onet.xml ...
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Creating SP 2010 site templates in Visual Studio

I have been tasked with creating site templates which when used will provision the required lists and templates. I have used this tutorial so far http://vimeo.com/23670570 and managed to make it work ...
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getting error while importing a site to a sitecollection sharepoint 2007

I exported a site which have many sub sites, and then that sub sites have several sub sites, but getting following error if someone got any idea about it. [16/07/2012 10:00:20]: Start Time: ...
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I have a site Template , I want to create another site template based on this template but using different Master Page

I have a Site Template A .wsp file, I want to create another Site Template B based on Site Template A but I want it have a different Master Page. I know how to do it in a site definition but I dont ...
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Create a template of a TFS integrated project site?

We are looking to create templates of our current TFS integrated project sites on SharePoint 2010 for future projects. Is it possible to create a SharePoint site template based on an empty TFS project ...
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Sharepoint Site to create new project

I want to create a Sharepoint site so that I may automate the creation of new site from within my site. For example, a firm has several projects. A Project Manager tries to create a new site from the ...
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How to Find out Site definition being used by a Site

I always struggle to find out that how to know what site definition or site template a "Web" or a "Site" is using. We do have a lot of custom site definitions and site templates, we are using in our ...
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SharePoint 2010 - Site Template with Folders

I have ran into an issue where a user has wanted to create a site template of a site that contains folders in a 'Shared Documents' web part. When we create the site template and include the content ...
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How to create web template based on Moss 2007 web site in sharepoint 2010

I have a small requirement.. We are migrating moss2007 to sharepoint 2010 online ( cloud) I have a Moss 2007 web site with some of the webparts( both out of box webparts (list view webparts) and one ...
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Problem Creating Site Collection

We are getting this error when attempting to create new sitecollections based on our sitedefinition. Any ideas of what can be wrong? Successfully applied template "STCommunitySite#0" to web at URL ...
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Creating a list with dynamic name based on site name

I am planning to create a site template where-in I will have lists and document libraries. However I was thinking to make the names of the lists and libraries as dynamic which will pick the name from ...
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How to Create a List using a list template in a site definition

I have created a custom list definition which simplies creates a new list using "Document Library" list. I created another Custom Document Library and was wondering if there is any way I can create ...
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How to create a WSP file without using wspbuilder for Site Definition

I have a folder with following structure, I wonder how can I create a wsp file for it, and it deploy the site definition for me, structure - XML - -> ONET.xml - default.aspx - ...
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Cannot deactivate site template (solution) after creating and deleting a new site

In SharePoint 2010, I created a new site template from an existing site and a new site using this template. After deleting the new site and I cannot deactivate the site template to be able to remove ...
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Connect directly to subsite without viewing home (Part 2)

I have: SP2010 rented from a company. 1 site collection I would like some people to ONLY access a sub site without seeing the homepage. Is this possible? I have tried but I get a message saying ...
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List images acting strange

I've created a custom site definition. According to some best practices, I kept it empty and deployed content with a couple of features. These features contain lists and libraries for instance, ...
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Site Provisioning in Hosted Environments

I am looking for a solution that would allow me to provision sites, in environments where I don't have server access (hosting, Office 365). My issue: I need to provide site collections or sites to my ...
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Irregular behavior in SharePoint Designer based workflows

I am using SharePoint Designer 2010 to build list workflows. However, workflows that I have built and tested are unpredictably disappearing from the list of WFs available to run in the browser UI. ...
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Alternatives to Feature Stapling?

I'm trying to determine if there is any way to automatically deploy a few web parts on the creation of new My Sites pages, but in a manner that doesn't use feature stapling. I know how to feature ...
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Error: While creating new Site from a Site template

I am getting following error while creating new Site from a Site template.
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Global Navigation links are missing in Site Template

I'm using SharePoint 2010, and have structured the global navigation with 6 Headings. Four of the Headings have multiple (child) links below them. These child link url's are pointing to custom ...
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Translation for non-supported site collection templates

I installed Polish language pack for Sharepoint, but unfortunately blog sites are not supported. Is there any way to provide translations for particular site collection templates, which are not ...
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Do I need to enable the publishing features to change a Team Site's master page?

When building a SharePoint 2010 site, we have a root Publishing site that has been branded up using a custom Master Page. We'd now like to add some Team Sites below the publishing site, and have our ...
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Does WebProvisioned fire when creating a subsite from a custom site template?

When a user creates a subsite (not a Site Collection or Root Web) we like to make some changes to the site. Today we are using the WebProvisioned event to do the configuration after the site has been ...
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Error when importing site: BLANKINTERNET#0 vs. BLANKINTERNET#2

I've been working on a SharePoint 2010 site in a development area for a while, and now I've come to export individual sites (rather than the entire site collection) so that I can import them onto my ...