Questions tagged [site-template]
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 site, and Group Work Site as shown here.
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SharePoint 2013 Workflow missing from site template
I created a site in SPD2013 that contains various lists, workflows, etc...
The site has a number of SharePoint 2010 workflows and a 2013 workflow. I created a site template from this existing site ...
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Site Provisioning using SharePoint-hosted or Provider-hosted?
I have been reading the OfficeDevPnP for best practices on how to create Site Templates.
The best practices recommend to use Remote Provisioning using Provider-Hosted App to create Custom Sites ...
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can i make standard wiki pages the default in an enterprise wiki site
so I have a subsite that I am working with and it was created (not by me) using the publishing enterprise wiki template. The issue that I have with this is that when I select "add a page" from the ...
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New SharePoint sub-site is rendering incorrectly
When I am moving a site template from our test SharePoint 2013 instance to our production SharePoint 2013 instance, the site renders incorrectly. It almost appears as if a mobile device is trying to ...
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Merging data from multiple Lists, will it work post saving the Site as a Template?
Planning to merge multiple columns data from 02 SPS lists running on SPS2013 through SPD2013, following article:
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Display-data-from-multiple-sources-in-a-single-...
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How to find site/web template title based on site url
I've applied a custom web template in a site.
How to retrieve the template title based on site url in c#?
FYI: My Custom Web Template name is "{guid}#MyNewTemplate" and title is "MyNewTemplate", ...
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How can end users create multiple pages in SharePoint 2013 based on a template?
I have a request to create a documentation portal in SharePoint. The portal will be used to document multiple products.
These are my requirements:
Each product will have a page describing it. All ...
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ListItem values changed when creating subsite from template
I have a problem where i have a template generated through "save site as template". With this template I want to create a subsite to a sitecollection. All is fine to the point when I look a list in ...
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Create custom site template with JSOM?
I understand that I can create subsites on the hostweb of O365 using JSOM and use custom site templates for that. One (out of many) examples for that can be found at Code Project
Now my question is: ...
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Not able to see Uploaded and Activated Custom template while creating new site
I have uploaded and activated Template (.wsp file) in sharepoint 2013.
While creating a new sharepoint site, the uploaded and activated template is not listed in "Custom" list. There is no "Page ...
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Copying teams sites
Is it possible to copy a team site all its subsites and content,links etc to use as a template? One of our business unit has a teamsite which practically fits what we require with a few minor changes, ...
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How do I use a relative URL as a data source for a Timeline web part?
I am trying to create a site template for a project site. On the home page of the site, I have a Timeline web part (new for SP 2013). When the web part is created, the data source defaults to the ...
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How to bulk upload a site template (solution) to multiple site collections
We've multiple site collections with customized site templates (or solutions).
Is it possible to change all the solution (in all the site collections) at once when the template has been updated?
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Cannot create site from template due to missing column
I have created a site template that contains a list with a calculated column. Here is the column formula:
="<DIV><img src='"&IF([Project Status]="On track","/_layouts/images/KPIDefault-...
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Custom SharePoint Template not showing up on Sub-Site
I am using SharePoint 2007. I have uploaded a custom site template (.stp) file on the site template library. When I created a sub site, my custom template shows up under the custom template tab. I ...
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Renaming a subsite (Name & change its URL) will not allow me to save it as templete
I was working on a subsite and i use to save it as templete without any problem, now i decide to change the sub site name and URL , so i rename it from CustomerPortal to CustomerportalTemplete.
But ...
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Error when trying to create site from site template
I have a strange issue when I try to create a site from site template.
This is a custom site template which I've created. When I try to create a site based on this site template I receive this error:
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Adding multiple Managed Metadata columns to my enterprise wiki
i have created a new enterprise wiki site collection, and i added many site columns of type Managed Metadata. then i link the new managed meta data columns to different term sets inside my term store.
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"Unselect All" features when importing a site template to Visual Studio 2012?
In Visual Studio 2012 I'm importing a WSP of a site template using the "SharePoint Customization Wizard." The list of features displays with all items selected. I only want to import a couple ...
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Modified Content type columns breaks in site template
I have created a site template with a list that uses my content type "ctNews". I have renamed my columns in the content type to different names, and renamed the columns in the site template.
If I ...
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Append Changes to Existing Text of Multiline of text field set "No" after create new site from template
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i have a site, and it contains a list.
in that list, multiple line of text description field.
set append changes to existing text of that description field is "Yes"
now i creating site ...
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How do I find which column is being declared incorrectly?
I am a junior dev working on a Sharepoint 2007 to 2010 migration and am hitting the following error when I attempt to import the template:
The formula refers to a column that does not exist. Check ...
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Which language or format Site Templates are in
I know site definitions are built using xml with different tags in them, but until now I thought Site Templates are in XML format as well containing latest settings of site definitions but in fact ...
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Remote PowerShell Script
I have server 1 (application that the script) (dax-sp) and server 2 (sharepoint) (sp-sp)
Script on server 1 (ScriptStart.ps1)
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Shell\MaxMemoryPerShellMB 2000
$pwd = Get-...
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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 this ...
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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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Using templates from a site under 'My Site'?
One of our customers has created a My Site area (with default settings), and then created a new site 'TestSite' in their content area. When they try to create a new site in another My Site area (on ...
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How do I ensure that the task list displays in Gantt view when creating a new site from template?
I have a site with a Task List, which has a custom Gantt view as the default view. The home page of the site, which is not a wiki page, has a List View Web Part for the Task List where the Gantt view ...
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Is there an official description of all the OOTB site definitions?
Does a detailed definition of all the out of the box site definitions exist? If it's a book, please let me know what book, but I want something more descriptive than a one sentence description and the ...
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copy site collection cross tenant
Am tring to copy one site colelction from tenant to another tenant.
the export code is the following :
$username = '[email protected]'
$password = 'pwd'
$securePassword = ConvertTo-...
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Site Collection +New button options not available after applying site template (SiteDesign/SiteScript)
Hello and thank you in advance. I have deployed the following site design script below. However, once i apply the template the options under +New on the site collection homepage are no longer ...
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Where does SharePoint 2016 store templates including custom ones
Trying to create a new site based on template using following method:
SPWeb.Webs.Add(parameters here);
But getting following error:
The site template requires that the Feature {9c4b5df2-2fd3-75f9-...
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SharePoint 2016 template
I'd like to know if there are a site where one can get SharePoint 2016 templates?
My client plans to upgrade to SharePoint online, but would like a new look and feel on their current 2016 SharePoint.
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Copy site contents using Get-PnPSiteTemplate
I can extract a site structure using Get-PnPSiteTemplate but this doesnt copy the content. How can I create a template with content?
I've seen use of the -scope option when using get-PnpSiteTemplate ...
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Error saving site as template in sharepoint 2019
Trying to save a team site as a template and throwing the below error:
Application error when access /_layouts/15/savetmpl.aspx, Error=Error generating solution files in temporary directory.
at ...
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Create custom site template based on existing "From Microsoft" site templates in Modern SharePoint Online
When I go to Apply a site template --> From Microsoft section, I can see there are many site templates. From these many site templates, I can select any site template like "Brand Central" ...
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When creating a subsite using custom template in SPO Classic Site, Does the id of html elements change?
I have a SPO Classic site. In of the forms, I have CEWP that needs to access the html elements present in the page. Now this site will be used as template. I wish to know if the code will continue to ...
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PnP Apply template (Invoke-PnPSiteTemplate) issue on 3 level deep parented content types
When applying a site template with a custom content type with a custom parent of an SP internal content type (Document) parent, the following error occurs:
"The parent content type specified by ...
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Templates for SharePoint 2019 on premises
Is there a way to use Microsoft pre-built templates in SharePoint on-premises?
Pre built meaning the ones that SharePoint 365 has per this link:
Apply and customize SharePoint site templates
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How to select custom template on site collection creation
I'm trying to create a new site collection in sharepoint 2019 with the api _api/SPSiteManager/create. The only template i can choose are STS#3 and SITEPUBLISHING#0. If I choose any other template it ...
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"Save as template"-link missing
I am missing the "Save as template"-link in the site setting of a "Team Site".
But in the "SharePoint Designer" the feature is available and can be pressed (it is opening ...
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Using SharePoint Site Template Powershell - Home Page Layout/Web Parts not working - SharePoint Online - Modern Pages
I am using PowerShell Get-SPOSiteScriptFromWeb and Add-SPOSiteScript etc. I am able to copy links, create lists, etc. But my HomePage webparts/layout is not reflected when I apply the site script ...
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Convert Office 365 classic team site template id (STS#0) to modern site template id (STS#3)
In SharePoint Online, I have a classic team site. I know the steps to convert the look and feel to modern UI using modern site pages. However, the template id of the actual site i.e. "STS#0" ...
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Im getting the error message - get-pnpsitetemplate : server relative urls must start with spweb.serverrelativeurl
I have used PowerShell many times to export a SharePoint site and load to a new site.
However I am now getting the following error message:
get-pnpsitetemplate : server relative urls must start with ...
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Apply Microsoft-provided site template to a site with PowerShell
Microsoft published an update MC294082, which says "Now you have the choice to use SharePoint PowerShell cmdlets to decide which Microsoft-provided site templates will be displayed or hidden when ...
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How to change Communications site template on SP 2019 (on-prem)
We have a new SP 2019 server farm set up and I was investigating the Communication site template. By default, a new communication site starts with the Topic template assigned. Looking at https://...
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PnP.PowerShell : "Add-PnPSiteTemplate" command not working
I want to execute Add-PnPSiteTemplate command but am not sure with property 'SiteTemplate' and 'TenantTemplate'. Which values are to be passed as parameters.
Please assist how to execute this command ...
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How to structure a sharepoint site for a college department with different disciplines?
I am tasked with creating a sharepoint site for the IT department of a College. The IT department is made up of three disciplines, Engineering, IT and Environment. Each discipline wants to move their ...
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Create modern site team site template
I've created a template from the root site i.e communication site. Now when i create the site using the custom template, the site is being created as Team classic site. I actually want a site to be ...
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PnP Provisioning Template Object reference not set to instance
Ok I am trying to apply a Provisioning template to a site and I keep getting the error
"Apply-PnPProvisioningTemplate : Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
Ive been ...
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