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I have custom site template file which i got from the SP2007 site as .stp file..

CustomTemplate.stp

What i need to do is Deploy this site template to SharePoint 2010 Farm..

I know i can do it from stsadm command.. But i need to do it from Powershell command..

If this is not possible please give me a way to install this site template site collection wise..

Basically im asking replacement for following command with Powershell..

Stsadm.exe -o addtemplate -filename C:\CustomTemplate.stp -title "Custom Site"

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It can't be done SharePoint 2010 doesn't support .stp Site Templates only .stp List Templates and .wsp Site Templates.

See TechNet article: Deploy templates (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

It says:

The STP format of a custom site template (.stp file) is deprecated in SharePoint Foundation 2010 and replaced with WSP format site templates. In Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, users can save an existing site as a custom site template. The site template is stored in the database as a model, and users can select the site template as a foundation that defines how to instantiate the site. In SharePoint Foundation 2010, users can save an existing site as a template. The template is saved as a .wsp file in the Solution Gallery of the top-level site in a site collection, where it becomes available for subsite creation on all Web sites in the site collection

See this earlier question on how to upgrade site Templates: Moving Site Template (.stp) files to SharePoint 2010

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  • Ok.. other than deploying can i upload this to site template gallery by using powershell..
    – tharindlaksh
    Oct 10, 2013 at 7:19
  • OK guys.. as you mentioned this is imposible.. So i found a way to run stsadm commands inside powershell.. thank you for your help..
    – tharindlaksh
    Oct 10, 2013 at 8:20
  • Well yes. You can add a .stp Site Template using STSADM -o AddTemplate, but when you try to use it you'll just get the error message Microsoft SharePoint Foundation version 3 templates are not supported in this version of the product.. So even though STSADM lets you add the template it's of no use which is why I wrote that it's not possible.
    – Per Jakobsen
    Oct 10, 2013 at 9:30
  • Yes.. But from the inside of stp im changing the current sharepoint version and try to upload that in to sharepoint site.. in that case i succeed to add custom template into sharepoint 2010 site.. Thank you for your help..
    – tharindlaksh
    Oct 15, 2013 at 9:37
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SP2010 doesn't work with STP files anymore. SharePoint 2010 supports only wsp solutions.

Commad to deploy webtemplate wsp is

Install-SPWebTemplate -path "C:/webtemplates/test1.wsp" -name "test1" -description "TestWSP" -Confirm:$false

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