Save as Site Template not available in SharePoint 2010 not true
This one was
tricky had a request from a developer that save
as site template option isn't available.
Had a look on
the site where this option was available and where it wasn't. Did a comparison
analysis of the features enabled on both the sites and found this interesting
SharePoint Server Publishing feature was activated on the site where save as
site template option wasn't available.
Deactivated
SharePoint Server Publishing feature and viola save as template was available.
If for some
reasons you need SharePoint Server Publishing feature to be active then there
is another workaround, you can navigate to site settings of the site where you
want to save the site as template
Change the URL
i.e.
To: http://sitecollection/site/_layouts/savetmpl.aspx
and now you can
save the site as template as well as use Publishing feature. In 2007 , save as template was available but with SharePoint 2010 things have changed.
Be aware, you might get in trouble with contenttype IDs, thats why Microsoft disabled it.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThere is a reason for not having the option visible in publishing pages, using your approach will most certainly end up in trouble over time.
I had the question up for discussion with MS people on a conference and they said that there was an issue that they couldn't get around and thereby the option was removed from Site Settings.
What was the issue that Microsoft mentioned that could not be resolved ?
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