dynamically create new site with custom , web parts and OOB Events, etc embedded

Question

hi,

 i want to create a site programmaticaly when i click on a button in a  visual web part. i have the code for creating a site dynamically, but my issue  is, i cant use the team site/doc workspace site , it should be a custom site template/web template  which should contain the below ones:

1.  Out Of Box Events
2.  Announcements -- may be a Customized announcements WebPart
3.  OOB  Discussion  Threads/forums
4. Blogs Template
5. Wiki Template
6.  Top users of the site web part - who uses the  site reading/ uploading the  docs  
7.   My custom web part2
8.  a web part which shows documents uploaded  in that site 

how can  i create a site having the  above  web parts/ OOB features, dynamically?

any help is appreciated  in terms of sample  code,links ..

thnx

Benjamin

Answer 1

Hi Benajamin KNR,

do you have that custom site in your site template?

below link can be useful to you. You may need to find your site template id.

http://blah.winsmarts.com/2007-5-Programatically_create_a_SharePoint_site_based_on_a_site_definition.aspx

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Thanks and Regards, Shailesh B. Davara

Answer 2

hi benjamin

1- create a sample subsite

2-Customize it(add events, webparts, ...)

3-Create a template from customized subsite

4-create new sites from that template

 using (SPWeb myWeb = properties.OpenWeb())
            {
                foreach (SPWebTemplate template in myWeb.Site.GetWebTemplates(myWeb.Language))
                {
                    if (template.Title.Equals("Custom Site Template Title", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
                    {
                        SPWeb newSite = myWeb.Webs.Add(url, Title, Description, myWeb.Language, template.Name, false, false);
                        newSite.Update();
                    }
                }
            }

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Answer 3

Ilker AlizatVi thnx for reply.

but  plz let me know if i create a team site which has the blog site created, wiki site created,. custom  announcements, discussion forums and added some site pages which has those custom web parts added into the site pages and i wnat to  implement  a custom master page also int his site with custom navigation/ bread crumbs, etc ..

soo my doubt is  shud i go with a custom site definition / web template or

simply save site as a template and i will use this saved template for creating new sites?

which one  would be the best approach

thnx

Answer 4

Hi Benjamin,

As for using custom site definition or save site as template, you may check whether the template through saving as template can meet your requirement, if so, you can choose to use it as it is easier than custom site definition.

Thank,

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Qiao Wei

TechNet Community Support

Answer 5

thanks Qiao Wei,

 but its not meeting my requirement. if i create a team site with blog site as  sub site and if i save this as  a template and deploy this another box and tried to  create a  new site based on this template 

the permissions will be an issue. also it wont inherit the name of the new site created.assume if i name the site template name as CommunitySiteTemplate. am sure the blog site would be created but the  name of the blog site is not the same as the site name we are creating newly. also we  need the members of the   blog site should NOT create a  new category, only  owners group people shud be able to create a a new category in that blog site.

because of these issues, i want to create the site [ site and its subsite -blog site-]  on the fly. permissions is going to become an issue in my requirement.

so, if you can help me solving my issue , plz  advice.