SharePoint site templates codes

Each Site Template that is installed on SharePoint 2007 has a unique name and number to allow for referencing when coding applications or using STSADM for site deployment (when using the -sitetemplate parameter, e.g. -sitetemplate STS#0 would apply a team site template)


WSS Templates

Team Site: STS#0

Blank Site: STS#1

Document Workspace: STS#2

Wiki Site: WIKI#0

Blog Site: BLOG#0

Basic Meeting Workspace: MPS#0

Blank Meeting Workspace: MPS#1

Decision Meeting Workspace: MPS#2

Social Meeting Workspace: MPS#3

Multiple Meeting Workspace: MPS#4

MOSS Templates

Document Center: BDR#0

Site Directory: SPSSITE#0

Report Center: SPSREPORTCENTER#0

Search Center with Tabs: SRCHCEN#0

My Site Host: SPSMSITEHOST#0

Search Center: SRCHCENTERLITE#0

Personalisation Site: SPSMSITE#0

Collaboration Portal: SPSPORTAL#0

Publishing Portal: BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0

Publishing Site: CMSPUBLISHING#0

Publishing Site with Workflow: BLANKINTERNET#2

News Site: SPSNHOME#0

Quickly create a custom template in MOSS 2007 using SPD 2007

This is very easy and very quick way to create a custom template in MOSS 2007
Please follow below steps

>> Open SharePoint site in SharePoint designer
>> Then go to Catalogs folder
>> Take a copy of default.master and DefaultLayout.aspx pages
>> Now open these two pages to edit them
>> Actually we have to edit Default.Master page , DefaultLayout.aspx is just a result page of our changes on default.master
>> Import all images you have to publish on site
>> Now start doind changes on default.master page
>> Periodically check DefaultLayout.aspx page to verify results of modification
>> This works for me.

Enjoy !!