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How to create and add SharePoint template to the Organizational Template tab
I have been searching for a week. I don't understand why this is so difficult. When you create a SharePoint Online site, you go to Apply Site Templates there is an organizational tab option. We want to create a SharePoint Online site, save as a template, and then have it appear in that organizational tab. I am a global Admin for the tenant also.
Any ideas? Is this really only available for SharePoint On-Prem? Do we really have to create a template from scratch in JSON and use PowerShell to upload it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
- Sorry not currently possible to "Save Site As a Site Design Template" via the UI - you have start from a crafted JSON site script and upload the design to make it available "From your Organization" - using PowerShell.
You can extract a existing web site script to a JSON to get you started, but then must be uploaded vis PowerShell to be made available.
https://www.devjhorst.com/2019/11/extracting-a-site-collection-using-sharepoint-site-designs-Get-SPOSiteScriptFromWeb.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/get-spositescriptfromweb?view=sharepoint-ps
This is SharePoint Online only, the old Save Site as A Template was Classic SharePoint only and has been removed in SharePoint Online and newer version of SharePoint Server.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/site-design-overview
https://laurakokkarinen.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-sharepoint-site-designs-and-site-scripts/
https://www.sitedesigner.io/#/
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- Sorry not currently possible to "Save Site As a Site Design Template" via the UI - you have start from a crafted JSON site script and upload the design to make it available "From your Organization" - using PowerShell.
You can extract a existing web site script to a JSON to get you started, but then must be uploaded vis PowerShell to be made available.
https://www.devjhorst.com/2019/11/extracting-a-site-collection-using-sharepoint-site-designs-Get-SPOSiteScriptFromWeb.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/get-spositescriptfromweb?view=sharepoint-ps
This is SharePoint Online only, the old Save Site as A Template was Classic SharePoint only and has been removed in SharePoint Online and newer version of SharePoint Server.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/declarative-customization/site-design-overview
https://laurakokkarinen.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-sharepoint-site-designs-and-site-scripts/
https://www.sitedesigner.io/#/Thank you. I was afraid of that. I wonder the thoughts behind not making that easier process.
The team is now working on following your links.
I can't imagine the backlog of improvements the development team are managing 🙂
It usally starts off the ability to do it via PowerShell/Manually, then overtime a UI in the front-end will be build for it, so maybe in time we will see it.
