Create Site Collections, Subsites, Custom List by using PowerShell- SharePoint 2010

Creating of subsites, site collections, custom lists, and document libraries can be easily created by using GUI (i.e. Graphical User Interface) – very easy-correct? But let me tell you guys that all this activities are easier if you do it by using PowerShell. That’s why I am sharing the same so that you can use the following things in day to day activities.

What we are going to check in this article?

-Creation of site collections

-Creation of subsites

-Creation of custom list’s

HOW TO CREATE A SUBSITE IN SHAREPOINT 2010 BY USING POWERSHELL?

New-SPWeb –url<new site url> -name <new site name> -template <template name>

SUBSITE CREATION ALONG WITH SOME ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS:

New-SPWeb –url http://sharepoint2010/sites/MOSS2010/SUB2010 -name "All about SUBSITES" -template STS#0 –AddToTopNav –UniquePermissions –UseParentTopNav

HOW TO CREATE SITE COLLECTION IN SHAREPOINT 2010 USING POWERSHELL?

$siteURL = “http://sharepoint2010/sites/MOSS2010;

$owner = “moss2010/SPAdministrator1”

$secondOwner = “moss2010/SPAdministrator2”

$template = “STS#0″

$description = “PowerShell created Site Collection”

New-SPSite $siteURL -OwnerAlias $owner -SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondOwner -name “PowerShell for SharePoint” -Template $template -Description $description

HOW TO CREATE A CUSTOM LIST IN SHAREPOINT 2010 BY USING POWERSHELL?

$SPAssignment = Start-SPAssignment

$SPWeb = Get-SPWeb http://siteURL -AssignmentCollection $spAssignment

$SPWeb.ListTemplates | Select Name, Description

$SPTemplate = $SPWeb.ListTemplates["Custom List"]

$SPWeb.Lists.Add("List Title","Description",$SPTemplate)

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know, Thank you.