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)

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Delete a site collection

1-Select the site collection you want to delete from the drop-down menu on the Delete Site Collection page

2-After selecting Change Site Collection from the drop-down menu, you will see a list of site collections displayed for the Web application that you have most recently accessed.

3-To display a list of site collections for a different Web application, use the Web Application drop-down menu located at the upper-right of the page

Note: When you delete a site collection, all the content is deleted within it, including subsites, lists, and libraries. Therefore, you should perform a backup of the content database containing the site collection or export the site collection first

4-After clicking OK on the Select Site Collection page, you will see the Delete Site Collection page displayed again with the entire path of the site collection shown along with a Delete button.

5-Click Delete and then click OK on the confirmation dialog box to delete the selected site collection.

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Create site collections

You can create new top-level site collections when you create your Web application or any time later using the Create Site Collections option in Application Management. You can create a top-level site collection using either the root URL of an unextended Web application or a managed path such as /sites or any other wildcard inclusion path you have created.When creating a new site collection, you will provide the following information.

• Title and description
• Website address using either the root of the Web application or a URL path
• A site template that will be used to create the new site collection
• A site collection administrator and a secondary administrator if required
• A quota limit template if required

Make sure  to choose the correct Web application before creating the site collection so the collection is available in the correct Web application.

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