‘Save
site as template’ is a pretty useful feature which has been carried out from
SharePoint 2007 version and it’s still there in SharePoint 2013. Useful
functionality when we want to transfer the site structure from one location to
another with small data as it has a size limitation. I don’t want to discuss
about size limitation in this article as it altogether a different issue and
needs a separate set of troubleshooting.
In
the past, I have written some useful articles to share the knowledge based on
the same topic. Please find the following references:
Mystery of save site as template in SharePoint 2010
Save site as template using SharePoint Designer 2010
Save site as template is missing
How to activate the site template in the solution gallery
Unexpected error has occurred while saving the site as template
IMP NOTE:
If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.
If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.
Problem
description:
One
user has reported an incident that he is not able to save the site as template.
– That’s a plain description. Previously I thought that he might be facing some
problem/error while saving the site as template but further probing revealed
the fact that he is not able to see the option “save site as template”.
Error
message:
There
is no error message here as the link is missing so NA.
Let
me tell you some facts which are useful to understand the logic behind this-
It’s
been pretty clear that if you have the publishing feature activated on your
site collection then ‘save site as template’ won’t be there.
Reference:
SharePoint
Publishing feature does not support "Save Site as Template" option
But
there is a tweak here for SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 versions as
people can get this functionality / access that page by appending http://sitename/_layouts/savetmpl.aspx
!
But this is a closed loop in SharePoint 2013 as you cannot browse
that page by making the changes in the URL.
But
after when I realized that it’s not possible using GUI so i started exploring
SharePoint Designer 2013 and found the solution.
Resolution
/ Here are the complete details:
1. Open the SharePoint
Designer 2013
2. Top Ribbon
3. You will see the ‘site
options’
4. Click on it
5. You will see 4
different tabs (Parameters, language, advanced and navigation)
6. Click on parameters
tab and you will see the option of “SaveSiteAsTemplateEnabled” is set to False
7. Select the option
->click on Modify
8. Set it true
9. Click on Apply and
OK
If
you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then
please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves
your issues. Thank you.
Product Applies To:
o
SharePoint
2013