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How do I save a published website as a template?
Save a site as a template to the solutions gallery
- Navigate to the top-level site of your site collection.
- Click Settings, and then click Site Settings.
- In the Site Actions section, click Save site as a template.
- Specify a name to use for the template file in the File name box.
So to create a SharePoint site template: Navigate to the site you want to create a template from (i.e., Department Site) Gear Icon > Site Settings (in case you use modern page experience, it will be Gear Icon > Site Information > View all site settings. Under Site Actions click on Save Site as Template.
Can a site be saved as a template?
The “Save Site as Template” action is not supported on this site in the following situations: The publishing site can’t be saved as a template. The enterprise wiki site can’t be saved as a template.
Can a team site be saved as a template in SharePoint?
The team site with Community Site feature can’t be saved as a template. The site that has ever had Publishing or Community Site features enabled can’t be saved as a template. The SharePoint 2019 Modern site can’t be saved as a template, it’s only supported in classic sites only.
Go to Site Content. Scroll down until the sub sites section. Click on “New Sub site”. At the “Template Selection”, click on the “Custom” tab. You should find the newly created site template now as shown below. Select your custom template and click “Create” to create a new site based on the new created site template.
Team site connected to Office 365 Groups. A site that has ever had Publishing or Community Site features enabled. if you disabled Custom Script capabilities in SharePoint Admin Center Settings, it will lead to missing Save Site As Template in SharePoint Online.