Create Site/Sub Site using Custom SiteTemplate in Sharepoint programatically

Programmatically create Sites and Site Collections based on Site Templates.

using (SPSite site = new SPSite(SPContext.Current.Site.Url))
{
using (SPWeb parentWeb = site.OpenWeb())
{

string webTitle = txtSiteName.Text.ToString().Trim(); // Site Name

 

string webDesc = “Site Description”;

 

string webName = txtSitepath.Text.ToString().Trim(); // URL to new Site

 

string webUrl = string.Empty;

 

if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentWebName))

{

webUrl = webName;

}

else

{

webUrl = parentWebName.ToString().Trim()+”/”+webName;

}

 

uint webLcid = parentWeb.Language;

SPWebTemplate webTemplate = null;

// site.GetWebTemplates((uint)1033); OR site.GetCustomWebTemplates((uint)1033); From Root Site

foreach (SPWebTemplate wt in parentWeb.GetAvailableWebTemplates((uint)1033))

{

if (wt.Title == “Collaboration Meeting Site Template”) // template name

{

webTemplate = wt;

break;

}

}

 

// Name value for the Document Workspace template.

// Create the new web.

SPWeb newWeb = null;

try

{

newWeb = site.AllWebs.Add(webUrl, webTitle, webDesc, webLcid, webTemplate, true, false);

lblMessage.Text = “Sub Site ” + webTitle + ” Successfully Created !! ;

}

catch (ArgumentException ex)

{

Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

}

 

// Add a link to the new web on the RootWeb’s topnav bar.

if (newWeb != null)

{

// Set the new web’s top link bar to inherit links from its parent web.

newWeb.Navigation.UseShared = true;

 

// Create a link pointing to the new web.

SPNavigationNode node = new SPNavigationNode(newWeb.Title, newWeb.ServerRelativeUrl);

 

// Find out if the parent inherits links.

bool parentInheritsTopNav = newWeb.ParentWeb.Navigation.UseShared;

if (parentInheritsTopNav)

{

// Add the link to the top link bar on the root web.

site.RootWeb.Navigation.TopNavigationBar.AddAsLast(node);

}

else

{

// Add the link to the top link bar on the parent web.

newWeb.ParentWeb.Navigation.TopNavigationBar.AddAsLast(node);

}

newWeb.Dispose();

}

}

}