The Export Tool is a tool for exporting a site to a template so that it becomes available when creating a new project.
This tool currently exports all data from the created pages in the Pages section as well as data from the following modules: Generic Content, News, Lists, Blogs.
The Export tool is available in the Administration section, Tools tab:
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After entering a name and a description for the current site, click Export. The tool will export all the project data, images and files into a single package which is saved in
the folder ~/App_Data/Sitefinity_Exports folder as Name_of_Template.zip .
In order to make use of the template in Sitefinity, the zip package should be saved in the
/<Sitefinity_version>/ProjectManager/Templates folder. This will make it become available in one of the stages for creating a new
project, when choosing a template, along with the available templates - Company, Community and Personal:
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Although only pasting the zip package into the Templates folder works, it is recommended to create a new folder in the
Templates folder, add the exported template zip package and unzip it there. This will ensure that no permission errors occur. |
Choosing the given template will ensure that all data and files available in the exported site will also be available in the project that adopts the exported template.
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