Question

I would like to programmatically add a custom site template (.stp file) to a MOSS team site collection as part of my build process. Can anyone point me towards the best way to do this?

Thanks, MagicAndi.

Answer 1

A way of doing this with a feature would be to use the File element. STP files live in /_catalogs/wt so this type of feature will upload the file.

Update: More details in Create Feature to Upload Site Template File (.stp) in MOSS but for completeness here is the elements.xml:

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
    <Module Name="TeamSiteTemplate" List="111" Url="_catalogs/wt">
        <File Url="TeamSiteTemplate.stp" Type="GhostableInLibrary">
            <Property Name="LanguageDisplay" Value="English" />
            <Property Name="Version" Value="3" />
        </File>
    </Module>
</Elements>