How to create a New Project site in SharePoint 2016 step by step.

Today we are showing you, how to create New Project site in SharePoint 2016 step by step with screen shots.

SharePoint 2016 has a new UI and a new way to Create Sites or Subsites

Let’s start the steps to create a Project site on SharePoint 2016.

• Click start on windows server and search for SharePoint 2016 Central Administration or Right-click Computer, click all apps, and then click SharePoint 2016 Central Administration.
• SharePoint 2016 has same option as SharePoint 2013 Project Sites Template that provides Out-of-box webpart and pages that facilitate Project Managers and Teams work efficiently
• To create a Project site you can use the Project template available on site collection and New subsite page as well.
• Here we are creating this using Create Site Collection

Central Admin>Application Management> Create Site collection under Site collections

• Fill all required information as above and click on OK to create first Project site on SharePoint 2016. Once all done it will appear below wizard.

• Once page will get create, It will look like below page.

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How to create Web Application on SharePoint 2016 Step by step

SharePoint Web Application is IIS website, from CA we can create the web application, each web application is associated with one IIS web site. Once the web application is create we can extend the web application in different zones. For each web application content DB will create separately.

To create web application step by step with screen shots are below:

• Click start on windows server and search for SharePoint 2016 Central Administration or Right-click Computer, click all apps, and then click SharePoint 2016 Central Administration.
• On the CA admin home page, select Application Management to create New Web Application.

• Select Manage web Applications under the Web application as above, new wizard will get open below. Here select New from Web applications ribbon.

• On the Create New Web Application page, in the IIS Web Site section, you can configure the settings for your new web application by selecting one of the following two options:
• Click Use an existing IIS web site, and then select the web site on which to install your new web application.
• Click Create a new IIS web site, and then type the name of the web site in the Name box.
• In the Port box, type the port number you want to use to access the web application. If you are using an existing web site, this field contains the current port number.
• In the Path box, type the path to the IIS web site home directory on the server. If you are creating a new web site, this field contains a suggested path. If you are using an existing web site, this field contains the current path of that web site.

• In the Security Configuration section, choose whether or not to Allow Anonymous access and whether or not to Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
• In the Security Configuration section, click Yes or No for the Allow Anonymous options. If you choose to Yes, visitors can use the computer-specific anonymous access account (that is, IIS_IUSRS) to access the web site.

• In the Claims Authentication Types section, select the authentication method that you want to use for the web application.
• On the sign on page, select default to redirect users to a default sign-in web site for claims-based authentication. Select Custom Sign In page URL and then type the sign-in URL to redirect users to a customized sign-in web site for claims-based authentication.
• Public URL section, type the URL for the domain name for all sites that users will access in this web application.
• Public URL section, type the URL for the domain name for all sites that users will access in this web application.

• In the Database Name and Authentication section, choose the database server, database name, and authentication method for your new web application, as described in the following table.
• In the Customer Experience Improvement Program section, click Yes or No.

• Once all done and filled with required information, click OK to create the new web application.

• Now, it will take us back to CA Web application page where you can see new web application page has been created.
• To verify you can go to IIS Manager Page and verify the same, it has been created or not.

• Also we have command to check web application on SharePoint 2016.

How to create a Sub site in SharePoint 2016 step by step.

Today we are showing you, how to create Subsite in SharePoint 2016 step by step with screenshots.

SharePoint 2016 has a new UI and a new way to Create Sites or Subsites. The option is now located in View all Site Contents instead of the settings menu.

Let’s start the steps to create a subsite on SharePoint 2016.

• Click start on a windows server and search for SharePoint 2016 Central Administration or Right-click Computer, click all apps, and then click SharePoint 2016 Central Administration.
• Open any of site collection which you have exiting on your organization or default page.
• Click on Site Settings Wheel in the upper right corner of your site and select “Site Contents” page. In the Site Contents Page, under Subsites heading click on “new subsite” Link.

• It will take us to New SharePoint site page here select Title name and URL which you want and select template as well.
• Click on create a button to create a subsite for any of root site.

How to create a New Enterprise Wiki site in SharePoint 2016 step by step.

How to create a New Enterprise Wiki site in SharePoint 2016 step by step.

Today we are showing you, how to create New Wiki site in SharePoint 2016 step by step with screen shots.

SharePoint 2016 has a new UI and a new way to Create Sites or Subsites. You can use a wiki page to collaborate really effectively, because it's easy to access information and share it with others in your team. You could set up individual client pages and allow them to be edited by anyone; this would be pretty convenient for building your client profiles and constantly adding relevant and important information after client meetings, etc. It would help ensure your team is always on the same page

Let’s start the steps to create a Wiki site on SharePoint 2016.

• Click start on windows server and search for SharePoint 2016 Central Administration or Right-click Computer, click all apps, and then click SharePoint 2016 Central Administration.
• SharePoint 2016 has same option as SharePoint 2013 Wiki Sites Template that provides Out-of-box webpart and pages that facilitate Project Managers and Teams work efficiently
• To create a Wiki site you can use the Project template available on-site collection and new subsite page as well.
• Here we are creating this using Create Site Collection

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• On the site where you wish to create an Enterprise wiki, click the settings gear and choose Site contents.
• Click new subsite.
• On the New SharePoint Site page, add a Title and URL name for the site.
• In the Template Selection section, click Publishing and then Enterprise Wiki site template.
• Click Use unique permissions if you need to set unique permissions.
• Click Create.

Central Admin>Application Management> Create Site collection under Site collections

• Fill all required information as above and click on OK to create first Enterprise Wiki page on SharePoint 2016. Once all done it will appear below wizard.

• Once Wiki Page will get created, It will look like below.

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Brief description about Site templates in SharePoint 2016

What is a SharePoint site template?

SharePoint site templates are prebuilt definitions designed around a particular business need. You can use these templates as they are to create your own SharePoint site, and then customize the site as much as you want. You're probably familiar with the default site templates, such as Team Site, Project Site, and Communities Site.

In addition to the default templates, you can create your own site template based on a site you've created and customized. This is a powerful feature that allows you to create a custom solution and then share that solution with your peers, the broader organization, or outside organizations. You can also package the site and open it in another environment or application such as Visual Studio and also customize it there.

Turning your customized site or business solution into a template is an extremely useful and very powerful capability. Once you start to package your solution as a template, you begin to realize the potential of SharePoint as a platform for business applications. The site template option makes all of this possible.

When you save your site as a template, you create a Web Solution Package, or WSP. A WSP is a CAB file that uses the solution manifest. The solution that you create is stored in the solutions gallery for the SharePoint site collection. Once you save the template, a solution file (.wsp) is created and stored in the solutions gallery where you can download or activate the solution.

From below URL, we have tried to define the site template meaning and use for each one: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262410.aspx

Type	Name	Description/Availability
Collaboration		Site collection and site, Server and Foundation
Team Site	A place to work together with a group of people.
Blog	A site for a person or team to post ideas, observations, and expertise that site visitors can comment on.	Site collection and site, Server and Foundation
Develop Site	A site for developers to build, test, and publish apps for Office.	Site collection only, Server and Foundation
Project Site	A site for managing and collaborating on a project. This site template brings all status, communication, and artifacts relevant to the project into one place.	Site collection and site, Server only
Community Site	A place where community members discuss topics of common interest. Members can browse and discover relevant content by exploring categories, sorting discussions, by popularity or by viewing only posts that have a best reply. Members gain reputation points by participating in the community, such as starting discussions and replying to them, liking posts, and specifying best replies.	Site collection and site, Server only
Enterprise	Document Center	A site to centrally manage documents in your enterprise.
Document Center	A site to centrally manage documents in your enterprise.	Site collection only, Server only
In Place Hold policy Center	A site to manage policies to preserve content for a fixed period of time
eDiscovery Center	A site to manage the preservation, search, and export of content for legal matters and investigations.	Site collection only, Server only
Records Center	This template creates a site designed for records management. Records managers can configure the routing table to direct incoming files to specific locations. The site also lets you manage whether records can be deleted or modified after they are added to the repository.	Site collection and site, Server only
Business Intelligence Center	A site for presenting Business Intelligence content.	Site collection and site, Server only
Compliance Policy Center	Use the document deletion policy center to manage policies that can delete document after a specified period of time. These policies can then be assigned to be specific site collection or to site collection templates
Enterprise Search Center	A site focused on delivering an enterprise-wide search experience.	Site collection and site, Server only
	A site used for hosting personal sites (My Sites) and the public People Profile page.
My Site Host	A site used for hosting personal sites (My Sites) and the public People Profile page.	Site collection only, Server only
Community Portal	A site for discovering communities.	Site collection only, Server only
Basic Search Center	A site focused on delivering a basic search experience. It includes a welcome page with a search box that connects users to a search results page and an advanced search page. This Search Center will not appear in navigation.
Visio Process Repository	A site for viewing, sharing, and storing Visio process diagrams. It includes a versioned document library and templates for Basic Flowcharts, Cross-functional Flowcharts, and BPMN diagrams.	Site collection and site, Server only
	A site for publishing knowledge that you capture and want to share across the enterprise.
Publishing		Site collection only, Server only
Publishing site	A starter hierarchy for an Internet-facing site or a large intranet portal. This site can be customized easily with distinctive branding. Typically, this site has many more readers than contributors and it is used to publish web pages with approval workflows.
Enterprise Wiki	A site for publishing knowledge that you capture and want to share across the enterprise.
Product Catalog	A site for managing product catalog data that can be published to an Internet-facing site through search.
	Publishing site	A blank site for expanding your website and quickly publishing web pages. Contributors can work on draft versions of pages and publish them to make them visible to readers. The site includes document and image libraries for storing web publishing assets.
	Publishing Site with workflow	A site for publishing web pages on a schedule by using approval workflows. It includes document and image libraries for storing web publishing assets. By default, only sites with this template can be created under this site.
Custom	<Select template later…>	Create an empty site and pick a template for the site at a later time.

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