How to find out what is the site template?

First, run the Power Shell script:

$web = Get-SPWeb <Site URL>
write-host "Web Template:" $web.WebTemplate " | Web Template ID:" $web.WebTemplateId
$web.Dispose()


You now know the site template name and id. But to know the template title, as you see it when creating a new site from web interface, run this command:


Get-SPWebTemplate | Sort-Object "Name"


Here is a list of most popular site templates:

Site Definition	Site Template Name & ID
Team Site	STS#0
Blank Site	STS#1
Document Workspace	STS#2
Blog	BLOG#0
Group Work Site	SGS#0
Visio Process Repository	VISPRUS#0
Basic Meeting Workspace	MPS#0
Blank Meeting Workspace	MPS#1
Decision Meeting Workspace	MPS#2
Social Meeting Workspace	MPS#3
Multipage Meeting Workspace	MPS#4
Assets Web Database	ACCSRV#1
Charitable Contributions Web Database	ACCSRV#3
Contacts Web Database	ACCSRV#41
Issues Web Database	ACCSRV#6
Projects Web Database	ACCSRV#5
Document Center	BDR#0
Records Center	OFFILE#1
Business Intelligence Center	BICenterSite#0
My Site Host	SPSMSITEHOST#0
Personalization Site	SPSMSITE#0
Enterprise Search Center	SRCHCEN#0
Basic Search Center	SRCHCENTERLITE#0
FAST Search Center	SRCHCENTERFAST#0
Enterprise Wiki	ENTERWIKI#0
Publishing Portal	BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0
Publishing Site	CMSPUBLISHING#0

Export / Import site, list or document library

To export a site, list, or document library, you can use either Windows PowerShell or Central Administration. But to import them, you can use only Windows PowerShell. So let's focus on the Power Shell.

Export command:
Export-SPWeb -Identity <Site URL> [-ItemUrl <Object URL>] -Path  <Export file name> [-IncludeUserSecurity] [-IncludeVersions] [-Force <True|False>] [-NoFileCompression] [-Verbose]
Import command:
Import-SPWeb -Identity <Site URL> -Path <Export file name> [-Force] [-NoFileCompression] [-Verbose]
-Force overwrites the export package if it already exists. During import use it to overwrite the list or library that you specified.

-NoFileCompression disables file compression in the export package. The export package is stored in the folder then. Use this parameter for performance reasons. If you used this option when exporting,  you have to specify it during import  as well.

-Verbose is used it to view the progress of the operation.

The site that you are importing to must have a template that matches the template of the exported!


Here you can read how to find out what is the site template?

The site that you are importing to must have the same default language as the exported site!