Finding the Current Site Template the Easy Way in SharePoint 2010

author Andy Dawson calendar Apr 8, 2011 · 1 min read · Sharepoint  ·
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In SharePoint 2007 there seemed to be no easy way to work out which site template was used to create a site (particularly for the end user). Solutions existed using stsadm, or by uploading a custom page to SharePoint, but unless you were an admin, these routes are likely to be closed off to you.

Things are a little easier in SharePoint 2010!

To find the site template for the site you are viewing, follow these steps:

  • View the source for the page in your web browser
  • Search the source for the ‘g_wsaSiteTemplateId’ variable; it’s usually near the top of the source

The value of the variable is the site template that was used to create the site, for example:

var g_wsaSiteTemplateId = 'STS#0';

means that this particular site was created using the Team Site template.