Missing and Added Site Cllection templates in SharePoint 2013 from SharePoint 2010.

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Difference between SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 Site Collection Templates

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Site Collection level Changes in SharePoint 2013

Hi Folks,

       In this post let us explore the templates in SharePoint 2010 and in SharePoint 2013. Microsoft has removed many existing templates from SharePoint 2013 which are seen in SharePoint 2010. Some of the templates are removed from current version of SharePoint 2013 due to less use by SharePoint users, But Microsoft has still maintained  backward compatibility of SharePoint 2013 with SharePoint 2010. So if you are planning to migrate your SharePoint 2010 site to SharePoint 2013, don’t you worry folks, it will work fine with this new version.

Following are list of Site collection templates which are available in SharePoint 2010 but not in SharePoint 2013:

ð     Collaboration Template:

è    SharePoint 2010: In SharePoint 2010 following list of site collection templates are available in the collaboration template.

 

è    SharePoint 2013: In SharePoint 2013 following list of Site collection templates are available

What is moved where?

Blank Site Template: This site collection template has been removed from SharePoint 2013. If you want to create a blank site you need to create it from power shell. UI for blank site is no more available in SharePoint 2013.

Document Workspace Template: This site collection template is also removed from SharePoint 2013. Microsoft has justified that this scenario of collaborating on a document is already covered by the Team Site template.

Group Work Site Collection Template: This template is also not available. Microsoft has justified that this feature is available with Team site template.

Visio Process Repository: This site collection template has moved to Enterprise site template in SharePoint 2013.

ð     Enterprise Templates

è    SharePoint 2010: In SharePoint 2010 enterprise template list following list of site collection templates are available:

è    SharePoint 2013: In SharePoint 2013 following list of templates available in Enterprise template gallery:

What is moved where?

FAST Search Center: FAST Search center is changed with Basic Search Center

ð     Publishing Template:

è    SharePoint 2010: In publishing template gallery following site collection templates are available:

è    SharePoint 2013: In publishing template gallery following site collection templates are available:

 What is moved where?

A new site collection is added that is Product catalog

ð     Custom Template:

è    SharePoint 2010: Custom template gallery contains following of site collection templates in SharePoint 2010

è    SharePoint 2013: Custom template gallery contains following of site collection templates in SharePoint 2013

What is moved where?

No changes done in this version.

ð     Meeting Template:

è    SharePoint 2010: Meeting template gallery contains following list of site collection templates

è    SharePoint 203: This template has been removed from SharePoint 2013. Microsoft has done survey about meeting template and it is found that very few SharePoint user go for these templates.

 

What is moved where?

This template has completely removed from SharePoint 2013. Microsoft says that team site collection template and mySite store shared data. So very less use of these site template cause meeting template to remove from SharePoint 2013.

Note: I have gone through various websites and prepared a set of notes. The links mentioned below are the one’s I have referred to.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/discontinued-features-and-modified-functionality-in-microsoft-sharepoint-2013-HA102892827.aspx#_Toc339867827

Best Wishes..

Happy Coding..