It is possible to add more values to the default categories and even add more categories or properties to fill for your users creating subsites or site collections. The customization method is the same for both. Create the new custom columns using the supported types: Choice column - it will be a DropDownList...

Q: If I add multiple site directories which one will be the default for the “Create site” action? A: The first site directory site created will be the default. You can change it in the top level site of your site collection in Site Actions / Site settings / Site directory settings. You need to enter...

This is post was created to ease the navigation in the series. Introduction How it works: Site categories form for subsite creation How it works: Site categories form for site collection creation Site Directory: Customization of the categories form Site Directory: FAQ

This post is part of the Site directory troubleshooting series, you can access the other posts here . So the focus is on the rendering and submit action of this form on the /_layouts/csignup.aspx page or /admin/createsite.aspx. The major difference in the form rendering is the fact that the master site...

This post is part of the Site directory troubleshooting series, you can access the other posts here . So the focus is on the rendering and submit action of this form on the /_layouts/newsbweb.aspx page. This is the pre-requisite check process for the form rendering: Get the relative path of the site...

I’m writing a 5 parts troubleshooting post series about SharePoint 2007 Site Directory troubleshooting and in order to successfully troubleshoot a feature you need to understand how it works under the hood. This quite long post is part one of the series is about the details of Site Directory feature...