Create a new project template from an existing project

It is possible to make existing SiteCaster projects in SiteCaster permanently available again as templates. This entry describes how to create a template from an existing project if you have an own server.

First you have to export the corresponding project:

1. Open the project in the editor and copy the project ID from the URL.

for example:

https://www.siteremote.net/sitecastercms/editor/assets/index.html#app-editor?projectId=5e7b5098415fcafc08348a01&variantId=5e7b5098415fcafc08348a03

2. Insert the project ID in the following line.

3. https://www.siteremote.net/sitecastercms/api/projects/5e7b5098415fcafc08348a01/export

4. Copy the URL

5. Open a new tab and paste the created export address – press Enter

6. Press Enter to download the zip file 

In the second part you have to modify the project folder and transfer it to a template folder:

1. Unpack the zip file.

2. Rename the content.json file located in the folder to content.original.json

3. Go to the following directory on the server:

C:\Program Files (x86)\PROVISIO\SiteRemote\Web.SiteCaster\server\projects\projectTemplates

4. Copy one of the existing template folders and paste it again.

5. Rename the folder (e.g. name of the template).

6. Replace the image file in the folder with an image file of your template, whereby the name preview must be retained and the file type has to be JPG.

7. Open the projectTemplate.manifest file in the folder with a text editor (e.g. Notepad)

8. Change the name of the template "name": "${string:StartScreenTemplate.name}", e.g. to "name": "TEST-Template”

9. Change the Project ID "projectID": "311f9e4eb2427f5ec02e32f1" in the file to create a unique new ID e.g. "projectID": "777f9e4eb2427f5ec02e32f1

10. Open the folder: 00000000000000000000

11. Delete the content of the folder

12. Add the complete content of the zip folder with the content.original.json file into the 00000000000000000000000000 folder

13. Open the SiteCaster Editor in a browser and click on the Create New Project button -> The new project template is now available

If you want to offer your template on your server in a team-specific manner, you must use the following path for the procedure described above:

C:\Program Files (x86)\PROVISIO\SiteRemote\Common\Teams\teamStorage\<TeamId>\projectTemplates

The team ID specified in the path is individual per team and can be found on the server administration page in the tab teams.