SharePoint Thomas

After you have created a root site based on the Publishing template, make sure you enable which templates that might be used to create subsites. Open the http://<yourportal>/_Layouts/AreaTemplateSettings.aspx page and choose which templates that should be available when creating a subsite: In the above example I am now able to create subsites of the following type: Publishing site with workflow, Enterprise Wiki and Enterprise Search Center.

Check out Randy Drisgill’s excellent blog post explaining how to create a master page which includes navigation: http://blog.drisgill.com/2010/09/converting-custom-sharepoint-2010.html Mr. Drisgill also have a starter master page available on CodePlex: http://startermasterpages.codeplex.com/