10. All sites refer to
a Site
Definition
Reference is
stored in the
Content
Database
Accessed
through the
SPWeb object:
• WebTemplate
• WebTemplateId
Don’t create
your own
11. “Based” on a
site definition
Can be
changed or
deleted after
they have
been used
Created in a
Farm or Site
scoped feature
Deployed in a
Farm or
Sandboxed
Solution
12. You cannot deploy
web templates to
create other sites
using an App
You can only deploy
a web template to
create the App Web
13. “Save Site as
Template” on
site settings
page
Should not be
used on sites
where the link
is not visible
Creates
Sandboxed
Solution in site
collection
solution gallery
Not
recommended
17. Don’t create
custom Site
Definitions
Web Templates
a good
approach in on-
premises
environments
“Save Site as
Template” not
recommended
Use Remote
Site
Provisioning in
Office 365