Add an additional configuration to the OOB EntWiki site definition?

Question

I want to add an additional configuration to the out of the box Enterprise Wiki site definition. Should I adjust the OOB site definition itself, or is there some way to staple it to the definition without touching the OOB files?

Answer 1

You should not change the OOB files for several reasons:

• Changing a deployed Site Defintion isn't supported
• Changing OOB files in general isn't supported and your changes may be overwritten by any SP/KB/Hotfix

If you want to make changes to what happens when a user creates an Enterprise wiki site, the you should make a feature which makes the changes needed and then use Feature Stapling to add that feature to Enterprise Wiki (ENTERWIKI#0).

If you want to create a completely new Configuration, then you need to develop your own site definition where you copy everything you want from the Enterprise wiki onet.xml. See How to: Create a Custom Site Definition and Configuration