[opencms-dev] Creating Independent Copies of a Website in OpenCms

[Daniel Seidel]

Hi Nivedita,

when you use the "Websites" app to create a new website, you can use the 
"Select Site-Template" on the last tab "Create site options" and select 
your school website you want to copy. This should probably do what you want.

Another way would be to change the type of the sites root folder to 
"subsitemap". On subsitemap folders you have an additional option "Copy 
files, adjust all internal links" that does copies similarly.

Best, Daniel.

Am 29.06.26 um 09:52 schrieb niveditasheoran via opencms-dev:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have developed a complete school website in OpenCms and my intention 
> is to use it as a base for creating around *500 school websites*.
>
> My plan was to copy this website whenever a new school website needs 
> to be created. However, I have encountered an issue.
>
> When I copy the website (I have tried *all available copy modes*, 
> including /Copy files, adjust all internal links/, /Copy files, keep 
> siblings/, /Copy files, also copy siblings/, and /Copy folders, create 
> siblings for all files/), the copied website is not completely 
> independent. If I edit content in the original website, the same 
> changes are reflected in the copied website, which is not the behavior 
> I want.
>
> My requirement is:
>
>   * Develop one complete school website as a base.
>   * Create around *500 independent copies* from it.
>   * After copying, each school's content should be completely
>     independent, so editing one school's pages does *not* affect any
>     other school.
>   * At the same time, I would like to reuse common templates, JSPs,
>     and formatters wherever appropriate.
>
> Could someone please advise:
>
>  1. What is the recommended approach in OpenCms for creating hundreds
>     of independent websites based on a single website?
>  2. Is there a way to copy a site without creating shared/sibling
>     resources?
>  3. Am I using the wrong approach by copying the site folder directly?
>     Would using site templates, modules, model groups, or another
>     mechanism be a better solution?
>
> Any guidance or best practices would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Nivedita Sheoran
>
>
>
>
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Daniel.

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Daniel Seidel
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