Create Site Collections And Sites In SharePoint Using PowerShell - Part Second

Before reading this article, please go through the following article:

• Create Site Collections and Sites in SharePoint using PowerShell - Part One

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   
   
   • Document Objective
   • Audience
     
     
2. Creating Site Collection and then sub site within same site collection.
   
   
   • Procedure
     
     
3. Creating Sub Site under already created Site collection.
   
   
   • Procedure
     
     
4. PowerShell Script

Introduction

1. Document Objective
   
   The purpose of this document is to provide instructions on using this PowerShell script to create site collections and sites in SharePoint using different web templates.
   
   
2. Audience
   
   This document is targeted to developers and architects responsible for creating site collections and sites using multiple combinations with different web templates. Please note that root site collection must be present with web application URL. The code can be modified and extended as per requirements.

Creating Site Collection and then sub site within same site collection

Procedure

1. Go to Start > Open SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.
   
   
2. Run as administrator.
   
   
   
   
3. Run the script.
   
   
   
   
4. Enter Web application url. Press Enter.
   
   
   
   
5. It will validate the web application url. If root site collection is present at web application url, it will ask if user wants to create site collection or sub site.
   
   
   
   
6. Enter 1. It will ask the site collection details. Enter Site Title, Site description and Site Url (must be a valid URL) URL is pre-populated in ‘e.g’ part. User can use this URL.
   
   
   
   
7. After entering all details, it will ask for web template category choice.
   
   Enter 1. Then, it will ask for web template for this particular web template category.
   Enter 1 for Team Site.
   
   
   
   
8. Enter Primary administrator and Secondary Administrator (optional) details.Press Enter.
   
   
   
   
9. Site Provisioning process will take place.
   
   
   
   
10. After Site Collection got provisioned, it will ask if user wants sub site to be created under newly created site collection.
    
    
    
    
11. Enter “y”. It will ask for Sub Site details. Enter these details.
    
    
    
    
12. Site Provisioning process will take place.
    
    
    
    
13. After successfully provisioning the site, it will ask if another sub site to be created under same site collection.
    
    
    
    
14. Enter “y” if user wants another sub site to be created under same site collection. Otherwise enter “n”.
    
    
    
    
15. Then it will ask if another site collection under same web application to be created.
    
    Enter “y” if user wants another site collection to be created under same web application. Otherwise enter “n”.
    
    
    
    
16. Then it will ask if another Site collection or sub site to be created. Enter “y”.
    
    
    
    
17. User can follow steps 5 to 13 to create multiple site collections and sub sites with different web templates.

Creating Sub Site under already created Site collection

Procedure

1. Go to Start > Open SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.
   
   
2. Run as administrator.
   
   
3. Run the script.
   
   
4. Enter Web application url. Press Enter.
   
   
5. It will validate the web application url. If root site collection is present at web application url, it will ask if user wants to create site collection or sub site.
   
   
6. Enter 2.
   
   
   
   
7. Enter the site collection url under which the sub site is to be created.
   
   
   
   It will validate the entered site collection URL.
   
   
8. Enter the sub site details. Select ‘Records Center’ web template from ‘Enterprise Site template’ category.
   
   
   
   
9. As Records center needs Publishing feature to be activated on parent site collection. So first Publishing feature is activated at parent site collection and then sub site will be provisioned.
   
   
   
   
10. After provisioning sub site successfully, it will ask if another sub site to be created within same site collection.
    
    
11. Enter “y” if user wants another sub site to be created under same site collection. Otherwise enter “n”.
    
    
12. Then it will ask if another Site collection or sub site to be created. Enter “y” if user wants another site collection or sub site to be created. Otherwise, enter “n”.
    
    

PowerShell Script

if ((Get - PSSnapin | Where
    {
        $_.Name - eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"
    }) - eq $null)
{
    Add - PSSnapinMicrosoft.SharePoint.PowerShell;
}
##Load SharePoint DLL
    [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
functionGetUserInput([string] $sourceWebURL)
{
    try
    {
        write - host "Validating if the entered site exists...$sourceWebURL"
        $site = Get - SPSite $sourceWebURL - ErrorActionSilentlyContinue
        if ($site - ne $null)
        {
            write - host "Successfully Validated the following Site Collection: $sourceWebURL" - ForegroundColor Green
            return $true;
        }
        else
        {
            return $false;
        }
    }
    catch [System.Exception]
    {
        DisplayErrorMsg($_.Exception.ToString())
    }
}
functionCreateSiteCollection([string] $sourceWebURL)
{
    try
    {
        $spSourceWeb = Get - SPWeb $sourceWebURL
        $spSite = Get - SPSite($sourceWebURL)
        $spWeb = $spSite.OpenWeb()
        $createSiteColl = "Y"
        while ($createSiteColl - eq "Y" - or $createSiteColl - eq "y")
        {
            $SiteDescription = $null
            write - host "Please enter the Site Title : " - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $SiteTitle = read - host
            write - host "Please enter the Site Description : " - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $SiteDescription = read - host
            $spaceremovedsitetitle = $SiteTitle - replace " ", ""
            write - host "Please enter the Site Collection URL : (e.g. $sourceWebURL/sites/$spaceremovedsitetitle)" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $sourceSiteCollURL = $sourceWebURL += "/sites/"
            $SiteUrltemp = read - host $sourceSiteCollURL
            $SiteUrltemp = $SiteUrltemp - replace " ", ""
            $SiteUrl = $sourceSiteCollURL += $SiteUrltemp
            Write - Host Site Collection URL is: $SiteUrl - ForegroundColor Green
            $SpaceRemovedURL = $SiteUrl.trimend(" ")
            $SiteUrl = $SpaceRemovedURL
            $lastChar = $SiteUrl.Substring($SiteUrl.Length - 1, 1);
            if ($lastChar - eq "/")
            {
                $SiteUrl = $SiteUrl.Substring(0, $SiteUrl.Length - 1);
            }
            else
            {
                $SiteUrl = $SiteUrl;
            }
            $invalid = $false
            write - host "Please select the category for Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
            Write - Host "1 :Collboration Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            Write - Host "2 : Enterprise Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            Write - Host "3 : Publishing Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $category = Read - Host
            if ($category - eq 1)
            {
                write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
                Write - Host "1: Team Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "2: Blog" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "3: Developer Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "4: Project Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "5: Community Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            }
            elseif($category - eq 2)
            {
                write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
                Write - Host "1: Document Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "2: eDiscovery Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "3: Records Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "4: Business Intelligence Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "5: Enterprise Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "6: My Site Host" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "7: Community Portal" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "8: Basic Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "9: Visio Process Repository" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            }
            elseif($category - eq 3)
            {
                write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
                Write - Host "1: Publishing Portal" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "2: Enterprise Wiki " - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "3: Product Catalog" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            }
            else
            {
                write - host "Please select valid Site template Category. Try again." - ForegroundColor Red
                $invalid = $true
            }
            if ($invalid - ne $true)
            {
                $templateType = read - host
                $primaryadmin = $null
                $secondaryAdmin = $null
                Write - Host "Please enter Primary Administrator(domainname\loginnamee.gcorp\administrator)" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                $userValue = read - host[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser] $primaryadmin = $spWeb.EnsureUser($userValue)
                Write - Host "Enter Secondary Administrator <Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                $IsSecondaryAdmin = read - host
                if ($IsSecondaryAdmin - eq "Y" - or $IsSecondaryAdmin - eq "y")
                {
                    Write - Host "Please enter Secondary Administrator(domainname\loginnamee.gcorp\administrator)" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    $userSecondaryValue = read - host[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUser] $secondaryAdmin = $spWeb.EnsureUser($userSecondaryValue)
                }
                if ($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 1)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "STS#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "STS#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 2)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLOG#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLOG#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 3)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "DEV#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "DEV#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 4)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 5)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 1)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BDR#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BDR#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 2)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "EDISC#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "EDISC#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 3)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "OFFILE#1" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "OFFILE#1" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 4)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 5)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 6)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SPSMSITEHOST#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SPSMSITEHOST#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 7)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITYPORTAL#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "COMMUNITYPORTAL#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 8)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 9)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "visprus#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "visprus#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 1)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "BLANKINTERNETCONTAINER#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 2)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "ENTERWIKI#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "ENTERWIKI#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                elseif($category - eq 3 - and $templateType - eq 3)
                {
                    if ($secondaryAdmin - ne $null)
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - SecondaryOwnerAlias $secondaryAdmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PRODUCTCATALOG#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                        $siteColl = New - SPSite– Url $SiteUrl - OwnerAlias $primaryadmin - Name $SiteTitle– Description $SiteDescription - Template "PRODUCTCATALOG#0" - Language 1033
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    write - host "Please select valid Site template" - ForegroundColor Red
                }
            }
            if ($siteColl - ne $null)
            {
                $siteCollUrl = $siteColl.Url
                Write - Host "Site Collection created successfully." - ForegroundColor Green
                Write - Host "Site Collection URL is $siteCollUrl" - ForegroundColor Green
                Write - Host "Create Sub Site under newly created site collection<Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                $createSubSite = read - host
                if ($createSubSite - eq "Y" - or $createSubSite - eq "y")
                {
                    CreateSubSite $siteCollUrl
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Write - Host "Error creating Site Collection. Please try again." - ForegroundColor Red
            }
            write - host "Create Another Site Collection under same web aplication<Y/N>?" - foregroundcolor Yellow
            $createSiteColl = Read - Host
        }
    }
    catch [System.Exception]
    {
        Write - Host $_.Exception.ToString()
    }
}
functionCreateSubSite([string] $SiteCollUrl)
{
    try
    {
        $createanotherSubSite = "Y"
        while ($createanotherSubSite - eq "Y" - or $createanotherSubSite - eq "y")
        {
            $featureIdentity = "PublishingSite"
            $SubSiteDescription = $null
            write - host "Please enter the Sub Site Title : " - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $SubSiteTitle = read - host
            write - host "Please enter the Sub Site Description : " - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $SubSiteDescription = read - host
            $SpaceRemovedTitle = $SubSiteTitle - replace " ", ""
            $SiteCollUrlModified = $SiteCollUrl + "/"
            $SubSiteUrl = $SiteCollUrlModified += $SpaceRemovedTitle
            Write - Host $SubSiteUrl
            write - host "Please select the category for Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
            Write - Host "1 :Collboration Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            Write - Host "2 : Enterprise Site Templates" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $category = Read - Host
            $invalid = $false
            if ($category - eq 1)
            {
                write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
                Write - Host "1: Team Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "2: Blog" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "3: Project Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "4: Community Site" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            }
            elseif($category - eq 2)
            {
                write - host "Please select the Site Template :" - ForegroundColor Cyan
                Write - Host "1: Document Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "2: Records Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "3: Business Intelligence Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "4: Enterprise Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "5: Basic Search Center" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                Write - Host "6: Visio Process Repository" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            }
            else
            {
                write - host "Please select valid Site template Category. Try again." - ForegroundColor Red
                $invalid = $true
            }
            if ($invalid - ne $true)
            {
                $templateType = read - host
                if ($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 1)
                {
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "STS#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 2)
                {
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BLOG#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 3)
                {
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "PROJECTSITE#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 1 - and $templateType - eq 4)
                {
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "COMMUNITY#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 1)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BDR#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 2)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "OFFILE#1" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 3)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "BICenterSite#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 4)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "SRCHCEN#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 5)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "SRCHCENTERLITE#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                elseif($category - eq 2 - and $templateType - eq 6)
                {
                    Write - Host "Enabling Publishing feature on Top Site Collection..Please wait.." - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    Enable - SPFeature - identity $featureIdentity - URL $SiteCollUrl - Force
                    Write - Host Successfully enabled Publishing feature on Top Site Collection: $SiteCollUrl - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "Please wait..Site Provisioning in Progress.." - ForegroundColor Cyan
                    $subsite = New - SPWeb $SubSiteUrl - Template "visprus#0" - Name $SubSiteTitle– Description $SubSiteDescription - UseParentTopNav - Language 1033
                }
                else
                {
                    Write - Host "Please select valid Site template" - ForegroundColor Red
                }
                if ($subsite - ne $null)
                {
                    Write - Host "Sub Site Created Successfully" - ForegroundColor Green
                    Write - Host "SubSite URL is $SubSiteUrl" - ForegroundColor Green
                }
                else
                {
                    Write - Host "Error creating SubSite. Please try again." - ForegroundColor Red
                }
            }
            Write - Host "Create another Sub Site under same site collection<Y/N>?" - ForegroundColor Yellow
            $createanotherSubSite = read - host
        }
    }
    catch [System.Exception]
    {
        Write - Host $_.Exception.ToString()
    }
}
functionSitecollectionorsubsite
{
    Write - Host "Please select the choice" - foregroundcolor Cyan
    Write - Host "1. Site Collection" - foregroundcolor Yellow
    Write - Host "2. Sub Site" - foregroundcolor Yellow
    $sitecollorsite = Read - Host
    if ($sitecollorsite - eq 1 - or $sitecollorsite - eq 2)
    {
        return $sitecollorsite
    }
    else
    {
        Write - Host "Please select the valid option and try running script again" - ForegroundColor Red
        return 3
    }
}
write - host "Please enter Web Application url" - foregroundcolor Yellow
$sourceWebURL = Read - Host
$WebApp = get - spwebapplication $sourceWebURL - ErrorActionsilentlycontinue
if ($WebApp - eq $null)
{
    Write - host "Web Application at above url does not Exists. Please Enter valid URL. Try again." - foregroundcolor Red
}
else
{
    Write - host "Successfully validated the web application.." - foregroundcolor Green
    $isrootsiteexist = GetUserInput $sourceWebURL
    if ($isrootsiteexist - eq $true)
    {
        $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite
        while ($sitecollorsite - eq 1 - or $sitecollorsite - eq 2)
        {
            if ($sitecollorsite - eq 1)
            {
                while ($sitecollorsite - eq 1)
                {
                    CreateSiteCollection $sourceWebURL
                    Write - Host "Create Another Site Collection or Sub Site (Y/N)" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    $anothersitecollorsite = Read - Host
                    if ($anothersitecollorsite - eq "Y" - or $anothersitecollorsite - eq "y")
                    {
                        $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        $sitecollorsite = 3
                        Write - Host "Thank you!!.." - ForegroundColor Green
                    }
                }
            }
            elseif($sitecollorsite - eq 2)
            {
                while ($sitecollorsite - eq 2)
                {
                    Write - Host "Please enter the site collection url under which sub site to be created" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    $sitecollurl = Read - Host
                    $isSiteExist = GetUserInput $sitecollurl
                    if ($isSiteExist - eq $true)
                    {
                        CreateSubSite $sitecollurl
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        write - host "The Site Collection at : $sitecollurl , doesn't exist!!..Please Try again." - ForegroundColor Red
                    }
                    Write - Host "Create Another Site Collection or Sub Site (Y/N)" - ForegroundColor Yellow
                    $anothersitecollorsite = Read - Host
                    if ($anothersitecollorsite - eq "Y" - or $anothersitecollorsite - eq "y")
                    {
                        $sitecollorsite = Sitecollectionorsubsite
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        $sitecollorsite = 3
                        Write - Host "Thank you!!.." - ForegroundColor Green
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    else
    {
        write - host "The Root Site Collection at : $sourceWebURL , doesn't exist!!..Please Try again." - ForegroundColor Red
    }
}