Hi to all, i’m implementing a new intranet in a government agency and I already have experience with public facing websites but not intranet. I was in doubt if I use Publishing or Team Site template. I am well acquainted with publishing but as I said the use was in a public facing site type. I did a test with Team Site template and activated the publishing feature but still found it strange (or missing functionality or worse, that sometime I feel lacking some important functionality in the future). Please help me in this.
Thanks
Hi Dan
You didn’t state which version of SharePoint you are using – could you clarify? I don’t think the answer matters in this case, as long as you are not using SharePoint 2007, but it’s helpful to know.
When creating an intranet site using the out-of-the-box templates, as of SharePoint 2010 there is no standard template that will provide a basis for creating an intranet portal. All functionality that you require for this is activated through features and so in 2010 you could simply use the blank site template and build everything from scratch. This template has been hidden in 2013 and so if this is the version you are using then just take your pick from the collaboration templates and work from there. I’d recommend creating an instance of each for testing purposes so you can understand what types of intranet functionality are available. Once the publishing features are activated you will be on your way. You may also want to activate the SharePoint Standard Site Collection feature, for example, to enable additional search and other functionality.
What features do you feel are missing? I’m sure we can direct you to the correct place.
Kind regards,
George
