I got a request today from a customer asking if I could move a wiki library from one site collection to another. I went to the library properties, thinking I could copy the library as a template with content. Nope… no such option there.
I then created a new wiki library in the target site and copied over the .aspx files from the source to the destination library using SharePoint Designer. That put all the .aspx files out there, but none of the content showed up on the pages. Bummer…
Finally, I stumbled onto using SharePoint Designer to copy the wiki library as a template. I selected the wiki library from the left side navigator, clicked on Library Settings on the Page tab, and then clicked on Save As Template on the List Settings tab. I created the template with content, copied the template to the new site, and then created a new wiki library using the template. Success (mostly)!
The “mostly” is because the links on the pages still point to the old site until you edit and save the page. All the wiki links that use the [[ ]] convention will update to their new location, and all is good (so far as I can tell).
I’m sure if something’s off, they’ll tell me…
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