Is it possible to create a templated multi-site setup in Umbraco. What I mean specifically, is there a way a user can create a new site in Umbraco, but that site has already been setup with templates and items that are prepopulated into the new site, when it is created?
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I would recommend looking into Continuous Integration. I've explored this kind of possibility in the past, and got quite far with it. The problem is that before I managed to finish, a new release came out and most of my code broke! :-)
Check out Anthony Dang's video about how he has produced single-click deployments of empty solutions. I love some of the stuff that this guy has been creating. Hopefully it is exactly what you are after too!
There's also a video on YouTube in which he talks about how they do it.
The quick answer is no. But check out my answer to microsite in umbraco for some possible workarounds. I'm thinking you might have to create several replica document types for each "template" you want to use so that when the user creates a new "site", they can then choose which "template" they want to use.