SP2010: The hidden TaxonomyStaplerFeature
I am a big fan of keeping things clean. The more you clutter, the more chance of faults you might not have expected. Today, I learned that sometimes cleaner is not better.
I like using the blank site template to create new sites. Most people tend to use the team site, but that already has a document library, calendar and a number of preactivated features. Nice to start a team site, but what if the site you’re creating is not a team site?? As I said; I like starting clean.
But amongst the features not being activated by default on a blank site is a tricky one: the TaxonomyStaplerFeature (ID 73EF14B1-13A9-416b-A9B5-ECECA2B0604C). This is a stapling feature which in it’s turn activates multiple other hidden features. You need it for several taxonomy related things, like subscribing to content types from an enterprise content hub. And as said; the features are hidden, so you can only enable them if you have server access.
So I guess we’ll need another stapling feature, to staple the missing features to the blank site definition!? 🙂 I’m not sure yet if this is the only one which messes up pretty regular functionality. I don’t mind features I don’t use that often being off, but this one should have been on by default in my opinion. Or they could have provided another template: “blank site with no functionality whatsoever”.
Leave a Comment