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On SharePoint 2010, I have a site template solution created by saving a site as a template. Recently I modified the template in Visual Studio - I needed to change the markup for several XsltListViewWebParts (changed the BaseViewId from 0 to 1) on the default.aspx page. I found that the markup that I needed to change actually lived in the elements.xml file associated with the default.aspx file.

I would like to make the same change to hundreds of sites that have already been created from this site template. I have figured out how to get at the default.aspx file from the SPWeb.Files collection, but I cannot figure out how to get at the elements.xml file.

Any help is appreciated!

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Once created, the pages really have no connection to the elements file anymore.

You could probably open a SPLimitedWebPartManager with the URL to the page, find the correct webpart and change a property on it though! More of that here: http://www.kentd.com/2013/03/06/update-web-part-on-a-page-using-powershell-in-sharepoint-2010/

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  • This put me on the right path - found what I needed in the XsltListViewWebPart.XmlDefinition property. Commented Nov 21, 2013 at 22:21

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