afv-library/skills/generating-experience-lwr-site/docs/bootstrap-template-byo-lwr.md

Build Your Own (LWR) Template

Use when creating a new site or retrieving default values for site metadata.

Table of Contents

• Bootstrap Options
• Default Values Reference

Bootstrap Options

IMPORTANT: First site setup initializes services. Warn user - recommend Option 1 for first site.

Ask user to choose:

1. Create in org, then download metadata
2. Scaffold locally before deploying

Option 1: Create in Org

sf community create --name "{siteName}" --template-name 'Build Your Own (LWR)' --url-path-prefix "{prefix}"

After creation, retrieve metadata using sf CLI.

Option 2: Scaffold Locally

sf template generate digital-experience site --name "{siteName}" --template-name 'Build Your Own (LWR)' --url-path-prefix "{prefix}"

Generates metadata with defaults: DigitalExperienceConfig, DigitalExperiences, Network, CustomSite, and content (route, view, themeLayout, etc.).

Post-Creation Config

After site metadata is generated, use MCP tool execute_metadata_action to fetch additional information about the template:

{
  "metadataType": "ExperienceSiteLwr",
  "actionName": "getSiteTemplateMetadata",
  "parameters": { "templateDevName": "talon-template-byo" }
}

If result provides disabledViews, delete both view and route directories.

Example: If disabledViews includes "tooManyRequests":

• Delete: digitalExperiences/site/{siteDevName}/sfdc_cms__view/tooManyRequests/
• Delete: digitalExperiences/site/{siteDevName}/sfdc_cms__route/Too_Many_Requests/

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Default Values Reference

Note: CLI generates these. Listed for reference only - use CLI first.

Metadata Defaults

DigitalExperienceConfig:

label: {siteName}
urlPathPrefix: {siteUrlPathPrefix}
space: site/{siteName}1

DigitalExperienceBundle:

label: {siteName}1
modules: [sfdc_cms__collection, sfdc_cms__mobilePublisherConfig]

Network:

allowInternalUserLogin: false
allowMembersToFlag: false
changePasswordTemplate: unfiled$public/CommunityChangePasswordEmailTemplate
disableReputationRecordConversations: true
emailSenderAddress: {adminEmailAddress}
emailSenderName: {siteName}
embeddedLoginEnabled: false
enableApexCDNCaching: true
enableCustomVFErrorPageOverrides: false
enableDirectMessages: true
enableExpFriendlyUrlsAsDefault: false
enableExperienceBundleBasedSnaOverrideEnabled: true
enableGuestChatter: false
enableGuestFileAccess: false
enableGuestMemberVisibility: false
enableImageOptimizationCDN: true
enableInvitation: false
enableKnowledgeable: false
enableLWRExperienceConnectedApp: true
enableMemberVisibility: false
enableNicknameDisplay: true
enablePrivateMessages: false
enableReputation: false
enableShowAllNetworkSettings: false
enableSiteAsContainer: true
enableTalkingAboutStats: true
enableTopicAssignmentRules: true
enableTopicSuggestions: false
enableUpDownVote: false
forgotPasswordTemplate: unfiled$public/CommunityForgotPasswordEmailTemplate
gatherCustomerSentimentData: false
headlessForgotPasswordTemplate: unfiled$public/CommunityHeadlessForgotPasswordTemplate
headlessRegistrationTemplate: unfiled$public/CommunityHeadlessRegistrationTemplate
networkMemberGroups:
  - profile: admin
networkPageOverrides:
  - changePasswordPageOverrideSetting: Standard
  - forgotPasswordPageOverrideSetting: Designer
  - homePageOverrideSetting: Designer
  - loginPageOverrideSetting: Designer
  - selfRegProfilePageOverrideSetting: Designer
newSenderAddress: admin@company.com
picassoSite: {siteName}1
selfRegistration: false
sendWelcomeEmail: true
site: {siteName}
siteArchiveStatus: NotArchived
status: UnderConstruction
tabs:
  - defaultTab: home
  - standardTab: Chatter
urlPathPrefix: {siteUrlPathPrefix}vforcesite
welcomeTemplate: unfiled$public/CommunityWelcomeEmailTemplate

CustomSite:

active: true
allowGuestPaymentsApi: false
allowHomePage: false
allowStandardAnswersPages: false
allowStandardIdeasPages: false
allowStandardLookups: false
allowStandardPortalPages: true
allowStandardSearch: false
authorizationRequiredPage: CommunitiesLogin
bandwidthExceededPage: BandwidthExceeded
browserXssProtection: true
cachePublicVisualforcePagesInProxyServers: true
clickjackProtectionLevel: SameOriginOnly
contentSniffingProtection: true
enableAuraRequests: true
fileNotFoundPage: FileNotFound
genericErrorPage: Exception
inMaintenancePage: InMaintenance
indexPage: CommunitiesLanding
masterLabel: {siteName}
redirectToCustomDomain: false
referrerPolicyOriginWhenCrossOrigin: true
selfRegPage: CommunitiesSelfReg
siteType: ChatterNetwork
urlPathPrefix: {siteUrlPathPrefix}vforcesite

Content Defaults

apiNames and other metadata of site contents:

sfdc_cms__appPage:

• mainAppPage

sfdc_cms__brandingSet:

• Build_Your_Own_LWR

sfdc_cms__languageSettings:

• languages

sfdc_cms__mobilePublisherConfig:

• mobilePublisherConfig

sfdc_cms__theme:

• Build_Your_Own_LWR

sfdc_cms__route:

Route	apiName	routeType	urlPrefix	urlName	viewId	configurationTags
Home	Home	home	""	home	home
Login	Login	login-main	login	login	login
Register	Register	self-register	SelfRegister	register	register
Forgot_Password	Forgot_Password	forgot-password	ForgotPassword	forgot-password	forgotPassword
Check_Password	Check_Password	check-password	CheckPasswordResetEmail	check-password	checkPasswordResetEmail
Error	Error	error	error	error	error
Service_Not_Available	Service_Not_Available	service-not-available	service-not-available	service-not-available	serviceNotAvailable	allow-in-static-site
Too_Many_Requests	Too_Many_Requests	too-many-requests	too-many-requests	too-many-requests	tooManyRequests	too-many-requests, allow-in-static-site
News_Detail__c	News_Detail__c	managed-content-sfdc_cms__news	news	news-detail	newsDetail

sfdc_cms__view:

View	apiName	viewType	urlName	themeLayoutType
home	home	home	home	Inner
login	login	login-main	login	Inner
register	register	self-register	register	Inner
forgotPassword	forgotPassword	forgot-password	forgot-password	Inner
checkPasswordResetEmail	checkPasswordResetEmail	check-password	check-password	Inner
error	error	error	error	Inner
serviceNotAvailable	serviceNotAvailable	service-not-available	service-not-available	ServiceNotAvailable
tooManyRequests	tooManyRequests	too-many-requests	too-many-requests	ServiceNotAvailable
newsDetail	newsDetail	managed-content-sfdc_cms__news	news-detail	Inner

sfdc_cms__site:

• {siteName}1

sfdc_cms__themeLayout:

• scopedHeaderAndFooter
• snaThemeLayout