Setting up a consuming site collection with separate branding

Catalog lists and libraries may be consumed by multiple site collections. This is particularly useful when the same catalog data is used in sites with different branding or sites used for testing. In this recipe, we will create a second consuming site collection using a different master page to illustrate the concept.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to create a consuming site collection with separate branding:

  1. Create a new site collection using the Publishing Portal template.
  2. Navigate to the consuming site collection in your preferred web browser.
  3. Select Site settings from the Settings menu.
  4. Select Master page from the Look and Feel section.
  5. Set the Site Master Page and System Master Page ...

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