Design packages in SharePoint 2013 allow us to package our customized branding from one SharePoint site and apply it to another. Design packages can include:
Device channels
Design files stored in
_catalogs/masterpage/Master pages
Display templates
Page layouts
When a design package is created, it will only include the preceding elements that were customized or added. It will not include the items that come by default with SharePoint. In this recipe, we will cover how to create a design package from a site that is already customized.
Follow these steps to create and export a design package:
Navigate to the site in your preferred web browser.
Select Site settings from the Settings menu.
Select Design Manager from the Look and Feel section.
There are eight steps present on the left-hand side of the page to manage every aspect of the SharePoint site design customizations that will be included in the design package. Perform each step to verify that...