Contains the content for the template Specifies a collection of links to other templates. Used for multi-project templates Describes the contents of the project template Specifies the Name of the project file If specified, will replace the File Name defined by the File attribute If this is set to true on any artifact in a template, the template wizard will perform parameter substitution. The format for parameters is $[parameter]$ This is set to a parameter name and if it exists and it's value is 'true' the project will not be added into the solution. The format for parameters is $[parameter]$ Specifies any references which should be added to a project when the item is added Specifies the references to be added to the project Required if reference element is specified for an Assembly reference. This tag supports both simple text and strong name assembly references Required if reference element is specified for SDK references. Describes the project item Sets the Subtype for the item in the Project file. Used for multi-file item templates when an item has a SubType which specifies how it should be opened in the Editor. Sets the CustomTool for the item in the Project file. Sets the ItemType for the item in the Project file. If this is set to true the template wizard will perform parameter substitution. The format for parameters is $[parameter]$ If specified, will replace the disk file name for the project item Can be used to specify that a file depends on another file Boolean value or AppId expression (e.g. "!blend") that indicates if the file should be opened in the VS editor Specifies the order in which multiple files should be opened when using OpenInEditor tag Can be used to open HTML files and text files which are local to the project. None of the following are supported for OpenInWebBrowser: opening any non-HTML or non-text file, supporting OpenOrder, opening external (http://address) websites. Can be used to open HTML files and text files which are local to the project. None of the following are supported for OpenInHelpBrowser: opening any non-HTML or non-text file, opening external (http://address) websites. If this is specified the OpenInEditor and OpenOrder tags will be ignored. Specifies any custom parameters which should be passed to the template wizard when it is run to do parameter replacement. Specifies a custom parameter (name/value pair) to pass to the wizard Specifies which solution configuration should be selected by default. E.g "Debug|x86" Specifies if the project should be automatically built build after using the template Specifies the custom wizard content to be run at project creation time Specifies a link to another project template (by .vstemplate file) to use in the collection Specifies the name of the project to be included as a link If this is set to 'true', all parameters/variables in the main template will be available in the nested vstemplates with an 'ext_' prefix. For example the main template parameter $safeprojectname$ will become $ext_safeprojectname$ in the nested template - the nested template will therefore have $safeprojectname$ and $ext_safeprojectname$. Used to specify a solution folder structure in the .vstemplate This will be the visible name of the Solution Folder in the Visual Studio Solution Explorer. You can use a parameter/variable to make the value dynamic, for example $MyCustomFolderName$ - this will enable you to dynamically set the value in a wizard extension or one you have defined in a CustomParameter element. You can also use a well known automatically populated parameter such as $projectname$. Specifies whether a physical folder will be created on disk to match the solution folder Specifies an item in the project Sets the Subtype for the item in the Project file. Used for multi-file item templates when an item has a SubType which specifies how it should be opened in the Editor Sets the CustomTool for the item in the Project file Sets the ItemType for the item in the Project file Specifies the Target File Name for a file within the project If this is set to true the template wizard will perform parameter substitution. The format for parameters is $[parameter]$ Boolean value or AppId expression (e.g. "!blend") that indicates if the file should be opened in the VS editor Specifies the order in which multiple files should be opened when using OpenInEditor tag Can be used to open HTML files and text files which are local to the project. None of the following are supported for OpenInWebBrowser: opening any non-HTML or non-text file, supporting OpenOrder, opening external (http://address) websites. Can be used to open HTML files and text files which are local to the project. None of the following are supported for OpenInHelpBrowser: opening any non-HTML or non-text file, opening external (http://address) websites. If this is specified the OpenInEditor and OpenOrder tags will be ignored. This element can be used to specify a project folder Specifies the name of the folder Specifies the target name for a folder Includes the content for the appearance of the Template in the New Project Dialog Specifies the name, as a string, of the template as it will appear in the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies the description, as a string, of the template as it will appear in the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies the icon, as a filename, for the template icon that will appear in the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies the preview image, as a filename, for the preview image that will appear in the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies the Project Type, as a string, of the template. This is usually: CSharp, VisualBasic or Web. If you will include AppliesTo element, then ProjectType is optional. Specifies the Project Subtype (if any), as a string, of the template. This value specifies the aggregate project system for an Item Template. Possible values include: SmartDevice-NETCFv1, SmartDevice-NETCFv2. For Web projects, possible ProjectSubTypes include: CSharp and VisualBasic. Specifies an optional unique identifier, as a string, for the template. If none is specified, the Name will be used as the template identifier. Specifies an optional group identifier, as a string, for the template. Some kinds of projects require this for the item template to appear in the Add New Item dialog. Specifies an optional expression to match one or more capabilites see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/microsoft.visualstudio.shell.interop.ivsbooleansymbolexpressionevaluator.evaluateexpression.aspx. Capabilities are exposed by project types via the hierarchy as a property VSHPROPID_ProjectCapabilities. This enables the template to be shared by multiple project types which have common applicable capabilities. Specifies template order of appearance in the New Project Dialog. Specifies if a new folder should be created for the project. If omitted, this defaults to FALSE. Specifies the Name to be displayed in the name field of the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies if a Default Name should be provided in the name field of the New Project / Add New Item dialog Specifies if the project should be saved upon creation. Not all project types support this and this value may be ignored for those Specifies is the user can browse to a different directory to create the solution Specifies is the user can edit the location field Specifies that the template should not appear in the New Project / Add New Item dialog. If specified, no other elements inside the TemplateData are required. No errors will be logged if the template is malformed or otherwise in error Specifies the Most Recently Used paths in the New Project / New Item dialog. This tag is should only be used for internally (VS or VSIP) produced templates. Displays the template in parent categories (roll up display). This tag is only used for internally (VS or VSIP) produced templates. Ignored for user templates Create project files directly at the target location. Builds solution immediately after creation Builds the newly added project only immediately after creation If set to false will only display the template under the specified TemplateGroupID. Default or unspecified is true. Specifies whether the location field is enabled, disabled or hidden. Specifies whether the template supports having a master page (Web option) Specifies whether the template supports code separation (Web option) Specifies whether the template is identical for multiple languages and a language dropdown should appear (Web option) Specifies whether the template should append the default file extension Specifies the minimum .Net Framework version required by the template Deprecated. Use RequiredFrameworkVersion instead Specifies the maximum .Net Framework version supported by the template Specifies the name of the platform targeted by the template. Specifies the minimum version of the platform indicated by TargetPlatformName required by the template. Maximum supported OS version - Expected to be a Windows version e.g. "6.2.9200" for Windows 8 Special project template type: EmptyShared (for empty shared project), EmptyNode (for empty head node for one app) Specifies the text signature to locate the customdata Specifies template availability based on AppId. Syntax: “[-|!]appid1{;[-|!]appid2}” (where "-" and "!" can be used for negation). E.g. "blend" Specifies a programming language tag on a template. Specifies a platform tag on a template. Specifies a project type tag on a template.