Create A Layout Managed Subsite

1. To create a new layout managed subsite, visit the parent subsite's advanced admin page. Choose the "create new subsite" option. If the Layout Managed Subsite package has been installed, the create new subsite form will display a select widget which will allow you to choose between "Subsite" (acs-subsite), "Layout Managed Subsite", and other subsite packages you may have installed. Choose the "Layout Managed Subsite" subsite type. You should also choose one of the OpenACS or Layout Managed Subsite themes, rather than the obsolete themes provided for backwards compatibility.
2. To convert an existing subsite, visit that subsite's admin page. If the Layout Managed Subsite package has been installed, you'll see an option listed under "Subsite Administration" to convert the subsite type. That link leads to a form which includes a select widget listing the available subsite packages. Choose "Layout Managed Subsite". This is particularly useful if you want your main subsite, mounted at "/", to be a Layout Managed Subsite, because initial install always mounts an instance of the standard acs-subsite package at "/".