Creating Your First SharePoint 2013 Site

Create Sites or Subsites

Assuming that an initial Site Collection has already been setup, the very next task that an administrator would like to perform is to add a Subsite or a Web in its Site Collection.
In SharePoint 2013, you have option to add Subsite of type Collaboration - Team site, Project site, Community site and Blog site. Enterprise - Document Center, Record Center, Business Intelligence Center, Enterprise Search Center, Basic Search Center and Visio Process Repository. Publishing - Publishing site, Publishing with Workflow site and Enterprise Wiki Site,Duet Enterprise - SAP Workflow site and Custom - Any Custom Site Template. The type of sites available for Creating a Subsites depends upon the activation of corresponding feature in your Site or Site Collection.

Create a SubSite

In SharePoint 2013, you can Create a Subsite using the “new subsite” Link available on Site Contents Page. Unlike SharePoint 2010, this Option to Create a Subsite is not available in Site Actions or Settings menu by default.
To create a new Subsite in SharePoint 2013, follow these steps:


1. Click on Site Settings Wheel in the upper right corner of you site and select “Site Contents” page.

2. In the Site Contents Page, under Subsites heading click on “new subsite” Link.

3. When New SharePoint Site page appears, enter Title and Description, Web Site Address (URL), Template, Permissions and Navigation Inheritance.

Click Create when done. You will be redirected to the Site Contents Page and the Subsite will be listed towards the end .

Information courtesy: Sharepoint 2013 Site Administration Guide