How to set a master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using powershell

In this article we will be seeing how to set the master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using powershell and using console application.

In this article

• Set a master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using console application
• Set a master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using powershell

Steps Involved:

• Open Visual Studio 2010.
• Create a console application.
• Add the following reference.
  
  o Microsoft.SharePoint.dll;
   
• Add the following namespace.
  
  o Using Microsoft.SharePoint;

Set a master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using console application

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace CustomPermissionLevel
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://servername:2020/"))
            {
                using (SPWeb web = site.RootWeb)
                {
                    Uri masterUri=new Uri (web.Url+"/_catalogs/masterpage/v4.master");
                    web.MasterUrl = masterUri.AbsolutePath;
                    web.CustomMasterUrl=masterUri.AbsolutePath;
                    web.Update();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Set a master page to the site in SharePoint 2010 using powershell script

$customMasterPage="/_catalogs/masterpage/v4.master"
$site=get-SpSite "http://servername:2020/"
$web=$site.RootWeb
$masterUri=New-Object System.Uri($web.Url+$customMasterPage)
$web.MasterUrl=$masterUri.AbsolutePath
$web.CustomMasterUrl=$masterUri.AbsolutePath
$web.Update()
$web.Dispose()
$site.Dispose()

For creating master page using visual studio 2010 refer http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/anavijai/5224/