In this article we will be seeing how to add an item to the Site Actions Menu in the SharePoint 2010.

Steps Involved:

I. Open Visual Studio 2010.

ii. Go to File => New =>Project.

iii. Select Empty SharePoint project template from the installed template SharePoint => 2010.

iv. Enter the Name and click OK.

v. Check the option "Deploy as a Sandbox solution".

vi. Click Ok.

vii. Right click on the solution and select "Add a new item".

viii. Select Empty Element template, enter the Name and click Ok.

ix. In the Elements.xml replace the code with the following.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
 <CustomAction Id="SiteActionsToolbar" GroupId="SiteActions" Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.StandardMenu" Sequence="1000" Title="Solution Gallery">
 <UrlAction Url="/_catalogs/solutions/Forms/AllItems.aspx"/>
 </CustomAction>
</Elements>

x. Go to the SharePoint site where you have deployed your solution.
xi. Go to Site Actions, you will see an option for Solution Gallery.
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