SharePoint 2007 “Save Site As Template” Hack

This is a little hack that I found quite useful.

In the event that the Save Site As Template option is missing for a sub site under Site Settings -> Look and Feel, then the easiest way to access this functionality is by appending “_layouts/savetmpl.aspx” in the URL for the site.

As an example, if I can access a sub site from the URL:
http://TopLevelCollection/SubSite

Then I can save the template for the sub site by using the URL:
http://TopLevelCollection/SubSite/_layouts/savetmpl.aspx