How to take content item package with all referenced items using Sitecore Powershell?

Question

I would like to create package of one single content item using Sitecore PowerShell Extensions. While creating the package, I would like to include all the referenced items in the package. Is there any script available to solve this task?

I know only the content item path, in that I need to include referenced template, media,etc.

Answer 1

If you like to add the referenced items into your package using PowerShell then you need to use Get-ItemReference to get all the referenced items of the item that you want to include in your package. And then you need to loop through all the items to put them into your package and then the package will be created with the referenced items that you need. So the code should be something like this.

# Pass your item ID 
$items = Get-ItemReference -ID "{56305117-8C9C-4C08-96D5-BB97A8E27419}"

$package = New-Package "Sitecore Package";

# Set package metadata
$package.Sources.Clear();

$package.Metadata.Author = "Sumit";
$package.Metadata.Publisher = "Sumit";
$package.Metadata.Version = "1.0";
$package.Metadata.Readme = 'Readme Text'

# Loop on all the related items and add into the package
ForEach ($item in $items) {

    $source = $item | New-ExplicitItemSource -Name 'Your Page Name' -InstallMode Overwrite
    $package.Sources.Add($source);
}

# Save package
Export-Package -Project $package -Path "$($package.Name)-$($package.Metadata.Version).zip" -Zip

# Offer the user to download the package
Download-File "$SitecorePackageFolder\$($package.Name)-$($package.Metadata.Version).zip"

Hope this will help.

Some useful links.

How to create a package.

https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/packaging/new-package

Get item references.

https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/appendix/common/get-itemreference

Get Item Renderings

https://doc.sitecorepowershell.com/working-with-items/item-renderings