I created a new SP site (within a site collection). Now, we want to actually make that site a subsite of another instead of its own site at the root level of the site collection. What is the best practices method for doing this? I have Designer if there is an easy way to do it there. The only thing I could think of is just to save it as a template with content and then "restore" it that way.

STSADM export import is the best way to do this. 1. Create a new subsite with BLANK template / no template at the destination (with stsadm -o createweb) 2. perform STSADM -o export -URL <URL of the site> -filename <path of backup file> 3. Perform STSADM -o import -URL <URL of the destination subsite created above> -filename <path of backup file> this should work. You might want to include the -includeusersecurity to keep the permissions intact. I LOVE MS..... Thanks and Regards, Kshitiz (Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.)

I am looking for a way I can do this myself. I do not have access to the SP server. How about backing up the site through Designer (creating a .cmp file)? Then restoring it under the new site? Is that possible?

yes it is possible, open the Designer go to file ---> click on open site ----> paste the url and remove default.aspx page go to Site ---> Administration ----> and click on backup site but it also ask for check box to include all sub sites too, its upto you to check the check box for all sub sites you can save the site in the form of .cmp(content migration package) file and create a blank site and retore the .cmp file.