Custom Site Action Settings Menu in SharePoint 2013

To Create a Custom Action for “Settings” menu you would need the following 

·         Visual Studio 2012

·         Visual Studio 2012 tools for SharePoint

Once you have Installed these lets look at the Steps.

Steps Involved:

I. Open Visual Studio 2012.

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

iii. Select Empty SharePoint project template from the installed template 
     SharePoint => 2012.

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="CreateSite"

    GroupId="SiteActions"

    Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.StandardMenu"

    Sequence="2000"

    Title="Create New Site"

    Description="Create Site Link" >

    <UrlAction Url="~site/_layouts/15/newsbweb.aspx"/>

</CustomAction>

</Elements>

x. Go to the SharePoint site where you have deployed your solution.

xi. Go to Site Actions, you will see last option for Create New Site.