How do I do Web.config Transformations with Visual Studio Website Projects?

Question

It doesn\'t seem to be possible to change the Build Configuration of Visual Studio 2010 Website Projects (as opposed to Visual Studio Web Applications), and changing the Bui

Answer 1

I used a slightly alternative approach. Still a bit of a hack, but I think a lot more straightforward. This worked for me, but obviously there are a lot of different configurations available so I can't guarantee it'll work for everyone. This revolves around the way that a website is first packaged up in to your AppData folder before being published...

1. Manually add a Web.Release.config file to the website and add the necessary transforms - obviously there's no 'Add Config Transform' option for websites, hence having to do this manually. Example Web.Release.config:

2. Inside the website.publishproj file, ensure the configuration is set to Release:

   Release
   

3. Add the following to the very bottom of website.publishproj (just before ):