How to create Web Template in SharePoint 2010 using Feature

The WSP when deployed and activated should create a blank sharepoint site in 2013 with default out of the box lists and web parts




add calendar and Announcements web parts on the home page of the created site.
There are two types of web parts: Dataviewwebpart and XSLTListViewWebPart. Calendar and Announcements lists should be created automatically when the site is created and the listview webparts (XSLTListViewWebParts) added on the home page of the site.

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