Group templateGroup = GroupLocalServiceUtil.getGroupByFriendlyUrl("/template");

String name = ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "name");
String description = ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "description");
String friendlyURL = ParamUtil.getString(actionRequest, "friendlyURL");
Group newGroup = GroupServiceUtil.addGroup(name, description,
GroupImpl.TYPE_COMMUNITY_PRIVATE, StringPool.BLANK, true);

LayoutSet publicLayoutSet = LayoutSetLocalServiceUtil.getLayoutSet(templateGroup.getGroupId(), false);
LayoutSetServiceUtil.updateLookAndFeel(newGroup.getGroupId(),
false, publicLayoutSet.getThemeId(), publicLayoutSet
.getColorSchemeId(), publicLayoutSet.getCss(),
false);
LayoutSetServiceUtil.updateLookAndFeel(newGroup.getGroupId(),
false, publicLayoutSet.getWapThemeId(), publicLayoutSet
.getWapColorSchemeId(), StringPool.BLANK, true);
 
LayoutSet privateLayoutSet = LayoutSetLocalServiceUtil.getLayoutSet(templateGroup.getGroupId(), false);
LayoutSetServiceUtil.updateLookAndFeel(newGroup.getGroupId(),
false, privateLayoutSet.getThemeId(), privateLayoutSet
.getColorSchemeId(), privateLayoutSet.getCss(),
false);
LayoutSetServiceUtil.updateLookAndFeel(newGroup.getGroupId(),
false, privateLayoutSet.getWapThemeId(), privateLayoutSet
.getWapColorSchemeId(), StringPool.BLANK, true);

Map<String, String[]>; parameterMap = new HashMap<String, String[]>();
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.PERMISSIONS,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.USER_PERMISSIONS,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.PORTLET_DATA,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.PORTLET_SETUP,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.PORTLET_ARCHIVED_SETUPS,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.PORTLET_USER_PREFERENCES,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });
parameterMap.put(PortletDataHandlerKeys.THEME,
new String[] { Boolean.TRUE.toString() });

byte[] publicOriginalGroup = LayoutServiceUtil.exportLayouts(
templateGroupId, false, parameterMap, null, null);
byte[] privateOriginalGroup = LayoutServiceUtil.exportLayouts(
templateGroupId, true, parameterMap, null, null);

LayoutServiceUtil.importLayouts(newGroup.getGroupId(), false,
parameterMap, publicOriginalGroup);
LayoutServiceUtil.importLayouts(newGroup.getGroupId(), true,
parameterMap, privateOriginalGroup);