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# How to create a template

## How to create a template

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Create a new story template

Create a new Section template

Create a new Component template

Editing or Removing templates

There are over 1400 templates available to use in the template gallery. But, if you want re-use content that's customized to the style or theme of your site, you can create your own template.

Creating templates can help save you time and effort when building future pages. With text style, page design and responsive layouts saved, templates make it easy to quickly iterate and publish content to your site.

You can save a whole story as a Story Template , just one grid as a Section Template or a single element like a button or product card as a Component Template .

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### How to create a new Story Template

To create a new story template, open the story you want to save as a template and click on the settings icon on the top right of the editor. Then select the Save As Template option.

A panel on the left side of the editor will appear. Name your story template and select the appropriate category or categories. (A default list of available categories will appear in the dropdown menu.)

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note: "Story" will be pre-selected as your template type.
{% endhint %}


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