Wix Studio: Creating and Using Custom Templates

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Are you looking to save time and streamline your site creation process? Wix Studio's custom templates feature is here to revolutionize your workflow. 

With custom templates, you can create fully customized sites and transform them into reusable templates, eliminating the need to start from scratch with each site. This powerful tool allows you to focus on delivering exceptional results while saving precious time.
A screenshot showing the Custom Templates tab in Wix Studio.
Start by creating your perfect site. Customize the layout, design and apps to align with your vision. Then, save it as a template. For future projects, just choose the template you want to start with and then customize it based on each clients' requirements.
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Tip:
Don't forget, we also have several ready-made Wix Studio templates that you can also use to create your sites.

Creating a custom template

To create a custom template, choose an existing site in your workspace that you want to become a template. You need to have at least one site in your workspace to do this.

If you want to create a new site for a template, first build the site, then follow the steps below to transform it to a template.
Important:
  • You need to have at least one site in your workspace to create a custom template. 
  • Some content is not copied over when you make your site a template. See FAQs for more information. 

To create a template:

  1. Go to Custom Templates in your Wix Studio workspace.
  2. Click + Create Template at the top right.
  3. Choose the site that you want to use for your custom template.
  4. Click Continue.
  5. Enter a name for your custom template and click Create Template.
A screenshot showing where to click Create Template in Custom Templates.

Using a custom template to build a site

When starting to work on a site for a new project, just choose which template you want to use and start customizing it to suit your needs. 

To use a custom template to build a site:

  1. Go to Custom Templates in your Wix Studio workspace.
  2. Hover over the template and click Use Template to build a new site with it.
  3. Build your site in the Studio Editor.
A screenshot showing the Use Template button in Custom Templates.
Want to make changes a template?
If you want to edit a template, click the More Actions icon  and then click Edit template

Organizing your custom templates

Stay on top of your custom templates by customizing the view, filtering them based on various criteria and creating saved views for quick access. You can quickly search for specific templates based on their name, or filter your templates to see a specific subset of sites based on your criteria. 

Once you've filtered your templates, you can save those filtered views to access them quickly in the future. You can also switch between grid and list views.

To organize your templates:

  1. Go to Custom Templates in your Wix Studio workspace.
  2. Click Filter.
  3. Select the filters to apply to the site list.
  4. Click Manage View and choose Save as new view.
  5. Enter a name for the saved view.
  6. Click Save.
Tip:
Click the Customize columns icon  and select the columns to show in your site list. You can also drag and drop the columns to reorder them.

FAQs

Click on a question below to learn more about custom templates in Wix Studio.

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