Create Template
Templates are pre-designed layouts that include plugins, themes, and site pages to determine the appearance and structure of a WordPress website. InstaWP allows you to create and manage templates, which save the current files and database snapshots of an active site so that when you create a site based on the template later, you will have the exact same site.
In this documentation, we will explore how to:
Create a New Template
Delete a Template
Sync Template from Parent Site
Let’s get started 🚀
InstaWP allows you to create a new Template through any of the following two methods:
Step 1: Go to the Templates page and click on the Add Template button to create a new template. A new modal window will appear with a site list from which you can create templates.
Step 2: Select a site you want to create your template with. Then, click Next.
Step 3: You will now be prompted to save the template by filling out the following fields:
Now, enter template name, and other options according to your preference and click Save. Your template will be created within a few moment.
Initially, the state of the template is in progress. It takes some time to be ready. Once the template status is changed to ready then the user can create the site from this template but not before.
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the Templates button from the site you want to make the template with.
Step 2: Enter template name, and other options according to your preference and click Save. Your template will be created within a few moment.
👉 Note: If a template based on this site already exists, you will find "Save As New" or "Overwrite Existing" radio buttons on the top. To test, you can create a new template from the same site from the site page.
👉 Note: Once you've created your template, you can delete the parent site from which you choose to generate it.
To delete a template, you can follow the steps from the demonstration below:
Step 1: Go to Templates page and click on the vertical ellipsis button from the template you want to delete. Select Delete from the options.
Step 2: A confirmation window will appear. Click the Delete button from the window.
InstaWP allows you to sync changes from the parent site to the content of your template, which can be useful for product firms to keep their demos up to date. To do that follow the steps from the demonstration below:
👉 Note: Changes are updates made to a user's WordPress site using the WP Admin panel, such as adding a new page or a new plugin.
Go to the Templates page and click on the vertical ellipsis button from the site you want to sync from parent site. Select Sync from Site from the options.
A dialog window will appear, asking you to sync changes from the parent site to the content of your template by the following methods:
Manual
Automatic
It allows you to manually sync the changes made on the parent site to template, otherwise nothing will reflect on the template. To do that, click on the Sync Now button.
👉 Note: You can sync the PHP Configuration from parent site by checking the 'Sync Parent Site PHP Configurations' option.
It allows you to sync changes automatically from the parent site to template. For example, when you set frequency 4 hour, then changes made in parent site will be automatically synced to template in every 10 hour.
👉 Note: The "Automatically Sync Changes" feature is only accessible on paid plans.
💡 Did you know - You can connect Git deployment to your private template only, allowing you to create a new site whenever a change occurs in your Git branch. Learn how to connect a template.
In this documentation, we will explore how to:
Create a New Template
Delete a Template
Sync Template from Parent Site
Let’s get started 🚀
Create a New Template
InstaWP allows you to create a new Template through any of the following two methods:
Method 1
Step 1: Go to the Templates page and click on the Add Template button to create a new template. A new modal window will appear with a site list from which you can create templates.
Step 2: Select a site you want to create your template with. Then, click Next.
Step 3: You will now be prompted to save the template by filling out the following fields:
| Fields | Description |
|---|---|
| Template Name | Name of the template |
| Description | Description of the template |
| Template Type | Select Private template that can be used by you or your team. |
| Instant Template | When you create a new site from the template, it takes about 5-7 secs of time, selecting this option will instantly create a new site. Only available for premium accounts. |
Now, enter template name, and other options according to your preference and click Save. Your template will be created within a few moment.
Initially, the state of the template is in progress. It takes some time to be ready. Once the template status is changed to ready then the user can create the site from this template but not before.
Method 2
Step 1: Go to Sites and click on the Templates button from the site you want to make the template with.
Step 2: Enter template name, and other options according to your preference and click Save. Your template will be created within a few moment.
👉 Note: If a template based on this site already exists, you will find "Save As New" or "Overwrite Existing" radio buttons on the top. To test, you can create a new template from the same site from the site page.
👉 Note: Once you've created your template, you can delete the parent site from which you choose to generate it.
Delete a Template
To delete a template, you can follow the steps from the demonstration below:
Step 1: Go to Templates page and click on the vertical ellipsis button from the template you want to delete. Select Delete from the options.
Step 2: A confirmation window will appear. Click the Delete button from the window.
Sync Template from Parent Site
InstaWP allows you to sync changes from the parent site to the content of your template, which can be useful for product firms to keep their demos up to date. To do that follow the steps from the demonstration below:
👉 Note: Changes are updates made to a user's WordPress site using the WP Admin panel, such as adding a new page or a new plugin.
Go to the Templates page and click on the vertical ellipsis button from the site you want to sync from parent site. Select Sync from Site from the options.
A dialog window will appear, asking you to sync changes from the parent site to the content of your template by the following methods:
Manual
Automatic
Manual
It allows you to manually sync the changes made on the parent site to template, otherwise nothing will reflect on the template. To do that, click on the Sync Now button.
👉 Note: You can sync the PHP Configuration from parent site by checking the 'Sync Parent Site PHP Configurations' option.
Automatic
It allows you to sync changes automatically from the parent site to template. For example, when you set frequency 4 hour, then changes made in parent site will be automatically synced to template in every 10 hour.
👉 Note: The "Automatically Sync Changes" feature is only accessible on paid plans.
💡 Did you know - You can connect Git deployment to your private template only, allowing you to create a new site whenever a change occurs in your Git branch. Learn how to connect a template.
Updated on: 18/04/2025
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