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Managing and Editing Templates in Bricks

Instructions:

Bricks Builder allows you to save sections and elements as templates, making it easier to reuse them across your website.

Save a section or element as a template

  1. Open the page in Bricks Builder by clicking Edit with Bricks.
  2. In the Bricks Builder editor, you can manage your sections and elements from the Structure tab or the canvas.
  3. Right-click on the section or element you would like to save.
  4. Select Save as Template.
  5. Add the template details:
    • Name – give your template a name so it is easy to identify.
    • Template Type – select the type of template you are saving.
    • Bundle – this can be used to group templates together, but it is not required in most situations.
    • Tag – add a tag if you would like to make the template easier to search for.
  6. Click Save as Template.

Your template will now be available in the Template Manager and can be inserted on other pages.

Insert a saved template

  1. Open the page where you would like to add the template.
  2. Open the Template Manager from the top left corner.
  3. Find the template you would like to use.
  4. Click Insert to add the template to the page.
  5. If you need to bring in images from the template, click Templates and select Import Images.
  6. Choose whether you would like to replace the content.

Be careful when using the replace content option, as it can replace the content on your page with the template section.

Using Components in Bricks

Components are the global version of templates.

  1. Open the Elements / Components tab by clicking the plus icon.
  2. Select the Components tab.
  3. Choose the component you would like to add to the page.
  4. Make any required edits.

Keep in mind that Components are global. Any changes made to a component will affect other places where that component is being used. Components are shown with a purple appearance.

Edit an existing template

  1. Open the Templates Manager.
  2. Find the template you would like to update.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Make your changes in the Bricks Builder editor.
  5. Save your changes.

Changes made to a template will apply when the template is used again in the future. They will not update existing instances of the template that have already been added to pages.

You can now save, reuse, and manage your Bricks templates across your website.