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description: A page template lets you define the layout and functionality of site pages in one location. By adding common page elements to the template and then basing site pages on it, you can achieve a consistent look and feel throughout your site. And because a template-based page inherits the template's elements, you can make site-wide changes from one location.
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# Create Site.com Page Templates

A page template lets you define the layout and functionality of site pages in one location. By adding common page elements to the template and then basing site pages on it, you can achieve a consistent look and feel throughout your site. And because a template-based page inherits the template's elements, you can make site-wide changes from one location.

### Required Editions

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            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td>

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              <p>Available for purchase in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>,
                and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available (with limitations) in:
                <strong>Developer</strong> Edition
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              Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d34970e74 ">To build, edit, and manage Site.com sites:</td>

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              <p><samp class="parmname">Site.com Publisher User</samp> field enabled on the
                user detail page</p>
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                assigned at the site level</p>
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You can create a page template from a layout, or if you've already created a template, you can use it as a base to create a [child template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5), which lets you reuse the design of the main template.

Create a Page Template from a Layout

To start from scratch with a blank template or use a basic page layout:

1. Hover over **Page Templates** on the Overview tab and click **New**, or click **New Page Template** in the Page Templates view.
2. Enter the page template name. Template names can't include special characters, such as #, ?, or @.
3. Click **Layouts** and select either a blank page or a predefined page layout, such as a page with a header and footer.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Predefined page layouts use [panels](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_panel_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A panel is a useful layout tool that defines the logical divisions of your page and lets you group page elements together for easy movement and positioning. Think of it as a container for other page elements, including other panels, or as a div that wraps around the content placed within it. Panels are ideal for adding editable areas to page templates.") to create columns, headers, and footers. These panels use inline CSS to set their position, so you can easily modify the layout after the page is created. However, if you're familiar with CSS and prefer using CSS rules, you can remove the inline style by selecting the panel, deleting the code from the Code tab in the Style pane (![Style](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/extend_click/images/siteforce_icon_css.png)), and clicking **Apply**.
4. Choose a layout mode:
    - To expand the page to fill the width of the browser window, click **Full width**.
    - To set the page width, click **Fixed width** and enter the width.
5. Click **Create**. The page template opens.

Next, you must [complete the template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5).

![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_tip.png)

Tip

- By default, any template you create is only available to other site administrators and designers in your organization. To let contributors create pages based on the template, select **Available to Contributor** in the Properties pane (![Properties](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/extend_click/images/siteforce_icon_properties.png)).
- You can also create templates by [converting or duplicating other pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_working_with.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When working with pages and templates, you can perform common tasks, such as renaming, deleting, or duplicating pages.").

Create a Child Template

To use an existing template as a base for a child template:

- The quickest option is to:
    1. Select the template in the Page Templates view on the Overview tab and click **![Actions](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/extend_click/images/siteforce_icon_actions.png)** | **Create Child Template**. Alternatively, click **Page Actions** | **Create Child Template** if the template is open.
    2. Enter the page template name. Template names can't include special characters, such as #, ?, or @.
    3. Click **Create**. The child template opens.
- Alternatively:
    1. Hover over **Page Templates** on the Overview tab and click **New**, or click **New Page Template** in the Page Templates view.
    2. Enter the page template name. Template names can't include special characters, such as #, ?, or @.
    3. Click **Page templates** and select the page template.
    4. Click **Create**. The child page template opens.

Complete Your Template

After you've created a template, you must take these next steps to complete it.

- [Lay out the page template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_panel_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A panel is a useful layout tool that defines the logical divisions of your page and lets you group page elements together for easy movement and positioning. Think of it as a container for other page elements, including other panels, or as a div that wraps around the content placed within it. Panels are ideal for adding editable areas to page templates.")
- [Add other page elements to the template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_objects_add.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Page elements are the building blocks of your site pages and page templates. Panel elements add structure to your pages. You can think of both pages and panels as “containers” for the page elements that you add to them.")
- [Create editable areas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master_editable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "As the template creator, you specify which elements users can edit in pages based on the template.")
- [Create template-based site pages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "As a site administrator or designer, when you create a site page, you can choose to base it on a layout or page template.")

#### See Also

- [Create Editable Template Areas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master_editable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "As the template creator, you specify which elements users can edit in pages based on the template.")
- [Identify Which Template a Site.com Page Uses](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master_identify.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you edit a template-based page, you can't modify its non-editable page elements. You also can't reposition, resize, or delete editable page elements, or alter the events, properties, or style associated with them. To update these elements or properties, you must edit them in the template the page is based on.")
- [Site.com Page Templates Overview](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_page_master.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before you begin building the pages of your website, take some time to plan the pages you need, and in particular, which pages have a similar layout. When you've decided on the layout, the quickest method is to use a page template to build the basic layout.")
- [Set Up the Contributor’s Studio View](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.siteforce_contrib_view.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Control what your contributors can do in Site.com Studio.")