Templates

SG-Admin Templates master list showing the All/Published/Draft/Trash tabs, Title/Shortcode/per-row-action columns and usage counts

⏱ ~2 min read · reference page — what templates are, the four types, and how admin and builder stay in sync.

In short. The Templates module is SG-Admin's master list of site-wide layout templates. Every page, post, product, and custom-object record points at a template; that template controls default rendering. SG-Builder Templates Library is the visual picker that reads from this same list — edits flow both ways.

On this page: What a template is · The four template types · Admin / Builder relationship · Where to find it · Common tasks

What a template is

A template is a site-wide layout structure. It carries an identity, a type (page / post / product / custom object), a layout shape, and per-template configuration. Records reference a template for default rendering; SG-Builder per-page composition overrides that default when needed.

SG-Admin Templates is the single source of truth. SG-Builder Templates Library is the visual surface that references this list — not a second list.

The four template types

Type	Applies to
Page templates	Page records — Homepage, Landing, Standard, and any custom page layouts
Post templates	Blog post detail pages
Product detail templates	Store product detail pages
Custom Object detail templates	Custom Object detail pages where the object type carries page rendering

Site · SG-Admin · Templates — master list

Template	Type	Records using	Updated
Homepage	Page	1	4d ago
Landing	Page	14	2d ago
Standard	Page	52	9d ago
Post detail	Post	340	1d ago
Product detail	Product	156	3d ago

SG-Admin / SG-Builder relationship

The admin holds the canonical list; SG-Builder reads from it. Editing a template in SG-Admin propagates to every record using it. Saving a template from SG-Builder writes back to this list. Both surfaces reflect the same state — there is no separate "builder-only" template.

Where to find it

Open SG-Admin for your site. Templates appears in the sidebar under the design or appearance group. The master list, template type filters, and per-template usage counts are all visible from this surface. Admin access is required to create or modify template definitions.

Common tasks

You want to	What to do
Edit the layout of the post detail page	Open Templates → Post detail → edit layout
Create a new landing page variant	Create a new Landing template; assign pages to it
See which pages use a template	Check the usage count column in the master list
Add or swap a template in the editor	Use SG-Builder Templates Library — it reads from this list

Navigating the Templates list

The Templates list is at SG-Admin → Templates. Key UI elements:

Element	What it does
All / Published / Draft / Trash tabs	Filter the list to that status. Trash tab shows soft-deleted templates — recoverable or permanently deletable from there.
Title column	Click any title to open the Edit page for that template.
Shortcode column	Shows `Err: Template not found!` — copy and paste into any page or post to render the block.
Per-row actions	Edit · Duplicate · Trash · Export (downloads one template as JSON).
Search field	Substring match on template titles.
Add New button	Opens the Create Template form.
Import / Export button	Opens the bulk JSON import/export page.

Bulk-managing templates

To act on multiple templates at once:

Open the Templates list and select the status tab for the templates you want to change (All, Published, Draft, or Trash).
Check the rows you want to act on (or check the header checkbox to select all visible rows).
Open the Action for Selected dropdown and choose: Move to Publish, Move to Draft, or Move to Trash.
Click Apply. A green banner confirms the action.

Note: changing the filter tab clears your row selections. Always pick the tab first, then check rows, then apply.

For permanently deleting trashed templates: switch to the Trash tab, select the rows, choose Delete Permanently, and click Apply. This cannot be undone — export a backup first.

Exporting templates as JSON

Export is a read-only snapshot — it changes nothing in your dashboard.

Export one template: from the Templates list, click the Export row action on that template's row (or open the template's Edit page and click the Export button at the top right). A JSON file downloads to your browser.

Export all templates: go to Templates → Import / Export → Export tab, click Export All. The file contains every template at every status (Published + Draft + Trash). Use this as a full-catalog backup before bulk-permanently-deleting or before a site migration.

The exported file is plain text — open it in any text editor to inspect contents. Import it back via Templates → Import / Export → Import tab.