Templates Library

⏱ ~5 min read · what the Templates Library is, the three tabs inside it, how to insert a ready-made block or full page, how to save and reuse your own, and where templates live.

In short. The Templates Library is the shortcut to a finished-looking page. Instead of building every section from scratch, you open the library, pick a ready-made block (a hero, a pricing table, an FAQ) or a whole-page layout (an About page, a Home page), and click Insert to drop it onto the canvas — then make it yours. You can also save your own sections and pages back into the library so a pattern you've perfected is one click away on the next page. Your saved templates live with your site by default; on plans that support it, a template can be shared so it's available across every site on the account.

On this page: What the library is · Where to find it · The three tabs · Inserting a template · Saving your own · Where templates live · Worked examples · Troubleshooting · Vocabulary

What the library is

The Templates Library holds saved layouts you can reuse — a template is either a single section (a hero band, a testimonials row, a call-to-action panel) or a complete page (an About page, a Home page). The whole point is reusability: build or pick a pattern once, then drop it in as many times as you like instead of re-creating the same structure by hand.

Two kinds of templates show up in the library:

Built-in templates — a set SGEN ships with the builder, covering the sections and full-page layouts most sites need. These are your fast start when a page is blank.
Your own templates — sections or pages you save into the library yourself, so a layout you've refined becomes reusable across your site.

Everything you insert is fully editable after it lands. A template gives you the structure and a sensible starting design; the text, images, links, and styling are all yours to change.

Where to find it

Open SG-Builder on any page, then open the menu (the hamburger icon in the top bar of the workspace) and choose Templates Library. The library opens over the canvas with its tabs across the top.

The three tabs

The Templates Library is organised into three tabs.

Tab	What it holds
Blocks	Ready-made sections — single bands you drop into a page. They're grouped by purpose, including heroes, cards, deals, FAQs, footers, information sections, pre-footers, testimonials, and brand/logo strips. This is the tab you'll use most often while building out a page.
Pages	Ready-made full-page layouts — complete starting points such as several Home and several About layouts. Insert one to lay down an entire page in a single move.
My Templates	The sections and pages you've saved. Empty until you start saving your own; this is where your reusable patterns collect.

Inserting a template

The flow is the same whether you're adding a section from Blocks, a layout from Pages, or one of your own from My Templates:

Open the Templates Library from the menu.
Choose the tab you want — Blocks for a section, Pages for a full layout, My Templates for your own.
Browse the previews and click Insert on the one you want.
The template drops onto the canvas. A section block lands at your place in the page; a full-page layout lays down its complete structure.
Edit it like anything else — change the headings, swap the images, set the links, adjust the styling. The inserted copy is independent, so your changes don't touch the template it came from.

A practical tip: start a brand-new page from a Pages layout to get a complete, balanced page in one move, then refine each section. For an existing page, reach for Blocks to add one section at a time exactly where you need it.

Saving your own

When you've built a section or a page you'll want again, save it into My Templates so the next reuse is a single insert. Once it's saved, it appears under My Templates and inserts exactly like the built-in ones. This is how teams keep a consistent look — a CTA band, a footer, a service-card row — across many pages without rebuilding it each time.

If you later improve a saved template, future inserts pick up the new version. Copies you already inserted into pages keep the design they had when you inserted them, so updating a template never rewrites pages you've already published.

Where templates live

Scope	Availability
Per-site (default)	A template you save belongs to the site you saved it on. It shows up under My Templates when you're building any page on that site.
Account-shared	On plans that support it, a template can be shared across the account so it's available when building any site under that account — useful when you run several sites and want one consistent pattern everywhere.

Worked examples

Goal	What you do
Start a new page fast	Templates Library → Pages → Insert a Home or About layout → edit each section's copy and images.
Add a pricing section	Templates Library → Blocks → Insert a pricing block → edit each tier's price, features, and button.
Reuse your CTA band everywhere	Build the band once, save it to My Templates, then Insert it on each page and tweak the heading.
Keep several sites consistent	Save the shared pattern and (where your plan allows) share it to the account so it's available on every site.
Improve a saved pattern	Update the template in the library. New inserts use the new version; pages you already built keep their copies.

Troubleshooting

I don't see Templates Library. Open the menu (the hamburger icon) in the top bar of the editor — the library opens from there, not from the block list.
My Templates is empty. It only fills with templates you save yourself. The ready-made sections and pages are under the Blocks and Pages tabs.
Editing an inserted section changed nothing elsewhere — is that right? Yes. An inserted template is an independent copy. Editing it never affects the original template or other pages.
I updated a template but an old page didn't change. That's by design — previously inserted copies keep their original design. Re-insert the updated template where you want the new version.
A teammate can't see my template on another site. Per-site is the default scope. Use account-shared (where your plan supports it) to make a template available across sites.

Vocabulary

Template — a saved, reusable layout: either a section or a full page.
Blocks tab — built-in section templates.
Pages tab — built-in full-page templates.
My Templates tab — the templates you've saved.
Per-site scope — the default; a saved template stays with the site it was saved on.
Account-shared scope — a template made available across every site on the account (plan-dependent).