[6.7 HelpHub]: Template Editor

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Article: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/template-editor/

Update for 6.7

• Update: Move template areas into a panel. (62033)

General

• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case
• Convert all reusable blocks to a ‘regular block’.
• Update the changelog at the end of the article

Notes

• Some PRs have great videos that can be added to the article.

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General

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• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version

How to use the Template Editor via the WordPress Block Editor

• Remove the text "Under the Summary section," from the line "Under the Summary section, click the name of the template. A popup will appear. Click Edit template."

• Update the following video for "Editing an existing page template"

Editing.an.existing.page.template.mp4

To create a new custom template

• Update this line "Under the Summary section, click the name of the template. A popup will appear. Click the add template icon in the top right corner." to ---> "Click the name of the template. A popup will appear. Click the Create new template option from the popup."

• Update the following video for "Creating a new custom page template"

Creating.a.new.custom.page.template.mp4

How to use the Template Editor via the Site Editor

• Update the text from "Click the + button in the top right corner of the sidebar to the optional types of new templates you can add to your site." to --> "Click the Add New Template button in the top right corner of the editor to the optional types of new templates you can add to your site.

• Update the following video for"Start with a Pattern when adding a new template."

How to assign a custom template to a post or page

• Update the following text

4. Click the name of the template. A popup will appear.
5. In the popup, click the 'Swap template' option to find the list of all custom templates. Pick the template you want to assign to the post or page.

• Update the following image

How to rename custom templates

• Update the following video for "Renaming a custom template from the template list"

Rename.a.template.from.the.template.detail.view_.mp4

How to delete a template

• Update the following text for "From the templates list in the Template Editor"

• Click on Templates to view the list of templates on your site.

• Click the three-dot menu icon of a custom template you created, that you want to delete and click the ‘Delete’ option.

• Confirm you want to delete the template in the dialog that displays, and you will be notified once it is complete.

• Update the following video for "Delete a template from the list view"

Delete.a.template.from.the.list.view.mp4