How do I manage templates for my site?

Wetpaint sites have several preformatted templates to help users add new standardized pages to a site: Monthly Calendar, Weekly Calendar, Schedule, Event Planning, and a Photo Gallery. If you are the site creator or a moderator, you also have the ability to create new Custom Templates for your site. Or, you can choose to unpublish some, or all, of the Standard Templates provided by Wetpaint.

To manage the Standard Templates and Custom Templates for your site, select "Settings" from the top menu and then select "Template Manager".

Managing Standard Templates

The Standard Templates provided by Wetpaint are automatically set to be "published" and accessible by all users on your site. If you prefer to make any or all of these templates unavailable to users, simply click the status link that says "Make Draft".

Creating New Custom Templates

Creating a Custom Template gives users an easy starting point for adding information to your site. You can create new templates in three ways:

1. Select "Add a New Custom Template" from the Template Manager (see image above).
2. Click the "Save as Template" button in the EasyEdit Toolbar while editing any page.
   
   
   
3. Click "Add a sub-page" in the navigation bar, then click "Add a new template"
   
4. You can save a draft of your new template page and work on it before making it available to all the users on your site. When the Add Template dialog appears (see below), check the box that says "Make this a draft". Once you are satisfied with your template and it is ready to be used on your site, remember to go back in the Template Manager and click "Publish".