Whilst our default Article layout is admittedly pretty sweet, there may be times you may prefer to create your own custom layout for your articles or blog posts. You can now create your very own article templates and assign them to one or more articles as you please. If you've ever created a custom Category Template, you'll already know how this works.
Step-by-step guide
1. Check Articles settings allow 'zoned article template' and 'article template override'.
In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Feature Management → Articles.
Click 'Configure' and check whether your site is already using zoned article templates. If not, you will need to toggle the feature 'Use Zoned Article Template' on.
Then, toggle 'Enable Article Template Override' on and save your setting changes.
2. Create and assign a template to an article.
Now under the Content menu, navigate to Content → Articles. Choose the article with the template you want to change and click Edit.
In the top right, hover on Options and select either Design Template (to edit the template being used by this article), or Manage Template (to assign or create a new template).
Design Template
The Design Template option appears only if a template exists for this article. If selected, you will be taken to the Edit page for the template. See step 3 below.
For this example we'll choose Manage Template.
In the Select Article Template popup, select an existing template for use, copy to create a new template, or remove a template. Because we want to create a new template, we'll click 'Copy'.
From the Select Template dropdown list, select the article template you want to make a copy of.
If you'd like to be able to use this template for other articles, toggle on Create Master Template.
In Template Name, give your new template a name.
To save the new template, click the Copy button. You'll be returned to your article, and newly created and assigned template is displayed on the top left corner of the screen. You can make changes to the template by clicking on the template name.
3. Change the layout of the article template (optional)
Before you add, edit or remove widgets in your article template, you can select another article template or even design a new layout, for instance, if you want to add or remove zones.
To change the layout, under Options, select Design Template.
In the 'Article Page Zoned Layout' section, click Change.
In the Change Layout page, you can select an alternate layout or create a new custom one via Options → Add Custom Layout.
Select an existing option that fits your needs, or 'Add Custom Layout' to create a new one from scratch. If you need some guidance in creating a new layout, see our Layout Creator help page.
When you have finished changing the template, click Save.
4. Add, Edit and Remove Widgets to Individual Zones in an Article
Once your template layout is ready to go, you can design how you want your article to look by adding, editing and removing widgets to suit. See article page - zoned layout help.
Additional Information
| Minimum Version Requirements | n/a |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | n/a |
| Self Configurable | Yes |
| Business Function | Marketing |
| BPD Only? | Yes |
| B2B/B2C/Both | Both |
| Ballpark Hours From CV (if opting for CV to complete self config component) | n/a |
| Ballpark Hours From CV (in addition to any self config required) | n/a |
| Third Party Costs | n/a |
| CMS Category | Content |
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