Template Builder

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Click New template. 
3. Under Template name, enter a recognizable template name. If you leave it blank, a default name will be assigned, which can cause confusion if you have several templates.
4. Under Choose a type of template, select:
   • Clean WordPress to start from a clean install.
   • Existing backup to create a template from a backup. If selected, under Existing website, choose a website, then pick a backup date and backup name.
5. Click Add plugins and choose the plugin source. (If you don’t want to add plugins, skip to the next step.)
   • WordPress Repository: Type a plugin name, click Enter, and select it from the list.
   • Starred plugins – Enter your WordPress.org username (without @), click Enter, then select individual plugins or Add all. 
   • Existing Sites – From a dropdown list, choose a connected website to copy plugins from. Select individual plugins or Add all.
   • External destination – Pull plugins from your connected Dropbox or Envato accounts. Select individual plugins or Add all. 
   • Upload a zip file – Upload a .zip plugin file from your local computer. 
6. (Optional) To remove plugins from the template, next to Added Plugins click Edit, then click the Trash icon (in the Remove column). Here you can also activate or update plugins on the destination website after the template is cloned. 
7. Click Add themes and choose the theme source. (If you don’t want to add themes, skip to the next step.)
   • WordPress Repository: type a theme name, click Enter, and select it from the list.
   • Starred plugins – Enter your WordPress.org username (without @), click Enter, then select individual themes or Add all. 
   • Existing Sites – From a dropdown list, choose a connected website to copy themes from. Select individual themes or Add all.
   • External destination – Pull themes from your connected Dropbox or Envato accounts. Select individual themes or Add all. 
   • Upload a zip file – Upload a .zip theme file from your local computer. 
8. (Optional) To remove themes from the template, next to Added Themes click Edit, then click the Trash icon (in the Remove column). Here you can also activate or update themes on the destination website after the template is cloned. 
9. Click Done. 

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Click the date next to the template you want to edit.
3. Click Edit. From there, the process is the same as when creating a new template (Step 3 to Step 9).

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Click the date next to the template you want to duplicate. 
3. Click Duplicate. 
4. Rename the template if needed, then click Save.

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Click the date next to the template you want to delete. 
3. Click Delete. 
4. Confirm by clicking Delete again.

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Under Template Name, click the template you want to clone. 
3. Click Clone. 
4. Under Choose destination type, click Existing website in ManageWP. 
5. Under Select existing website, choose the destination from the list or by typing the website URL. We’ll copy the template over to that website. 
   • If the destination website is not successfully connected to ManageWP, you won’t see it as a suggested destination. We advise using New website option instead. 
6. (Optional) Click Create new admin to add a new admin user on the destination website. 
7. (Optional) Click Search engine visibility to adjust this setting on the destination website. 
8. Click Clone. 
9. (Optional) Once cloning is complete, check the destination site to confirm that plugins and themes were copied correctly.

Choose this option if your destination website isn’t connected to ManageWP or if you want to use an empty server. 

Please note that you’ll have to have a database created and your FTP and database details prepared in advance. 

We recommend testing everything (including the FTP path to the destination folder) before you start the template transfer. If you’re unsure which FTP and database details to use, contact your hosting provider. 

Also, the destination URL has to be publicly reachable so we can initiate the cloning process.  

1. In the top-right corner of your ManageWP dashboard, click your avatar, then click Template Builder.
2. Under Template Name, click the template you want to clone. 
3. Click Clone. 
4. Under Choose destination type, click New website.
5. Enter the publicly reachable destination URL and click Test URL. 
6. After a successful test, the Enter Connection Information section will appear. Enter the FTP and database details.
   • If you’ve previously saved the destination credentials, click Choose from list to autofill the form. 
7. Click Test Credentials. 
8. Click Save connection info to save successfully tested credentials for future use. 
9. (Optional) Click Create new admin to add a new admin user on the destination website.
10. (Optional) Click Change prefix to change the database prefix. If left blank, the source website prefix will be used.  
11. (Optional) Click Search engine visibility to adjust this setting on the destination website. 
12. Click Clone. 
13. (Optional) Once cloning is complete, check the destination site to confirm that plugins and themes were copied correctly.