# Pages 2.0

**This article details section templates and how to create them, add them to your page, and manage them.**

## What are Section Templates?

**Section Templates** are pre-designed sections that you can reuse in your Happeo pages. They can be created by you, your company's administrators, or by Happeo itself.

**Note: Section templates** can be created by **page group owners, editors,** and **platform admins.**

### Section Templates vs. Page Templates

Unlike **Page Templates,** which contain multiple sections, **Section Templates** refer to individual sections that can be easily added as pre-designed “Lego blocks” to a page.

### Use cases for section templates

- **Time-saving and efficiency**– Pre-designed sections eliminate the need to start from scratch each time you create a new page. This significantly reduces the time and effort required to build pages.
- **Consistency**– Section templates ensure a consistent look and feel across your pages.

## How to create a section template

**Note: Section templates** are created within the **page editor.** To start, you will need to create a **page group,** which serves as the **container** for your section templates.

**To create a section template:**

1. Click the **edit icon** at the top-right of your page group to enter the **page editor**  
2. Click **Sections** and choose one of the following:  
   - **Basic Section**– A completely blank section  
   - **Collapsible Section** – A blank section that can be **expanded** or **collapsed**  
3. **Add widgets** to your section. You can **learn how** to do so by referring to [this article](https://help.happeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/31976051466513-Pages-2-0-Add-and-Manage-Widgets)  
4. Once you are happy with the **section** you wish to turn into a **template**, you can **hover your cursor** over it (its outer edges) and **click on it.** When selected, the section will be outlined in blue.  
5. Click the **settings icon** at the top-right corner.  
6. Click **Save section as template**.  
7. **Name** your template.  
8. Provide a **description**   - Describe the purpose of the template. Consider including information about the intended use, audience, and any other relevant details.  
9. Click **Save Template**.

A toast message will appear at the bottom left of the page, indicating that your template has been saved. You can manage this template from the **Template Management** section.

## How to promote a section template to a company template

As a **platform admin,** you can promote section templates to company templates, making them accessible to all users within your Happeo environment.

**To promote a section template:**

1. From the main navigation menu, go to **Pages**  
2. Click **Manage Templates** at the bottom of the drop-down menu.  
3. In the **My Templates** section, filter by **Personal**, **shared with me**, or **shared by me**.  
4. **Hover over** the desired section template.  
5. Click the **share** button (shape with connecting dots).  
6. Select **Promote to Company Templates**.  
7. **Confirm** your decision to promote the template.

Once promoted, the template will appear in the **Sections** 
> **Company Templates** section of the **page editor**, making it readily available to all users.

## How to apply a section template

To **apply a section template** to your page:

1. In the **page editor**, click **Sections** from the left-hand navigation.  
2. Click on one of the following **section template categories**:  
   - **Company Templates** – Section templates created by your company’s administrators  
   - **My Templates** – Section templates that you have created  
   - **Made by Happeo** – Section templates that Happeo has made  
3. **Click on the section template** you wish to add to your page.

The **section template** will then be **automatically** added to your page.

## How to manage a section template

To **navigate** to the **management menu** of a **section template** you have created:

1. From Happeo’s main navigation menu, click **Pages**.  
2. Select **Manage Templates** at the bottom.  
3. Click **My Templates**.  
4. **Filter** by template type   - Personal  
   - Shared with me  
   - Archived.

**Note:** Saved section templates will be displayed with the **default style** set in the Admin Settings > [Branding](https://help.happeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/31976934443025-Pages-2-0-Create-and-Manage-Brand-Styles).

### Edit a section template

1. **Hover** **over** the section template you want to edit.  
2. Click the **pencil icon** to edit the template.  
3. You will be taken to a new window where you can edit the template.  
4. (Optional): Click **Preview** from the top right to see how your template looks like.  
5. Click **Save** once you are happy with your changes.

### Share a section template

1. **Hover** **over** the section template you want to share and click the **share button** (shape with connecting dots)   
   - **(Admins only): Promote to Company Templates**– This makes the template available to all users within your environment and can be found in the **Page editor > Sections > Company Templates**  
   - **Share with selected groups or people**– This allows you to share the template with specific users or groups. You can search for users, select them, and assign them specific access permissions: Can Edit, Can View, or None     - Shared templates can be found in **Manage Templates > My Templates > Shared by me OR Shared with me**.

### Archive a section template

1. **Hover** **over** the section template you want to share.  
2. Click the **archive button**(box with a downward arrow).  
3. **Confirm** archival.