How to Create & Clone Website Templates

Creating a clonable website template in DecoNetwork allows you to standardize your store setup and quickly launch new stores with consistent design, products, and configuration. This is especially useful for campaign stores, team stores, or affiliate programs where multiple stores share a common layout.

In this article

• Prerequisites
• Why use website templates?
• Step 1: Create a clonable template
• Step 2: Enable template usage for new stores
• Step 3: Create a new store using the template
• Best-practice tips
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional resources

Prerequisites

Why use website templates?

Website templates allow you to reuse an existing store’s layout, design, and configuration when creating new stores.

• Launch new stores faster with pre-configured layouts and products
• Maintain consistent branding across multiple stores
• Reduce setup errors by standardizing store configuration
• Support scalable workflows for campaigns, teams, or affiliates

Step 1: Create a clonable template

1. Go to Websites → Manage Websites.
2. Click on the website you want to use as your template.
3. Navigate to Administration → Clone Store Settings.
4. Choose one of the following options:
   • Clone once – creates a one-time copy of the store
   • New stores can be created using this store’s settings – enables this store as a reusable template
5. Enter a name for the template.
   • DecoNetwork will automatically append “Template” to the name.

Step 2: Enable template usage for new stores

After creating a template, you must enable templates in your store options. Without this step, your template will not appear when creating new stores.

1. Go to Websites.
2. Open Store Options.
3. Enable New store signup templates.
4. (Optional) Enable Force stores to select a template.

Step 3: Create a new store using the template

1. Go to Websites → Add Store.
2. Choose whether the store:
   • Belongs to you, or
   • Belongs to a customer
3. Click Save.
4. In the New Store configuration page, select your template from the Store Configuration list.
5. Complete the remaining setup and create the store.

Best-practice tips

• Fully configure your store (products, pages, branding, pricing) before cloning it
• Use templates for repeatable store types such as campaigns, teams, or affiliate stores
• Enable Force template selection to ensure consistency
• Name templates clearly so they are easy to identify during store creation

Troubleshooting

• Template selection not showing when creating a store:
  Ensure Enable new store signup templates is checked in Store Options
• Store created without template design:
  Templates must be selected during store creation. This cannot be easily changed afterward
• Template changes not reflected in new stores:
  Only changes made before store creation are applied; existing stores are not updated automatically

FAQs

• Can I apply a template to an existing store?
  No. Templates are only applied during store creation.
• What does a template include?
  Templates include the store’s layout, pages, products, and configuration at the time they were created.
• Can I create multiple templates?
  Yes. You can create multiple templates for different use cases (e.g., long-term stores vs campaign stores).

Additional resources

• Managing Websites in Your DecoNetwork Account
• Website Store Options
• Create an affiliate store
• Create a campaign store