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Templates

A template is a saved snapshot of a sandbox — its WordPress and PHP versions plus all of its content. Build a sandbox once, save it, and create fresh copies whenever you need them.

What a template captures

Templates snapshot the whole sandbox: the WordPress and PHP versions, installed plugins and themes, settings, and database content. New sandboxes created from a template start exactly where the template left off.

Save a sandbox as a template

  1. On a ready sandbox, open the actions menu (the … button) and choose Save as template.
  2. Give it a name and an optional description.
  3. Click Save template.

The template builds in the background (status building → ready). Once ready, you can create sandboxes from it.

Create a sandbox from a template

There are a few ways:

  • In the create form, pick the template from the Templates dropdown (this locks the stack to the template's versions). See Create a sandbox.
  • On the Templates tab (or the Templates page), click New sandbox next to a ready template.
  • Right after saving, click Use in the progress dialog.

Manage templates

Open the Templates tab in your dashboard (or Templates in the top nav) to see each template's stack, status, and size. To remove one, click the delete (trash) button — this can't be undone, and templates that are still building can't be deleted.

Templates count toward your storage limit, just like sandboxes do.

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