Use site templates

Site editors can select one of the available templates for a customized set of content to configure for specific needs. You can also design your own site and save it as a template for others to use.

Activate a site template

Choose a site template to activate a bundle of content that you can configure for your own use. Templates focus on a specific topic or workflow and you can use any or all template items. To preview templates created by Esri, browse the ArcGIS Hub Template Gallery. Other members of your ArcGIS Online organization and the public can create and share templates.

Note:

Hub templates are ArcGIS Solutions that include the use of ArcGIS Hub.

To activate a site template, complete the following steps:

  1. Sign in to ArcGIS Hub.
  2. From the global navigation header, select the Create button and choose Site.
  3. Select Activate template to create a site from the template.
  4. Provide a name for the site and select Go.

    You are placed in the template's site editor where you can configure the site as your own. Activating a template creates new items in ArcGIS Online for each item included in the template. These items are also accessible in the site's content catalog. Select the Manage site settings button to go to the site workspace. Learn how to configure a template's content.

  5. To edit a solution in JSON, open the workspace of the solution (content) included with the template. From the live view of the solution, select the Manage settings button. From the solution's workspace, select Edit advanced JSON to open the solution's advanced editor.

Save a site as a template

You can save your site and its content as a template for others to use.

To save a site as a template, complete the following steps:

  1. Open a site in edit mode.
  2. From the site layout editor, select the More actions button more actions and choose Save as template.
  3. Select Open template editor to manage the templated site in its workspace.