Switch Email Templates

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A new template is a quick way to change the look of your email campaign. You can switch your template in the new or legacy email builder at any time. Changing your template will erase all your content, set styles, and previous edits.

In this article, you'll learn how to switch your email template.

Before you start

Here are some things to know before you begin this process.

  • We recommend that you save your original content as a template or replicate it as a backup. Occasionally, we're unable to transfer all your content from one template to another.
  • To help us move your content when switching templates, we recommend you make a minor edit, such as an added space, to any content block with text.
  • Depending on your plan, you may not have access to all of the template options. To find out what features are included in each plan, check out our pricing page.

In the new email builder

Changing the template in an email campaign will erase all your content, set styles, and previous edits. We recommend that you save your original content as a template or replicate it as a backup.

To switch your template in the new email builder, follow these steps.

  1. On the design step, click the Actions drop-down, then click Change template.
  2. Hover over the template you want to switch to and click Apply.
  3. In the Change Template modal, click Yes, change template.

In the legacy email builder

To switch your template in the legacy email builder, follow these steps.

  1. On the design step, click the Template drop-down menu and choose Save this design as a template to back up your content.
  2. Enter a name for your backup template and click Save.
  3. Click the Template drop-down again and choose Switch templates.
  4. Choose a new template from the Layouts, Themes, Saved templates, or Campaigns tab. Code your own templates won't preserve content during a switch.
  5. In the Switching Templates pop-up modal, click Change Template.

We'll do our best to place your original template's content in the new template of your choice.

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