There are a number of pre-prepared and fully customizable templates that you can choose from whenever you create a new board in your account. Whether you're looking for a board created especially for your industry, or simply a ready-made board to make your life a little easier, we've got you covered! 

Choose a template

To add a new board from one of our templates, open the left pane and click on the + button right under the name of the Workspace you are working in. Next, click on "Choose from templates" to visit the template center. 

When you select a template, you can click "Use Template" to add it right away, or you can decide to create it directly in the current Workspace that you are in, or to have it created in a new Workspace altogether.

The preview will give you a quick description of the workflow it was intended for, and let you know which integrations it's compatible with. 

Tip: You can fully customize any template added to your account. Feel free edit the name of your items, groups, and columns according to your needs and change or add anything else you'd like!

Add a template bundle

In the Template center, you can find bundles of templates that work together to create the perfect pre-prepared workflow. They usually contain two or three connected boards complete with pre-set automations, views, and more. You can find our template bundles integrated amongst all of the other templates in the Template center. The only difference is that when added, they appear all together neatly in a folder in your Workspace.

They'll almost always come with lots of screenshots, descriptions, and videos explaining how to make the most of your solution, so be sure to look through the Template Center preview to learn all about it!

Create your own board template 

Note:  This functionality is available for the Standard plan and above. 

You can transform your favorite boards into templates for your account in just a few clicks! When viewing your board, click the three-dot-menu at the top right corner of your screen, select "More actions" and then "Save as a template". 

Once done, you will see a wand to the left of your board's name indicating that your board is now saved as a template. It will now be accessible to all account members through the Template center! ⭐️

Note:  In order to create your own template, you'll need to make sure your board's permissions are set to "edit everything" and that your board is a Main Board.

Only board owners will be able to change the template. If you are editing the board, deleting it, or archiving it, keep in mind that this will affect the template as well. The other users can utilize it but won't be able to change its structure or content.  

Tip: If you've recently created a new custom template and don't yet see it in your Template Center, try refreshing the page! 

When you view an account template's preview, you'll see details such as the template's creator, the workspace the template was created on, and the date it was last updated. 

Note: If a template belongs to a closed workspace, it will only visible to workspace members. However, all of the templates you have access to can be used in any workspace, regardless of the workspace they were created in originally! 

FAQs for a templated board

• How does enabling Board Permissions affect a templated board?

When enabling Board Permissions on a board and then templating that board, the permissions will not be carried over to the template. However, permissions settings on the original board (with the wand icon next to the title) will change to Write updates only to prevent non-owners from making changes to the templated board.

• Do the board owners and board subscribers carry over in a template?

Great question! No, they do not. When you use a template that was created from someone on your team, the board owners and subscribers will not be carried over from the original board that this template was created from.

• Who will be listed as the template owner within the template store?

The person who clicked to create a template out of a board will be listed as the template owner within the template store.

• Will dependencies that were setup remain intact in a templated board? 

Good news, yes they will! If you had items connected in the Dependency Column on the original templated board, they will remain intact when anyone goes in to create a new board from that template.

• Will files remain attached in a templated board? 

They sure will! Files that have been added to the original templated board via the Files Column, the Updates Section, or the Files Gallery will remain attached when anyone goes in to create a new board from that template.

• Do automations carry over in a templated board?

Automations that are turned on will carry over to any new board created from that template. With this said, it is important to know that integration recipes will carry over but will be turned off. You will need to click into the turned-off recipe and reset the integration connection once creating a new board from that template in order to use the integration. 

Create a new board automatically from a board template

By using a custom automation, you can trigger the creation a new board based on one of your template automatically. Let's say you are working in an HR team. Whenever a candidate is hired, you can set up an automation so that a week before the new employee starts, his or her onboarding board will be created. 

Tip: Check out this quick YouTube video to learn more about how to automatically create a new board from your templates!

Removing a board from the template list

To remove a board from your template list, click on the three-dot menu located on the right of your board. From there, select more actions, and then click on "remove from templates."

Create a column template

Note:  This feature is available on the Enterprise plan only.

You can add specific columns of your board as template. Let's say we are managing an event company. We are using a status column with many different labels for each type of event: 

To save a column as a template, click on the three-dot menu the right of the column's title and select "Save as a template":

Next, name your column and add a description: 

Once done, click on the blue "Save the column as a template" button. You will then be able to find your column in the Column Center and add it to any of your boards!

This is so useful if you have a column with many different labels or dropdown choices that you want to save for later use! 

Use a template on your mobile app

Templates are not only for your browser or desktop app - now you can use board templates right from your mobile app!

First, click the blue '+' icon at the bottom right corner of your screen as you would to create a new board:

Now, you can choose from any of our prepared templates, or create your own! Swipe through the templates to see what types of boards you can create!

To learn more, check out this article!