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Create your own template

Updated 1 month ago by Rana Wilds

You did it! You created a padlet with the perfect layout for all of your future projects! If only you could save it, so you don't have to remake it multiple times. 🤔

Welcome to Templates!

In the Make a padlet menu, you will see two categories of Templates:

  • Your templates
  • Suggested Gallery

The Templates you have created yourself or have been shared with you will be shown under 'Your templates.' The pre-made Templates we have provided for you to spark some ideas are under the 'Suggested Gallery.'

If you don't see anything under 'Your templates' in the Make a padlet menu, it is because the padlet's 'Link privacy' is set to Secret. The creator of the Template will need to add you as a collaborator or provide the link to you. If you access the link, you can Bookmark it to use later! The creator can also change the 'Link privacy' to Team/Org only.

Create your own Template

Any padlet can be marked as a Template. So, how do you do it? Whether you're using a padlet that has already been created or you're making one now - you can create your Template by following these steps:

  • Open the desired padlet and click on the three-dot ellipsis button (...) on the right-hand side of the page
  • Select Mark as template

Your padlet will now be clearly marked with a Template tag at the top next to your title. It will also be easily spotted on your Dashboard.

Sharing Templates

If you plan on sharing your Template with others on a shared dashboard, it is a good idea to set your 'Visitor permissions' to Reader and 'Link privacy' to Org/Team only. This way, the other users have access to the Template in the Make a padlet menu. If you pick the Template from the Make a padlet menu, it will automatically produce a remake of the Template that you can edit without affecting the original.

Let's say the owner of a Padlet for Schools account creates Templates to have available for all teachers to use. Using the settings Reader and Org/Team only will ensure the teachers can see the Templates in the Make a padlet menu and are ready for use by others.

With user-created Templates, the 'Visitor permissions' and 'Link privacy' will automatically be set to the organization's Default privacy settings saved for your account. If you are using a Template from our Gallery, the privacy and permissions will copy over from the original Template. These can be changed in the Share menu.
If you see a Template someone has shared in the Make a padlet menu but it's not on your dashboard, the creator of the padlet will need to either add you as a collaborator or click the 'Display on org/team dashboard' toggle button ON.

Accessing created Templates

So, you've made a few Templates, your teacher made some and you're pretty sure your best friend in your English class made one, too. Where can you find them? When creating a padlet and marking it as a Template, it will only show up in certain areas based on the Share settings chosen. Different settings determine the visibility of the Template for others, as well. There are three main places you may see your Templates pop up.

  • In your All folder
  • After clicking the pink Make a padlet button, you'll see them under 'Your templates'
  • In your Templates folder

See below how different Share settings affect the location of your Templates.

Where you'll find your Template

No access / private

  • Only the creator and added collaborators can see the Template and only in the Make a padlet menu. It will not be displayed anywhere else.

Org/Team only (with 'Display on org/team dashboard' toggled OFF)

  • Collaborators and creators will see the Template in their All folder, Templates folder and Make a padlet menu. All other members of the org/team will only see it in the All folder. If you wish for the Template to be in all three places for everyone within the org/team, you will need to turn ON the toggle for 'Display on org/team dashboard.'

Secret / Secret - password / Secret - Log in

  • Only the creator and added collaborators can see the Template. The creator can only see it in their All folder. Added collaborators can see the Template in their All folder, Templates folder and Make a padlet menu. No one else will have access to the Template unless they have the link. If these users want to save the padlet, they can Bookmark it!

Public

  • Everyone can see the Template. While it won't appear in your All folder, Templates folder or the Make a padlet menu, it will show up in your Recents tab after you view the padlet.
Do note: If the creator changes the 'Visitor permissions' to No access at any time, it will be removed from your Bookmarks. It will return if the creator changes it back.

Creating a padlet from your Template - 'Remaking' it

To create a new padlet from a Template, use the Make a padlet button. Go to your dashboard and click on Make a padlet > 'Your templates.' Select the Template you'd like to build from.

Your new padlet will copy all posts and wallpaper from your Template. The title of the padlet will also be copied over but will include the date, too. Feel free to keep this as is or change it by clicking on the Settings cog icon (⚙️) in the panel on the right-hand side of the padlet.

When creating a padlet from a Template the authorship will transfer to the user making the padlet. There is no option to change this.
When creating a new padlet from the original Template you will need to use the Make a padlet button and select your desired Template under 'Your templates.' Accessing the Template from the All or Templates folder will only open the originals - not create new ones.

To create a new padlet from a Template when clicking on it from one of the folders, you will need to Remake the padlet. Be sure to click Copy design and Copy posts when remaking the padlet this way.

Don't feel like creating your own Template? Feel free to use any of the beautifully made, pre-populated Templates from our 'Gallery!' Click on the pink Make a padlet button on your dashboard > Below 'Your Templates' you will see the 'Suggested Gallery' section > Pick your Template!

To search through different categories and see a larger, overall view of our Gallery Templates, click on the Gallery tab on the left-hand side of your dashboard. Learn more about our pre-made Gallery Templates here!

There are over 200 options ranging from general purpose to those that are useful in an educational setting! To read more about our pre-made Templates click here!

Enjoy using Templates! Doesn't life seem so much easier now? 😊

FAQs

Why is my Template missing from the Make a padlet menu? My All folder? My Templates folder?
Templates will only show up in this menu based on the Share settings that the Template was created in.

No access/private: Only the creator and added collaborators can see the Template and only in the Make a padlet menu. It will not be displayed anywhere else.

Org/Team only (with 'Display on org/team dashboard' toggled OFF): Collaborators and creators will see the Template in their All folder, Templates folder and Make a padlet menu. All other members of the org/team will only see it in the All folder. If you wish for the Template to be in all three places for everyone within the org/team, you will need to turn ON the toggle button to 'Display on org/team dashboard.'

Secret/Secret-password/Secret-login: Only the creator and added collaborators can see the Template. The creator can only see it in their All folder. Added collaborators can see the Template in their All folder, Templates folder and Make a padlet menu. No one else will have access to the Template unless they have the link. If these users want to save the padlet, they can Bookmark it!

Public: Everyone can see the Template. While it won't appear in your All folder, Templates folder or the Make a padlet menu, it will show up in your Recents tab after you view the padlet.
Why can't I mark someone else's padlet as a Template?
Only Admins and creators of a padlet have this permission. If the creator has allowed Remakes - you can Remake the padlet and then mark it as a Template on your own account.
I only see a few templates in my Gallery. Where are all the others?
Only a small handful of Templates are located in the Make a Padlet menu. If you'd like to see all of our pre-made Gallery Templates either click the link at the bottom of the Make a Padlet menu or click the Gallery tab on the left-hand side of your dashboard.

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