Creating Reusable Template Content

Your brand probably has certain stylistic or structural elements that you use in every message template. Instead of building these elements from scratch every time, wouldn't you rather create them once, then save them as reusable elements that your team can use again and again?

When you build templates in the Drag and Drop template editor, you can set up a row's structure, content, and style according to your preferences, then save it as a saved row. Saved rows make it faster and easier to build message templates, maintain a consistent look and feel across your brand's messages, and reduce the likelihood of design errors creeping in.

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# Saved row considerations

When you're working with saved rows, there are a few important things to remember:

• Saved rows must be unique and can't be empty.
• The names of your saved rows must be unique and can't exceed 180 characters.
• The names of your custom categories for saved rows must be unique and can't exceed 40 characters.
• Each project can have a maximum of 500 saved rows.
• Each project can have a maximum of 30 custom categories for saved rows.

# Creating saved rows

1. Open a new or existing template and click the Rows tab in the editor panel.

2. Drag a row element onto your template, and configure its structure, settings, and content according to your preferences.

3. When you're finished, click the configured row on the template canvas to select it, and click the save icon that appears.

   

4. Give your saved row a descriptive name, and, optionally, select a category to save the row to.

   

When you save a row, the following attributes are saved:

• Row structure
• Row content
• All style settings

# Managing saved rows

To view your project's saved rows, open the Rows tab of the Drag and Drop editor, and click into the saved rows dropdown menu.

By default, there are three categories in this menu:

• Empty — Blank, non-saved row layouts
• My Saved Rows — Saved rows created by you
• All Saved Rows — Saved rows created by you and others on your team

# Create a custom category

You can create custom categories to keep your team organized and easily find your most-used template elements.

1. Click into the saved rows dropdown menu, and select Manage Custom Categories.

2. Enter a descriptive name for your category, and click Save.

You can edit the names of your custom categories at any time — simply reopen this menu, click into the text entry box(es) and make your desired changes, then click Save.

# Delete a custom category

To delete a custom category, go to the Manage Custom Categories menu, and click the trash can icon next to each category you want to delete.

When you delete a custom category, the saved rows within that category are not deleted. They're still available under the All Saved Rows category.

# Edit a saved row's name or category

1. To edit the name or category of an individual saved row, click the three dots next to the saved row's name in the editor panel, and select Edit Info.

   

2. Make your desired changes, then click Save.

3. You can see a log of when the saved row was created and edited (and by whom) at the bottom of this menu.

   

# Inserting saved rows

1. Open a new or existing template, and select the Rows tab in the editor panel.

2. Click into the saved rows dropdown menu at the top of the panel, and select one of the available categories to view the saved rows that have been created in your project.

3. Find the saved row you want to insert into the template (either by opening its containing category, scrolling through All Saved Rows, or searching by keyword), then drag it onto the template canvas.

# Want to learn more?

For more information about some of the topics in this article, check out these resources. Iterable Academy is open to everyone — you don't need to be an Iterable customer!

Iterable Academy

• Foundations: Building a Base Template
• Product Bite: Creating Reusable Template Content

Support docs

• Drag and Drop Editor