How to change templates?

EasyContent makes it easy to change your content items or brief template. This article will teach you how to do that using various methods.

Changing a Single Content Item's Template

In this section, you will learn how to change just a single content item's template.

Method 1: via the action dropdown

1. Go to the content items page.
2. Under the action column of the item you want to change templates, click the vertical three-dot menu icon and then select change template from the dropdown that will appear.
3. The template selection modal will appear.
4. From there, select the new template you wish to use from the dropdown and click change template.

Method 2: via template column

1. Go to the content items page.
2. Under the template column of the item you want to change templates, click its current template's name.
3. The template selection modal will appear.
4. From there, select the new template you wish to use from the dropdown and click change template.

Changing Multiple Content Items' Templates at Once

In this section, you will learn how to change multiple content items' templates at once. This is useful, for example, if you've created a new template and you want it to be used on your existing content items.

1. On the content Items page, select the items you want to change templates using the checkboxes next to their name.
2. A floating menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
3. From that floating menu, click the horizontal three-dots icon, and then from the menu that will open, click change template.
4. The template selection modal will appear. From there, select the new template you want.
   • You can review the affected content items by clicking the "Changes will be applied to N selected items" link. This will expand to display all items that will have their templates changed to the one you've selected.
5. Once you've selected your desired template and reviewed the affected items, click change template.

Changing a Single Brief's Template

In this section, you will learn how to change just a single brief's template.

Method 1: via the action dropdown

1. Go to the briefs page.
2. Under the action column, click the vertical three-dot menu icon of the brief you want to change templates, then click edit in the menu that will appear.
3. The brief editor modal will appear.
4. On the lower right area of the modal, there will be a template selection option.
5. From there, select the new template you want to use, then click save changes.

Method 2: via template column

1. Go to the briefs page.
2. Under the template column of the brief you want to change templates, click the template's name.
3. A modal for selecting a new template will appear. 
4. Select your new template, then click save changes.

Changing Multiple Brief's Templates at Once

In this section, you will learn how to change multiple brief's templates at once. This is useful, for example, if you've created a new template and you want it to be used on your existing briefs.

1. On the briefs page, select the items you want to change templates via the checkboxes next to their name.
2. The actions dropdown will appear in the filter menu, before the search bar.
3. From there, select change template.
4. The template selection modal will appear. Select the new template you want.
   • You can review the affected briefs by clicking the "Changes will be applied to N selected items" link. This will expand to display all briefs that will have their templates changed to the one you've selected.
5. Once you've selected your desired template and reviewed the affected briefs, click change template.