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What a template is

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A template is a reusable CoverKit design you create and edit in WordPress. Each template is its own item under Media → CoverKit (or CoverKit → Add New).

A template holds:

  • Your layout — shape layers (text, images, basic shapes) on the design canvas
  • Canvas settings — width, height, background, and gradient
  • Use case assignments — how this design is used for Open Graph, sidebar preview, and other outputs

Templates are not regular posts or pages. You design once, then configure use cases so CoverKit knows when and how to generate images from that design.

What templates are for

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Use templates to keep branding consistent: one layout can power multiple outputs (share images, editor previews, embedded canvases on posts).

Canvas size

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Set width and height in the template editor (sidebar or infobar). For Open Graph share images, 1200×630 pixels works well; the Open Graph use case recommends that size—see Open Graph image.

Dimension presets from Settings → CoverKit appear when you import or create templates so common sizes are one click away.

Import template modal showing dimension presets from CoverKit settings Placeholder: Capture the import-template or new-template flow showing preset dimensions from Settings → CoverKit.

Starter templates

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On first activation, CoverKit can import starter designs if you have no templates yet. Those imports apply canvas defaults from pattern content automatically. If you use a block pattern that includes a Meta block, see Meta block in patterns.

Templates vs. posts and pages

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  • In the CoverKit template editor, you build reusable designs with shape layers.
  • In a post or page, you embed output with the CoverKit Canvas block and can load layers from a saved template.

See Blocks in the editor for how template design relates to content embedding.

Template list (wp-admin)

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From Media → CoverKit you can open templates, preview generated output, duplicate designs, reload starter content when available, and clear cached images.

For clearing cache in bulk or from a single template, see Clearing cache.