Dreamweaver

Create a nested template

Nested templates let you create variations of a base template. You can nest multiple templates to define increasingly specific layouts.

By default, all editable template regions from the base template pass through the nested template to the document based on the nested template. That means that if you create an editable region in a base template, then create a nested template, the editable region appears in documents based on the nested template (if you did not insert any new template regions in that region in the nested template).

Note: You can insert template markup inside an editable region so that it won’t pass through as an editable region in documents based on the nested template. Such regions have an orange border instead of a blue border.
  1. Create a document from the template on which you want to base the nested template by doing one of the following:

    • In the Assets panel’s Templates category, right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh) the template you want to create a new document from, then select New From Template from the context menu.

    • Select File > New. In the New Document dialog box, select the Page from Template category, then select the site that contains the template you want to use; in the Template list, double-click the template to create a new document.

  2. Select File > Save As Template to save the new document as a nested template:
  3. Enter a name in the Save As box and click OK.