Internet hosting resellers rejoice! Now you can create, package deal, and promote a number of customized web site templates – at no additional price to you.
We’ve been within the biz of cloning WordPress websites and dashing up your web site development workflow for properly over a yr now.
Members additionally love our expertly-made, default WPMU DEV web site templates, which dropped concurrently cloning.
However within the phrases of Fleetwood Mac, it’s time to “go your own wayyyyy.”
As a result of with the assistance of a sneaky backups hack, our internet hosting now means that you can create and package deal your personal customized web site templates for reselling to your purchasers.
eCommerce… private coaching… advertising company… flower boutique… no matter you’ll be able to consider! Now you can create customized templates for all of them – any market, any area of interest.
Better part is, you’ll be able to create as much as 25 customized templates utterly free.
Preserve studying to learn to implement this new game-changer and the way it matches completely into your reseller internet hosting wheel home.
Skip forward:
- How customized templates work
- Creating your first customized template
- Two methods to entry your new web site templates
- Some PSA’s about customized templates
- A fast recap of our reseller internet hosting capabilities
How our customized templates work
It begins with an incredible supply web site you want to flip right into a template.
One you’ve labored laborious on (however not too laborious, because of time-saving options like plugin configs ;)) and is ideally sellable as a turn-key answer.
Keep in mind that “sneaky backups hack” I discussed within the intro? Right here’s what I used to be speaking about:
Every customized template you create is definitely a full backup of the positioning you select to repeat, saved on our AWS servers.
Whenever you ship a request to create a brand new template, we create a backup of that web site, zip it, and add it to AWS.
That template/backup is fetched and restored at your chosen new web site URL.
And voila!
This template is now prepared for use and accessed in “My Templates” space of The Hub (extra on that under).
Creating templates this manner offers you two main advantages:
- It doesn’t have an effect on your internet hosting storage in any respect.
- You possibly can create as much as 25 customized templates utterly free, no additional price to you (we’ll even be upping this quantity in future if the demand is there).
Additionally, since your template is a full backup of an present web site, it comes readily included with EVERYTHING.
Plugins, themes, customers, license keys, settings, web site knowledge – it’s all fully-preserved for you.
Lastly, it goes with out saying, you’ll be able to ONLY create templates of WPMU DEV hosted websites.
…Now that you understand slightly extra about customized templates and the way they work, let’s see them in motion.
Creating your first customized template
Did I point out you’ll should be a WPMU DEV member and have hosted websites with us to make use of this function?
The best means for non-members to observe alongside is to take both our Freelancer or Company plans (they each provide you with free hosted websites you should utilize) for a free 7-day spin.
Navigate to your WPMU DEV hosted websites in The Hub (our built-in web site administration software) and discover the Web site Templates tab.
From this tab you’ll be able to edit the main points of your present templates and create new templates.
Choose Create Template to get began.
A pop-up will seem asking you to pick out the positioning you’d wish to make your template, and to offer your template a reputation and outline.
As soon as carried out, hit Create Template and your new template will probably be prepared in a couple of minutes, it’s that simple!
When it’s completed loading you’ll be notified through The Hub, and also you’ll additionally obtain an e-mail letting you understand the brand new template has been created (see under).
One other factor to notice is that you simply’re free to create a number of templates from a single web site. So should you suppose you’re onto a winner, use it as your template base as a lot as you would like (as much as our 25 restrict in fact).
You may as well create templates straight out of your supply web site
It’s so simple as choosing the positioning you want to flip right into a template, and clicking the vertical ellipsis icon to the proper of it.
Choose create template to get the ball rolling.
Then rinse and repeat the above!
Two methods to entry your new web site templates
When you’ve efficiently created a brand new web site template, right here’s the way you or your purchasers can entry them.
1.In the course of the web site creation or cloning course of
Your template (and others you create in future) can now be chosen from the Create New or Clone choices when including a brand new web site to The Hub.
Hit the “+” icon in The Hub so as to add a brand new web site and get began.
For this walkthrough we’ll choose Create New (the steps for cloning are precisely the identical, solely as an alternative of making a web site, you’re cloning one).
Click on Create web site and a pop-up will seem with the choice to create a model new web site or create from template.
Choose create from template and also you’ll see any templates you’ve created at the moment are seen.
You may as well choose WPMU DEV Templates to see the vary of default web site templates made by our knowledgeable workforce. Discover out extra about these in our web site cloning article.
Our default templates are additionally an incredible instance of what’s now doable. Minus just a few options we’re nonetheless engaged on bringing you.
However the concept remains to be the identical, a number of web site templates for a number of niches and use-cases, on your purchasers to select from.
Whenever you hit the ellipsis icon subsequent to your template you’ll additionally see you’ve got the choice to edit the main points of your template (change the title and outline we added earlier) or delete it.
And that’s just about it!
Hit Use template and also you’ll be taken by means of the usual strategy of establishing a brand new WPMU DEV Hosted web site – creating a brief URL, selecting from 10 worldwide server areas, and ready a couple of minutes whereas your web site hundreds.
2. Instantly from the “Site Templates” tab in The Hub
As we touched on above, you can even entry and handle your customized templates proper from the Web site Templates overview tab in The Hub.
From right here you’ll be able to edit the main points of your present templates, and likewise simply create new ones as outlined within the steps above.
Some PSA’s about customized templates…
- Preview thumbnail coming quickly – Due to their backup nature, your templates don’t at the moment include a “preview option” such as you’ll see with our default WPMU DEV templates. However don’t fear, we’re engaged on an answer that means that you can add a number of thumbnails to point out off your templates to purchasers.
- Delete at your personal danger – should you’re excited about deleting a customized template, please think twice! Since customized templates are technically backups, when you delete one, there’s no getting it again.
- No modifying or updating – you can’t edit or replace any side of templates as soon as they’re created. When you do must edit or replace your template, merely create a brand new one out of your up to date supply web site and delete the outdated template.
Try our web site template docs for more information and useful FAQs.
A recap of our reseller internet hosting capabilities:
- It’s been doable to resell WPMU DEV Internet hosting for some time now and lots of our members have been completely fortunately doing it manually.
- We additionally not too long ago made some behind the scenes to our internet hosting to make sure it’s 99.9% white labeled from high to backside.
- Utilizing The Hub Shopper, you’ll be able to setup your personal full consumer portal, the place they’ll handle websites, entry internet hosting instruments, and extra.
- Lastly, that is form of a secret nonetheless… however we not too long ago soft-launched our built-in billing system, that means now you can automate your consumer invoicing, create subscription plans, handle purchasers, and extra. It’s additionally included with The Hub and The Hub Shopper.
And now with customized templates, we’re one step nearer to a fully-automated internet hosting reseller system.
Nonetheless to come back:
Domains – Supply your purchasers the chance to seek for and buy a website, which will probably be mechanically mapped to their new internet hosting and templates arrange… yep, be your personal GoDaddy!
Try our product roadmap to maintain up with what’s in retailer for The Hub, The Hub Shopper, and the remainder of our WP plugins.
Get began with templates and reseller internet hosting totally free
Present members… what are you ready for?? Leap into your Hub and take a look at turning certainly one of your hosted websites right into a resellable web site template.
Not a member? Try our internet hosting plans and pricing right here.
Wish to strive our internet hosting totally free? The easiest way to take action is to take both our Freelancer or Company plans for a free 7-day trial. Each will let you host 1-3 websites with us yearly, totally free.