Export Site Builder templates to other servers

Site Builder administrators can export published Site Builder templates to other servers running Site Builder. People working on those servers use the Site Builder templates to create websites or to design similar Site Builder templates. Only administrators can export Site Builder templates. Website creators do not see the import and export actions when they use Site Builder.

To copy a site template or section template to another server, use the Export action under the Site Builder template name. There are two export options:

• To copy a Site Builder template to a virtual portal on the same host, we can export the Site Builder template and import all necessary files immediately to the virtual portal.

• Otherwise, export the Site Builder template to a file, copy the file to the other Portal server, and use the Import Site Template action on the target server.

The site template name or section template name cannot already exist on the target server or it does not display in the list of Site Builder templates on that server.

Export collects the site or section structure, the page templates, and any required libraries you added to the template. Portlets and themes are not included because they should be available from the base portal.

• Export a Site Builder template to a virtual portal
  With direct access to a virtual portal set up on the same host on an internal or external site, exporting collects all the necessary files and imports them immediately.

• Export a Site Builder template to a file
  If we are exporting to a server other than a virtual portal on the same host, we must export to a file instead and import it to the target server later. With Site Builder installed on the other server, the Import Template action makes the Site Builder template available to administrators and website creators.

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