# Exporting and packaging Experience Builder templates

*Experience Cloud Consultant Study Guide · Templates and Themes · Last updated October 24, 2026 · https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/experience-cloud-consultant/templates-and-themes/exporting-and-packaging-experience-builder-templates*

How to export a customized Aura Experience Builder template, page or theme, reuse it in the same org, and package it in a managed package for other orgs, plus what the export leaves behind and why upgrades don't change existing sites.

- Certification: Salesforce Experience Cloud Consultant
- Exam section: Templates and Themes
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/experience-cloud-consultant

**Official exam objective:**

> Apply packaging, exporting, and importing a template.

## What the exam expects

- Export a customized template from Experience Builder and name what blocks the export (an out-of-date template version, permissions).
- Reuse an exported template in the same org through the Experience Creation wizard, without packaging.
- Package a standalone template, theme or page in a managed package (from a Developer Edition org) to distribute it, and predict what an upgrade does to existing sites.
- List what the export leaves out and what changes on the way (flattened subpages, renamed templates, reset list views), so the destination admin can reconfigure it.
- Export a single page or theme instead of a whole template.

Key terms: **exported template** (a customized Aura site saved as a base for new sites; it appears in the Experience Creation wizard); **Lightning Community Template** (the Package Manager component type for a standalone template); **managed package** (an upgradeable package that avoids naming conflicts); **default page variation** (the only variation an export keeps); **Lightning Bolt Solution** (an optional wrapper that bundles a template with apps and flows).

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Export path | Experience Builder, Settings, Developer, Export a Template | [Export a Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=community_builder_export_template.htm&type=0) |
| Export blocker | Template not on the latest version | [Export a Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=community_builder_export_template.htm&type=0) |
| Same-org reuse | Exported template appears in the Experience Creation wizard | [Export a Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=community_builder_export_template.htm&type=0) |
| Subpages | Flattened to the top level in new sites | [Export a Template](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=community_builder_export_template.htm&type=0) |
| Names | Non-alphanumeric characters removed; names must be unique | [Export and Packaging Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.community_builder_export_considerations.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Not exported | Head markup, Google Tracking ID, CSS editor styles, localized content, non-default page variations | [Export and Packaging Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.community_builder_export_considerations.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Managed package upgrade | Existing sites aren't updated | [Export and Packaging Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.community_builder_export_considerations.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Standalone template component type | Lightning Community Template, in a managed package from a Developer Edition org | [Package and Distribute a Bolt Solution](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_export_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Exported page | Appears in the New Page dialog of every site in the org | [Export a Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_export_page.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| LWR sites | No template, page or theme export | [LWR Template Limitations](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/template_limitations.htm) |

## Check yourself

- Why does a site built from an exported template show all pages at the top level?
- Why does a subscriber's existing site not show a banner added in an upgraded managed template package?
- What does a template named My Template #2 become when exported?
- Where does an exported page show up for the org's other sites?

## Sources

- [Export a Customized Experience Builder Template for a Lightning Bolt Solution](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=community_builder_export_template.htm&type=0)
- [Export and Packaging Considerations for Lightning Bolt Solutions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.community_builder_export_considerations.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Package and Distribute a Lightning Bolt Solution](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_export_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Export a Customized Experience Builder Page for a Lightning Bolt Solution](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_export_page.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Export a Customized Experience Builder Theme for a Lightning Bolt Solution](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.community_builder_export_theme.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [LWR Template Limitations](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.exp_cloud_lwr.meta/exp_cloud_lwr/template_limitations.htm)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 7 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Experience Cloud Consultant pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams