Understanding Templates
Templates are the heart of every customizable product in Customix. They define how your design looks, where personalization happens, and how customers interact with it on your store.
A template is a visual layout that connects design elements (like text, images, and artwork) with customer inputs. It serves as the creative and functional foundation for your personalized product.
When a customer personalizes an item on your store — uploads a photo, enters names, or selects colors — they’re interacting with the structure you've defined in the template.
Each template is made up of several key components:
Print Area: Defines the boundaries where content will be printed on the actual product (e.g., the printable zone of a t-shirt or poster).
Personalization Layers: These include text fields, image upload areas,clipart selectors, and more. Templates use layers (similar to graphic design tools) to control how elements are stacked and arranged.
Live Preview: Here you link your design to a product mockup so customers can see their personalization in real-time.
Option Sets: The option sets tab lets you group and manage all the personalization options shown to the customer.
For step-by-step setup guides, field types, and advanced options, head over to the **Design Templates** section of our Help Center.
What Is a Template?
A template is a visual layout that connects design elements (like text, images, and artwork) with customer inputs. It serves as the creative and functional foundation for your personalized product.
When a customer personalizes an item on your store — uploads a photo, enters names, or selects colors — they’re interacting with the structure you've defined in the template.
What Templates Include
Each template is made up of several key components:
Print Area: Defines the boundaries where content will be printed on the actual product (e.g., the printable zone of a t-shirt or poster).
Personalization Layers: These include text fields, image upload areas,clipart selectors, and more. Templates use layers (similar to graphic design tools) to control how elements are stacked and arranged.
Live Preview: Here you link your design to a product mockup so customers can see their personalization in real-time.
Option Sets: The option sets tab lets you group and manage all the personalization options shown to the customer.
Want to Learn How to Create a Template?
For step-by-step setup guides, field types, and advanced options, head over to the **Design Templates** section of our Help Center.
Updated on: 15/06/2025
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