Switching templates without losing your content

How template switching works

You are not committed to your first template. Avago can move your site onto a different one mid-project, and your content comes with it. This works because templates are built from the same set of building blocks. When you switch, Avago maps your existing content block by block onto the equivalent blocks in the new template: your hero copy lands in the new hero, your services list in the new services section, your gallery in the new gallery.

To switch, open your template settings, preview the alternatives and apply the one you want. Your content is mapped automatically.

When mappings are perfect

Mapping is cleanest when the two templates share the same kinds of sections. If both have a hero, an about block, a services grid, a gallery and a contact form, almost everything lands where you'd expect:

• Text moves with its heading and body intact.
• Images stay attached to the sections they belonged to.
• Your colours and fonts carry across as global styles.

For most switches between business templates, the result is usable straight away.

When you'll need to fix things by hand

The further apart the two designs are, the more cleanup you should expect:

1. Unmatched sections — if the new template has no equivalent for a block, that content is preserved but may need re-placing.
2. Different proportions — a hero built for a tall image may crop a wide one; reposition or swap the photo.
3. Layout-specific copy — text written to fit a three-column grid can read oddly in two columns. Trim or expand it.
4. Custom tweaks — manual spacing or colour overrides from the old template don't always carry meaning into the new one.

Always switch in a quiet moment, then walk the whole site top to bottom before publishing. Your history is kept, so if a switch isn't working you can roll the page back.