Managing Local Templates

Local templates are notification designs saved on your WordPress site. They are separate from the online gallery on notifal.com.

You manage them under Notifal → Templates: create new designs, import files, duplicate, trash, and export backups.

Marketplace imports also create templates linked to notifications. See Importing a Template from the Marketplace for that flow.

Open the Templates screen

1. In WordPress, go to Notifal → Templates.

If you have no templates yet, you see creation options (HTML Builder, Elementor, Block Editor, or Import). See the builder guides:

• Creating a Template with the HTML Builder
• Creating a Template with Elementor
• Creating a Template with the Block Editor

Template list overview

When you have at least one template, the list shows:

Use the search box to find templates by title.

Status tabs

Tabs at the top filter by status, similar to WordPress posts:

Duplicate a template

Duplicating is the fastest way to reuse a design:

1. Hover over a template row.
2. Click Duplicate.
3. Notifal creates a copy with a new title.

Open the copy and adjust the design or assign it to another notification.

Move templates to trash

Single template

1. Hover over the row.
2. Click Trash.

Multiple templates

1. Check the boxes next to the templates you want.
2. Choose Move to Trash from the bulk actions dropdown.
3. Click Apply.

Trashed templates stay in the Trash tab until you delete them permanently or restore them (WordPress-style row actions).

Empty trash

When viewing the Trash tab, use Empty Trash to permanently delete all trashed templates.

Export templates

Export creates a backup you can move to another site or store offline.

Export one or more templates

1. Check the templates to export.
2. Choose Export from bulk actions.
3. Click Apply.

Each JSON file includes the builder type, content, and media references from your site.

Import templates from a file

1. Click Create New Template.
2. In the modal, click Import Now under Import Template.
3. Upload a .json or .zip file (max 10 MB).
4. Click Import Templates.

Imported templates are published immediately and ready to assign to a notification.

Only import files from sources you trust (your own exports or official Notifal downloads).

Create a new template

Click Create New Template and pick a builder:

Templates vs marketplace library

Template Library series