Interface Templates

When you create a new Interface, you start with a template. A template is a collection of Interface Settings which control how the Interface looks and behaves.

MetaLocator provides series of templates to all customers. These are available when clicking Interfaces > New as shown below. Click Select to create an Interface in your account based on that template.

Enterprise customers and reseller partners can create their own Interface Templates. These custom Interface Templates are not typically installed on a website directly. Instead, a new Interface is created from the template, and that resulting Interface is installed.

To create a custom Interface Template, create a new Interface from any source template, and then choose "Set as Template" as shown below.

Interface templates are then indicated as shown with the yellow Edit button:

Some Interface settings in a template can be locked and unlocked as shown below:

When a setting is locked, any interfaces created from this template will not be able to edit the setting. As shown below, notice Primary Color can not be changed in the Interface derived from the template shown above.

This helps our customers enforce standards regarding their interfaces.

When Template settings are locked, and the template is saved, the locked setting value is then applied to any Interfaces that inherit from the template. This allows for centralized management of certain settings.

You can update the template of an existing interface at any time.

To change a template, go to the Interfaces list, select one or more interfaces, and choose “Change Template” from the menu. You’ll be presented with a list of available User Template.

When you apply a new template, MetaLocator will automatically update the interface to use the new layout and any locked template settings. Settings that are enforced by the selected template will replace the current configuration, while other settings will remain unchanged.