Did you create a high-converting Checkout sales template that you want to:
Share with all your team members?
Send your email subscribers as a gift?
Sell as part of your services?
With Flodesk—now you can!
In just a few clicks, you can turn your top-performing Checkout template into a shareable link for others to use. This gives you new opportunities to monetize your business by sharing templates that convert.
In this help article, we will show you how to share a Checkout as a template for other Flodesk members to import into their accounts.
How to share a Checkout as a template
On your Checkouts dashboard:
Hover over the Checkout’s card that you’d like to share as a template,
Click the three dots (...) quick access menu
Select ‘Share as a template’
You will see the 'Share as a template' modal. If you enable sharing, any Flodesk member with the link can import your Checkout design as a template into their account.
Toggle on 'Share with anyone who has the link', and you'll get a unique URL.
Use the built-in copy button to copy the link and start sharing it with other Flodesk members via email, social media, on your website or through your Flodesk Checkout.
How to turn off Checkout template sharing
You can turn off sharing at any time by:
Hovering over the Checkout’s card
Clicking the (...) dots quick access menu
Selecting ‘Share as a template’
Toggling off the sharing option
Also, if you change your mind and decide to re-share the Checkout again, the Checkout template's shareable link (URL) will remain the same.
Important notice:
(1) Images
Any images included within a Checkout sales page shared as a template will be imported with the template. Only use images in shared templates if you have the appropriate copyrights.
(2) Custom fonts
If you're using custom fonts in your shared templates, the imported template will still utilize those custom fonts. The member who imported it will be able to edit the text but not the font-weight. The font file will not be added to their brand fonts under Account settings > Brand fonts, and the custom font will not appear in the drop-down list of fonts for them to use elsewhere.
(3) Segments
Any segments mapped for the "Opt-in segment", "Product segment", and "Upsell segment" will not be moved over to the member’s account that imports your Checkout template. The member importing your Checkout template will need to create and map the segments for Opt-in segment, Product segment, and Upsell segment before publishing the Checkout.
(4) Copy logic
When a shared Checkout template is copied or imported, these fields will be handled as follows:
| Sharing member | Receiving member |
Checkout title | Checkout title | Copy of [Checkout title] |
Sales page | Sales page | All Sales page items are copied over |
Checkout | Checkout | All Checkout items are copied over |
Delivery | Delivery | All Delivery items are copied over except Download Links |
Setup | Setup includes
| All Setup settings will copy over except:
|
Checkout setup | Checkout setup includes
| These will not be copied over |
What happens when someone clicks a shared Checkout template link?
When someone receives and clicks on your shared Checkout template link, they will see a preview of the Checkout template similar to the example below.
They can use the desktop and mobile preview icons to see what the Checkout design looks like on different devices.
If they're logged into their Flodesk account and click the 'Start designing now' button, the template will be imported into their account.
If they don't have a Flodesk account yet, they will need to sign up first. The Checkout will then be imported into their account as a draft ready to be used. If someone signs up this way, it will count toward your affiliate commission.
How do I know which Checkouts I shared as a template?
Any Checkout you share as a template will have a small globe icon on the checkout’s card, similar to the image example below.
If you click that icon, it will show you the template stats:
How many viewed this template
How many used this template
Note: These figures are unique values. If someone imports a template 5 times, it'll count as one person.
Can I still edit a Checkout I shared as a template?
When you share a Checkout as a template, you can still edit it as usual, and the edits will appear under the same shared live link.
However, edits will not reflect on templates already copied to another member's Flodesk account.
What happens if I duplicate a shared Checkout?
If you click the (...) dots quick access menu and duplicate a Checkout shared as a template, the new copy will have sharing toggled off. It will act as a new draft checkout on your Checkouts dashboard.
What happens if I delete or unpublish a Checkout that was shared as a template?
Deleting a Checkout shared as a template will make the shared link inaccessible. Anyone trying to access the link will receive a 404 error message.
However, it will not delete the Checkout for any members who have already imported the template to their account.
When you unpublish a Checkout that was shared as a template, it will still have a "shared" link, meaning you have to explicitly take the action to toggle off sharing if you desire.
I wanted to share a Checkout as a template and was asked to upgrade my plan
Checkout template sharing is only available for Flodesk members with an active subscription that includes Flodesk Checkout.
If you’re a member on a free trial or free tier plan, you will need to upgrade to a paid subscription to take advantage of checkout template sharing.
If you’re a member of the Email-only plan, you will need to add Checkout to your subscription plan to take advantage of checkout template sharing.
Note: If your paid Flodesk subscription plan expires, your Checkout template sharing links will return a 404 error message. If you renew your subscription, the 404 error message will be removed, and the shared templates will be live again.
Summary
Hover over the checkout’s card
Click the (...) dots quick access menu
Select ‘Share as a template’.
Use the built-in copy button to grab the checkout template’s unique URL and share it with the world.