Jint’s Contribution Center allows you to create and manage reusable publication templates that can be shared across your entire SharePoint environment.

These templates offer two main benefits:

• Efficiency: Contributors no longer need to worry about layout or formatting—they can focus entirely on content.

• Quality and consistency: A standardized structure improves readability, reinforces your brand identity, and enhances user engagement.

With Jint, templates are no longer tied to a single SharePoint site—they can be leveraged organization-wide.

What is a publication template?

A publication template is more than a simple SharePoint page. It’s a complete blueprint that includes:

• A predefined title

• A selected publication type (page or article)

• The entire layout and content from the source page: web parts, formatting, Jint components, etc.

• Any metadata properties assigned to the template (see the "Technical details" section)

• The target site and folder where new pages will be saved

• A thumbnail, inherited from the source page

From a technical standpoint, Jint fully extracts the structure and content of a SharePoint page to create the template. We recommend that this source page:

• Be dedicated exclusively to template creation

• Have restricted access

• Remain structurally stable over time, to ensure future template updates are seamless

Managing your publication templates

From the Contribution Center menu, you can:

• Create a new template

• Edit an existing one

• Access the source page

• Delete a template

💡 Don’t see the Contribution Center? Follow this guide: Contribution Center – Overview and Setup

Creating a publication template

To create a new template:

1. In the unified experience, click the “+” button

2. Open the Settings menu
   
   

3. Click Create a template
   
   
   
   

4. Fill in the following fields:

   • Template name

   • Source page (created beforehand)

   • Template type (page or article)

   • Default publishing site

   • Destination folder for new pages

⚠️ The template type determines how it can be used: an “article” template can only be used to create articles, and vice versa.

Updating a template

To update a template:

1. Click the template in the Contribution Center to open its source page

2. Make the necessary edits to the SharePoint page

3. Go back to the Contribution Center, open the template settings, and click Update

4. Re-select the modified source page and confirm the changes

✅ Important: Changes made to the source page are not automatically applied—you must click “Update” for them to take effect.

Deleting a template

To delete a template, simply open its settings menu and click Delete.