{"id":147992,"date":"2025-07-15T12:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/?p=147992"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:40:22","slug":"the-difference-between-site-templates-and-cloud-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/the-difference-between-site-templates-and-cloud-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between site templates and cloud templates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Templates are a great way to make website building more efficient by allowing you to reuse site parts and pages that you\u2019ve created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[callout type=&#8221;Important&#8221;]About privacy<\/strong>: Cloud Templates and Cloud Website Templates are tied to the individual user\u2019s <strong>Elementor account<\/strong> and <strong>Elementor Pro subscription<\/strong>. This means that only the user who connects their account to the site can access or upload templates to their personal Cloud space. Other <strong>WordPress users<\/strong> on the same site will not have access to this service unless they log in with their own Elementor account, and have an active Elementor Pro subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So <strong>as long as you don\u2019t share your personal Elementor login<\/strong>, your templates will remain private and inaccessible to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also important to note that using <strong>Cloud Templates is separate from activating Elementor Pro<\/strong> or any other subscription. Each user must have their own <strong>Elementor account<\/strong> and subscription to access these services.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you save and use templates, you have two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Site templates<\/strong>: These templates are available to all users with an Elementor account. They are stored locally, on your site and can be reused for that site\u2019s pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud templates<\/strong>: These templates are available for Elementor users with an Elementor Pro subscription. This means that Elementor users can use these templates for any site they\u2019re working on.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot-1024x734.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot-1024x734.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot-1536x1100.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Template-save-screenshot.png 1982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The save template screen, allowing you to save your template to the site or to your cloud library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1-1536x1099.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMport-template-1.png 1988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The import template screen allows you to import either a site template or a template from your cloud library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[callout type=&#8221;note&#8221;]Storage size is dependent on which subscription plan you own. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pricing-plugin\/\">Elementor Pro subscriptions page<\/a> for details.[\/callout]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/transfer-a-site-template-to-your-cloud-template-library\/\">transfer Site Templates to the Cloud Template Library<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/import-and-export-elementor-website-templates\/\">save an entire website to your Cloud Template Library<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn to <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/help\/create-templates-for-faster-website-building\/\">use templates for faster template building<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Templates are a great way to make website building more efficient by allowing you to reuse site parts and pages that you\u2019ve created. 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