What you need to put a template live

It is a code project, not a drag and drop editor. Settle whether that suits you now rather than in month three.

What you need#

Three things, and all three are free.

• Node installed on the machine that builds the site.
• A command line and somebody who is comfortable using one.
• Somewhere to host it - any host that serves static files will take it.

What you do not need#

The list of things a template does not drag in.

• No plan. Hosting a template yourself is a supported way to use it.
• No plugin marketplace, so there is no plugin layer waiting to be patched.
• No account with us beyond the one your purchase opened.
• No design tool. The design ships finished in the files.

If that is nobody in your business#

Say so now, not later.

• Buy a plan and let us host and edit the site for you.
• Commission a build if the design also has to be yours alone.
• Ask first. Email [email protected] and we will tell you which lane fits rather than take the wrong money.

The honest test#

One question answers it.

• Can somebody in your business run a build command? If yes, a template is the cheapest route to a good site.
• If no, a template will sit in a folder. That is the failure we see most, and it is avoidable.