> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trypost.it/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Post templates

> Pre-built post structures you can apply to a draft in one click.

## What are templates?

Templates are pre-built post structures — caption skeleton, slide layouts for carousels, suggested image keywords — that you can apply to a draft and customize. They're a starting point, not a final post.

Each template is keyed to a platform and content type (e.g. `linkedin_carousel`, `instagram_feed`). When applied, TryPost fills in the matching fields on your draft post.

## Browsing templates

Open **Templates** from the sidebar. The library is filterable by:

* **Platform** — LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, etc.
* **Category** — Educational, Promotional, Engagement, Storytelling, Announcement, etc.
* **Search** — case-insensitive substring match on template name and description

Templates are content-managed — the catalog is locale-aware (English, Portuguese, Spanish), and TryPost falls back to English if a template isn't translated for your workspace's content language.

## Applying a template

1. Open or create a post
2. Click **Apply template**
3. Pick the template that matches your platform and intent
4. The post's content (and slide layouts, for carousels) is filled with the template's structure
5. Edit freely — the template is just the starting scaffold

Applied templates don't lock the post in any way. Once applied, the post is yours to edit, and changes to the template definition later don't affect existing posts.

## What a template carries

| Piece                     | Notes                                                              |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Caption skeleton          | The body text with placeholders like topic / value prop / CTA      |
| Slide layouts (carousels) | Title + body for each slide                                        |
| Image keywords            | Suggested terms for the AI image generator or a stock-photo search |
| Category & platform       | Used by the filter; not editable on a post                         |

## Limitations

* The template library is curated — you can't create custom templates from the UI today.
* Templates only cover formats that work with text + images. Video formats (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) aren't in the catalog yet.