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Blueprints

Blueprints are complete Lay Theme starting points. Use them to try, import, export and reuse full Lay Theme website structures.

Lay Options → Blueprints is a separate Lay Options submenu for importing and exporting complete Lay Theme starting points. A Blueprint is a portable .layblueprint.zip file that can contain known Lay Theme content, Gridder layouts, Lay Options, Customizer settings, textformats, webfonts and menus.

Lay Options Blueprints menu item

Open Blueprints from the Lay Options submenu in the WordPress admin

Try Blueprints

You can try published Blueprints on the Blueprints page. Lay Theme creates a temporary WordPress demo site, installs Lay Theme, applies the selected Blueprint and opens the finished site automatically.

Use this when you want to inspect a Blueprint before importing it into your own WordPress installation.

Import Blueprints

Use Blueprints when you want to start a new website from a ready-made layout system, move a reusable Lay Theme setup to another installation, or share a prepared site structure with someone else. It is currently marked as a beta feature in the admin. More ready-made Blueprints will be added over time.

Lay Options Blueprints manager overview

Import a Blueprint ZIP or start from a ready-made Blueprint in the library

  • Import from library shows ready-made Blueprints. Use Preview to look at the Blueprint first, then Import to check and apply it.
  • Import ZIP lets you upload a .layblueprint.zip file from your computer. Click Check file first. Lay Theme validates the Blueprint, checks the Lay Theme version and lists required plugins.
  • Before importing, create a full WordPress backup. Importing a Blueprint replaces the current Lay Theme content, layouts, menus and settings that belong to the Blueprint scope. Lay Theme creates a restore point for the last import, but a real backup is safer.
  • Restore appears after an import and lets you return the site to the restore point from before the last Blueprint import.

Export Blueprints

Export turns the current site into a Blueprint. The export wizard asks which active plugins the Blueprint requires, whether it is intended for sale, which placeholder photos or solid colors should replace the media, and whether you are allowed to include the webfont files.

Lay Options Blueprints export wizard

The export wizard checks limitations, required plugins, placeholders and webfont permissions

Limitations

A Blueprint is not a full WordPress database backup. WooCommerce content and settings, third-party plugin settings, license keys, update state and installation-specific data are not exported. Original images and videos are not included either; they are replaced by generated placeholder images and videos so Blueprint files stay small and shareable. Webfont files are included, so only export a Blueprint if your font license allows that.