Save As Template is a WordPress ability from The Plus Addons for Elementor — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Save As Template
WriteSaves a page or a specific element as a reusable Elementor template.
Requires the The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin (which registers under the 'tpae' ability category) on WordPress 6.9+, with Elementor active. Every ability requires the current user to have the 'edit_posts' capability (and 'edit_post' for the specific post being modified); abilities that create or edit content also verify Elementor and, where relevant, the target The Plus widget are available. A subset of abilities (theme templates, template conditions, dynamic tags, popups, and some custom-code abilities) only register when Elementor Pro is active, and many widget abilities load only in the free plugin when the Pro add-on is inactive.
What it does
Reads elements from a source post via get_page_data; if element_id is given it extracts just that element via find_element_by_id, otherwise it uses the entire page's element tree. Creates a new post in the elementor_library CPT with the given title and template_type (page/section/container), sets the elementor_library_type taxonomy term, and writes the extracted element data into the new template post via save_page_data.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Save the hero section (element abc123) on page 42 as a reusable template called 'Hero Banner'."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | integer | Yes | The source post/page ID. |
| element_id | string | No | Specific element ID to save. Omit to save the entire page. |
| title | string | Yes | Template title. |
| template_type | string | No | Template type. Default: page. One of page, section, container. |
Returns
Returns the new template's post ID (template_id) and its title.
Permission
check_edit_permission requires the edit_posts capability, and if a post_id is supplied, also requires edit_post capability for that specific post.
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Add Container
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Add Container
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Add Custom CSS
Adds custom CSS to a specific element or to the entire page (requires Elementor Pro).
Add Custom JavaScript
Adds a custom JavaScript snippet to a page by inserting an HTML widget containing a <script> tag; works with free Elementor.