Assign a custom template to a default template

[masperber]

What

In the Site Editor, under templates, it would be great to add the ability to assign an existing custom template to a default template, without needing to manually copy the content from one template to another.

Why

I worked with a user who designed a template as a custom template, but they later wanted to assign that custom template as their front page. This required them to copy their content from the custom template to the Front Page template.

How

When viewing all templates, there is a 3 vertical dots button to the left of all templates. In this menu, it could be possible to assign or copy one template to another template.

When doing this, it would be great if the revision history of the template receiving the changes will be preserved, so this action can be easily undone.

[liviopv]

There's currently an option to override the contents of a template with another template, but it's currently reserved for theme-defined templates:

CleanShot.2024-04-30.at.16.22.04.mp4

📌 ACTIONS

• Feature request kept

Reported upstream: WordPress/gutenberg#61256

[mrfoxtalbot]

@liviopv, I cannot replicate this, the three-dot menu is not working on my end:

Kapture.2024-09-04.at.13.04.19.mp4

Am I doing something wrong?

[inaikem]

@liviopv, I'm tentatively closing this since we've not heard back from you and cannot replicate. Please reopen if needed!

[liviopv]

@inaikem @mrfoxtalbot this is not a bug, but a feature request, not sure if it makes sense to close it considering it still exists upstream WordPress/gutenberg#61256