Title: Make a Template with Default Settings for Plugins
Last modified: January 7, 2018

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# Make a Template with Default Settings for Plugins

 *  [youcantdothat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/youcantdothat/)
 * (@youcantdothat)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-a-template-with-default-settings-for-plugins/)
 * Hello,
    Every time I create a page or a post I have to manually go through and
   adjust the settings for 2-3 plug-ins which I use. Is there a way to create a 
   template for post or pages which will automatically have the correct settings
   for the plugins selected? The plugins individually do not offer a way to do this.
 * This may seam like a minor inconvenience, but it prevents me from using the mobile
   Android app to create posts and pages. Also some of the plug-ins are security
   related and it would be great not to have to remember to check all the correct
   settings each time I post.
 * I’ve search the support forums but could find anything related to this, but perhaps
   I didn’t known the correct terms to use.
 * Thanks for the help!

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 *  [Kim White](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimwhite/)
 * (@kimwhite)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-a-template-with-default-settings-for-plugins/#post-9840585)
 * What are the plugins? All plugins are built differently.
    You would what to look
   for something in plugin settings that says “export settings”
 * You might get direct answers contacting plugin authors.
 * If you know how to migrate a site:
    If you so the same thing for each install
   you could create a default “template” site that you clone when you do a new install.
   Have it set up with all the plugins and settings you use.
 *  Thread Starter [youcantdothat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/youcantdothat/)
 * (@youcantdothat)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-a-template-with-default-settings-for-plugins/#post-9840616)
 * Kim,
    Thanks for the quick reply. The plugins are Ultimate Member and Custom 
   Sidebars. Based on responses to similar requests on their respective plugin specific
   support pages, it is not possible to change the default settings. This is why
   I was asking if there was a general solution to this problem.
 *  [Kim White](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimwhite/)
 * (@kimwhite)
 * [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-a-template-with-default-settings-for-plugins/#post-9842416)
 * Sorry, I don’t think what you are asking is possible if the plugin is not written
   that way. That’s why I suggest making a site that you use as a template for all
   others.
    I do this myself using Backup Buddy.

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 * Last reply from: [Kim White](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimwhite/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/make-a-template-with-default-settings-for-plugins/#post-9842416)
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