# Reuse with patterns

Save sections and groups to reuse, share them to the Pattern Book, and add other people's patterns.

For: Everyone editing a site

## Saved sections and the Pattern Book

Two kinds of reuse exist. Saved sections are yours alone: a section you save from the canvas becomes available under Saved in the Add panel, in this website only. Patterns are groups of sections shared more widely: made by us in the Pattern Book, or shared by other CubeSites users after review.

Both appear in the Add panel as cards. Adding one copies it into the page, exactly like a block; the original is never touched by what you do to the copy.

Walkthrough: Saving a section, then finding the Pattern Book (Right-clicking a section, then Patterns in the Add panel)

1. **Save to reuse**: A section saved here appears under Saved in the Add panel, for this website.
2. **Blocks, Patterns, Saved**: The Add panel is also where shared patterns and your own saved sections live.
3. **Patterns are groups**: Two or three sections saved together, keeping their arrangement, made by us or shared by others after review.
4. **Adding one**: A copy lands in the page, exactly like a block. The original is never touched by what you do to the copy.

1. Select a section you might want again.
2. Right-click and choose Save to reuse, or Share to the Pattern Book.
3. Find both under Add, on the Saved or Patterns tabs.

## Sharing to the Pattern Book

Sharing asks for a name, what the pattern is for, a category and a credit line. The pattern is cleaned on our side, checked by a person, and only then appears in the Pattern Book for everyone.

Credit is shown on the pattern card unless you leave it blank. If a pattern you share contains contact details or other private text, the review will either clean it or ask you to; patterns are shared as layouts first, content second.

Walkthrough: Sharing a pattern to the Pattern Book (Patterns in the Add panel)

1. **Share asks four questions**: A name, what it is for, a category and a credit line. Then it is cleaned, reviewed by a person, and published.
2. **The credit**: Shown on the card unless you leave it blank. Leave it blank if the work was the team's.
3. **And reporting**: A pattern with someone's details in it gets reported from its card. Quick, anonymous and worth doing.

Warning: Never share a section containing real customer details, personal data or anything under a confidence. The Pattern Book is public.

## Using other people's patterns

Patterns in the book carry a badge showing who made them. Adding one is the same as any section, and editing afterwards is unlimited: the copy is yours.

If something about a shared pattern is wrong, "Report a pattern" on the card tells us what the problem is, for example that it contains someone's contact details. Reporting is quick and anonymous to the pattern's author.

Note: Patterns are a head start, not a shortcut around editing. Run Click through on any page you build from one.

## Can I sell my own patterns?

Not yet. Patterns are shared with the community. Selling templates is a separate feature under Templates.

## Where do saved sections live?

In the Add panel, on the Saved tab, for this website. Another website in the same workspace has its own saved list.

## Related guides

- [Add a section](/help/blocks/add-a-section)
- [Save and reuse a template](/help/templates/save-and-reuse-a-template)
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