Notion has recently announced the relaunch of its Template Gallery with exciting new features and improvements. This revamped gallery aims to support, showcase, and scale the ecosystem of content created on Notion, with a strong emphasis on the creators behind it. There's a few key improvements we'll get into, but this is a game changer for three key groups: makers, users, and teams.
How the New Template Gallery Works
An Expanded Library
The relaunched Template Gallery brings a wealth of new templates to the Notion ecosystem. With over 5000+ new templates available, users now have an even wider range of options to choose from, catering to various needs and use cases.
Enhanced Categorization
To improve the browsing experience, Notion has introduced 250+ new, granular categories in the Category Pages. This classification system allows users to easily navigate and discover templates within specific themes, such as Work, School, or Personal. Users can now quickly find templates that align with their unique requirements. This is a huge improvement over the previous gallery, which was often challenging to navigate, as search was very hit-or-miss.
Seamless Template Discovery
The introduction of the New Template In-App Gallery enhances the user experience within Notion itself. Users can now conveniently access the gallery while working on their projects, allowing for effortless template discovery and integration into their workflows. This seamless integration saves users valuable time and streamlines their creative process, without ever having to leave the app.
Simplified Template Submission Process
To further encourage template creation and collaboration, Notion has introduced a new submission form for templates. This streamlined process enables creators to easily contribute their templates to the gallery, ensuring that the template library remains dynamic and continually updated with fresh, innovative offerings.
This also ensures templates submitted are vetted, and come from experienced Notion creators.
What does this mean for Notion template makers?
Creator Profiles Build Instant Trust
The addition of creator profiles is the most significant change in the new Template Gallery. Template makers now have the opportunity to build a profile, create a branded Notion page, and provide links to their templates. This enhancement enables many more creators to have their templates exposed to Notion's vast user base of 35 million users.
With the relaunch, every template on Notion's page is now associated with a creator. Users can also access the creator's active channels, such as websites, social media accounts, or email newsletters. This creates a trusted environment for users to explore and utilize templates.
The introduction of Notion-based URLs within creator profiles also builds instant trust with the audience. The consistent user experience in the template gallery aligns with Notion's clean, simple, and legible interface. Creators no longer need to create custom webpages or be limited by the formatting of a selling platform, allowing them to focus more on creating valuable templates.
A Clear User Experience Improvement for Users
Finding the right template or framework was a daunting experience, often resulting in disappointment when promised functionalities are not delivered. While the new template gallery doesn't completely solve this issue, creators now undergo an approval process before sharing their templates on the platform. This ensures a certain level of quality and reliability, reducing the chances of users encountering subpar templates.
A Great Starting Point for a Growing Business Ecosystem
The previous template landscape primarily catered to individual creators, students, and personal knowledge management. However, the revamped Template Gallery paves the way for a shift towards more enterprise-focused solutions. The availability of a high-traffic directory of templates will encourage creators and Notion Consultants to develop solutions targeting teams and growing companies, offering more robust options for businesses.
The relaunch of Notion's Template Gallery signifies a significant shift in how templates are created, sold, and utilized. With the addition of creator profiles, improved discoverability, a trusted environment, and the potential for enterprise-focused solutions, this update benefits template makers, users, and businesses alike. As the new gallery unfolds, it opens up exciting possibilities for the Notion community, driving innovation, and empowering creators to showcase their expertise and offerings.
You can find the revamped gallery at notion.so/templates once it’s live!
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