Lightning Communities Developer Guide

Get Up to Speed with Lightning Communities
Develop Lightning Communities: The Basics
Customize the Look and Feel of a Lightning Template
Example: Build a Condensed Theme Layout Component
Develop Secure Code: LockerService and Stricter CSP
Analyze and Improve Community Performance
Connect Your Community to Your Content Management System
Community Migration, Packaging, and Distribution
Migrate Your Community with Change Sets
Lightning Bolt Solutions: Build Once, Then Distribute and Reuse
Export and Packaging Considerations for Lightning Bolt Solutions
Requirements for Distributing Lightning Bolt Solutions
Export a Customized Lightning Bolt Solution
Export a Customized Lightning Bolt Page
Package and Distribute Lightning Bolt Solutions or Pages
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Export a Customized Lightning Bolt Solution

With Lightning Bolt, you can customize and export the Customer Service (Napili) template to use as a base for your new communities, or package and distribute the solution for others to use.
Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

User Permissions Needed
To create, customize, or publish a community: Create and Set Up Communities AND View Setup and Configuration

You can’t export a Lightning Bolt solution until you update the template to unify its branding properties.

Note

  1. In Community Builder, select Settings | Developer.
    The information that you add on this page appears in the Community Creation wizard and helps users understand the purpose and benefits of your solution.
  2. Add a unique name for the solution, and select a category.The Developer area
  3. Add at least one image to use as the thumbnail image. The recommended image dimensions are 1260 x 820px.
    You can add two more images that appear in the detailed description of the solution.
  4. Enter a summary that describes the purpose of the solution.
  5. Enter at least one key feature.
    The feature titles appear under the thumbnail in the Community Creation wizard. The feature descriptions appear in the solution’s detailed description.
  6. Click Export.
    After you export the solution, it appears in the Community Creation wizard in your org. You can then use it as a base for building new communities. If you package the solution and install it in another org, it appears in that org’s Community Creation wizard.The Community Creation Wizard
  7. To distribute the Lightning Bolt solution for others to use, create a managed package.

To delete an exported or imported solution, from Setup, enter Lightning Bolt Solutions in the Quick Find box, and then click Lightning Bolt Solutions.

Deleting a solution from your org doesn’t affect communities that are already based on it.

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