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Templates & Duplicating a Site

You don't have to start from a blank page. Kite can generate a design for you to build on, give you several options to pick from, and help you reuse a design you already like for a new project.

Starting from a template or design​

When you describe your site, Kite generates a starting design based on your prompt. The more detail you give about your style and goals, the closer the first design will be to what you want.

  1. Describe your site, including the vibe you're going for. For example:

Build a modern, minimal site for a wedding photographer, with lots of large photos and a soft, neutral color palette.

  1. Review the design Kite generates.
  2. Refine it with chat edits or Point & Edit — see Editing Your Site.
tip

Mention your style, colors, and mood in your first prompt. "Bold and colorful" versus "calm and minimal" leads to very different starting designs.

Choosing among generated design options​

Kite may show you more than one design option to choose from.

  1. Look over each option.
  2. Pick the one closest to what you want — you don't need the perfect one, just the best starting point.
  3. Build from there with edits.
note

Choose the option that's closest in layout and feel, then refine it. It's usually faster to adjust a near-match than to start over.

Asking for more options​

If none of the designs feel right, ask Kite to try again:

None of these feel right. Can you show me a few more options that are warmer and use a serif font?

Give Kite direction on what to change — colors, layout, mood, fonts — so the next round moves closer to what you want.

Reusing a design for another project or client​

If you've built a site you love and want to use its design for another project or client, you have a couple of routes.

  • If a one-click duplicate exists: Look for a Duplicate option on your site or project.
  • Workaround if there's no duplicate: Describe the existing design to Kite as the starting point for the new project — for example:

Build a new site that uses the same layout, fonts, and color style as my "Bakery" site, but for a coffee shop called "Daybreak."

Then swap in the new content, images, and copy.

caution

Reusing a design for a different client usually still happens as a separate site, so each project stays independent. Confirm in Kite how new projects are created and billed.

Troubleshooting​

  • The starting design is far from what you want: Give Kite a more detailed prompt about style, colors, and mood, and ask for new options.
  • You can't find a duplicate option: Use the workaround above — describe the existing design as the starting point for the new site.
  • The reused design doesn't match the original: Point Kite to specifics (the exact fonts, colors, and layout) rather than asking it to "make it like the other site."