How to Use the Share Page Feature in GemPages

Sharing your work shouldn’t mean publishing it before it’s ready. In fast-moving teams, you need a simple way to present designs, gather feedback, or hand off templates across stores, without disrupting the live site. The Share Page feature in GemPages makes this possible. With one secure link, you can preview pages in a live-like environment and duplicate them seamlessly into another store. 

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know.

What is the Share Page Feature?

The Share Page feature in GemPages makes collaboration and page reusability easier than ever. By generating a unique link, you can:

• Preview in a live-like environment: Share your designs without needing to publish them.
• Duplicate instantly: Allow teammates or clients to copy the shared page into their own store and start editing right away.
• Collaborate seamlessly: Pass editable versions of pages between team members or collaborators with ease.

How to Use the Share Page Feature

1. How to Share a Page Link

Follow these steps to generate and distribute a share link:

Step 1: Access the Page Listing

From your GemPages dashboard, open the Page Listing section.

Step 2: Choose a Page

Select the page you want to share.

Step 3: Enable Sharing

• Click on the Share Page option from the page menu.

• Select Share > Anyone with the link can access (Public) to make the page accessible.

Step 4: Adjust Additional Settings (Optional)

Click Page details to customize information before distributing the link.

A new modal will appear with the following options:

Step 5: Generate and Copy the Link

• After adjusting settings, click Copy link.
• The share link is now ready to distribute. Recipients will see the customized details in the Preview screen.

2. How to Use a Shared Page

Step 1: Open the Shared Link

Clicking the link will load the Preview screen in your browser.

Step 2: Understand the Preview Layout

In the preview screen, you will see:

Top bar (sticky):

• Left: Displays Previewing {Template_name} by {Created_by}.
• Center: Device view switcher (Desktop / Tablet / Mobile icons).
• Right: Duplicate to GemPages button.

Main content area:

• Shows the page content.
• You can switch between responsive views. Layout adjusts according to the page’s responsive design settings.

Step 3: Duplicate the Page

Click the Duplicate to GemPages button on the top bar. 

A modal will appear, summarizing what is included and not included in the duplicated page. Click Confirm to proceed.

Two possible cases:

• Case 1: GemPages app already installed

You will be redirected to the GemPages Editor where the duplicated page can be customized.

• Case 2: GemPages app not installed

You will be prompted to install GemPages from the Shopify App Store. Once installed, return to the shared link and click Duplicate to GemPages again to duplicate the page.

What Is Included and Not Included in Duplicated Pages?

1. What Is Included?

The following elements will be duplicated and remain the same across stores:

• Section order and layout design: The overall page structure is preserved.
• Element design and behavior: All elements keep their configured settings.
• Text contents: Written content (headings, paragraphs, labels, etc.) will be copied as-is.

2. What Is Not Included?

Assets

Images and videos from the original store are not transferred in order to protect the store owner’s intellectual property. Placeholders will be displayed instead so you can easily replace them with your own assets. 

Before Duplication	After Duplication

Dynamic sources

If the shared page contains products, product lists, collections, articles, or blogs, the duplicated page will display these layouts differently since the content is pulled from the recipient’s store.

Before Duplication	After Duplication

Global styles

Colors, font styles (such as font family and typography settings), and spacing defined in the sharer’s global styles are not transferred to duplicated pages. They will be automatically replaced with the recipient store’s global styles.

Before Duplication	After Duplication

FAQs

1. Why should I use the Share Page feature?

Share Page is designed to solve real-world problems for different roles in your store. Here’s how it helps:

• For designers: Quickly hand off pages to developers or marketers without exporting files or recreating layouts. Designers can ensure their vision stays intact while others continue work.
• For store owners/managers: Duplicate proven templates across multiple stores or brands instantly, saving hours of setup and avoiding mistakes from manual copying.
• For agencies or collaborators: Easily share pages with clients who can preview and duplicate them into their store, streamlining onboarding and reducing back-and-forth approvals.

2. Who can share a page?

All Shopify store roles can share pages with the Share Page feature.

3. Can I share an Instant Landing Page (ILP)?

Case 1: The destination store’s plan includes ILP (Optimize / Enterprise) → The page will be duplicated as an ILP page.

Case 2: The destination store’s plan does not include ILP (Free, Build, Development) → Duplication will be blocked, and no page will be created.

4. What happens to the shared preview if the original page changes?

Any updates to the original page (sections, content, or configurations) after the share link is generated will be automatically reflected in the preview screen.

5. Can a Version 6 store duplicate a page shared from a Version 7 or Mixed store?

To duplicate a shared page from a Version 7 or Mixed store, a Version 6 store needs to switch its store version to Mixed. 

Learn more about switching to Mixed version here.