Embedded Editor Permissions

You control what your users can do in the Templated embedded editor in two places:

The Embedded Editor page of the dashboard (https://app.templated.io/embed): permissions for the whole embed configuration.
URL parameters in the embed URL: options you can change per page or per user.

Some options exist only in one of the two places. This article lists both.

Permissions set in the dashboard

Open https://app.templated.io/embed, expand the permissions section, change the switches and save.

Setting	What it does	Default
Allow Rename	Users can change the template name	On
Allow Save	Users can save changes to templates	On
Allow Resize	Users can change the canvas size	Off
Allow Multi-Page	Users can add pages to templates	On
Allow Download	Shows the Download button so users can render and download	On
Allowed download formats	Which formats users can download: JPG, PNG, PDF

Important: these settings are controlled in the dashboard. Adding allow-download=false, allow-save=false, allow-rename=false or allow-resize=false to the URL does not turn them off. To hide the Download button or block saving, change the setting in the dashboard.

Tip: to remove the Save button but still save from your own button, keep Allow Save on and add &hide-save-button=true to the URL. Then save with the SAVE message (see "Embedded Editor Events") or Ctrl/Cmd + S.

Permissions set in the URL

Add these to the embed URL, for example https://app.templated.io/editor/TEMPLATE_ID?embed=EMBED_ID&allow-edit-text-only=true.

Parameter	What it does
`allow-edit-text-only=true`	Only text layers can be selected, moved, resized and edited. Images, shapes and videos are locked.
`allow-create-template=false`	Users cannot create new templates from the editor.
`allow-template-selection=true`	Adds a Templates tab so users can switch to another template.
`allow-video=true`	Shows the video timeline, play and pause, and video settings.
`allow-layer-unlock=false`	Users cannot unlock layers you locked in the template.
`allow-layer-rename=false`	Users cannot rename layers.
`clone=true`	Users edit a clone, so your original template never changes.

Lock parts of the design

The simplest way to keep parts of a design fixed is to lock those layers in the Templated editor before embedding (lock icon in the layers panel). Locked layers cannot be moved or edited by your users. Add &allow-layer-unlock=false so they cannot unlock them.

Hide parts of the interface (URL)

Parameter	What it hides
`hide-sidebar=true`	The left sidebar with the tabs
`hide-tabs=barcode,qr-code,rating`	Only some sidebar tabs. Names: text, images, videos, shapes, vectors, uploads, qr-code, barcode, rating
`hide-header=true`	The top header bar
`hide-layers-panel=true`	The layers panel
`hide-save-button=true`	The Save button (saving still works with Ctrl/Cmd + S and the `SAVE` message)
`hide-language-toggle=true`	The language switcher
`hide-canvas-background=true`	The dotted background behind the canvas

Preview Mode and Form Mode permissions

In Preview Mode (/editor/preview/TEMPLATE_ID?embed=EMBED_ID), only the canvas is shown and nothing can be changed unless you allow it. Use these URL parameters:

Parameter	What it allows
`allow-layer-select=true`	Selecting layers
`allow-layer-move=true`	Moving layers
`allow-layer-resize=true`	Resizing layers
`allow-text-edition=true`	Double-click to edit text

You can also change them after loading with messages like SET_ALLOW_LAYER_MOVE. These four parameters are meant for Preview Mode. In the normal embedded editor, users can already select, move and resize unlocked layers.

In Form Mode (/editor/form/TEMPLATE_ID?embed=EMBED_ID), unlocked layers appear as form fields and locked layers are hidden from the form.

Docs: https://templated.io/docs/embed/preview-mode/ and https://templated.io/docs/embed/form-mode/

Examples

Users can only change texts, on a copy of your template, without creating new templates:

https://app.templated.io/editor/TEMPLATE_ID?embed=EMBED_ID&clone=true&allow-edit-text-only=true&allow-create-template=false

Simple editor without the advanced tabs:

https://app.templated.io/editor/TEMPLATE_ID?embed=EMBED_ID&hide-tabs=qr-code,barcode,rating,vectors

Full parameter list: https://templated.io/docs/embed/url-parameters/

FAQ

Q: How do I hide the Download button?
A: Turn off Allow Download on the Embedded Editor page of the dashboard. The URL parameter does not hide it.

Q: How do I allow only PNG downloads?
A: In the dashboard, keep Allow Download on and select only PNG in the allowed download formats.

Q: How do I stop users from saving?
A: Turn off Allow Save in the dashboard.

Q: How do I let users change only the text?
A: Add &allow-edit-text-only=true to the URL.

Q: How do I stop users from moving my logo?
A: Lock the logo layer in the template and add &allow-layer-unlock=false to the URL.

Q: Can users resize the canvas?
A: Only if Allow Resize is on in the dashboard. It is off by default.

Q: Can I stop users from adding pages?
A: Yes. Turn off Allow Multi-Page in the dashboard.

Q: Is there a download-formats URL parameter?
A: No. Choose the allowed formats on the Embedded Editor page of the dashboard.

Updated on: 01/10/2026

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