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 Release 1.27
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 Released 18th Mar 2026

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We're excited to announce Civio Engage version 1.27, introducing the brand new **Templates** system. Templates allow you to save your best engagement tools as reusable starting points, making it faster and easier to launch new consultations with proven configurations.

Major Features ⭐️
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### Templates

A new **Templates** section has been added to the dashboard, giving you a central library to save, browse, and reuse your best engagement tools. Save any content or participation tool as a template from the **More...** menu, then use it to quickly create new tools across your site or within projects. New tools created from a template start in Draft status with all content and settings pre-filled, ready for you to customise.

Templates are available for Surveys, Pages, Polls, Idea Boards, Map Feedback, Q&A Boards, Budgets, Timelines, Events, and Maps.

![](https://engage.knowledge.civ.io/storage/TKVbfcx8GHclPImYtzyCMLCoDmhuVtLSBaD724fz.png)

[Learn more about using Templates](/articles/templates)

#### Need Help?

If you have any questions about the new Templates feature or encounter any issues with this release, please reach out to [support@civ.io](mailto:hello@civ.io)

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