Templates & Components

The Building Blocks of AEM

Components are individual web elements that allow for quick construction of a page. Templates are page layouts, with some components baked-in, that replicate page styles for similar content. Together, templates and components are the pieces used to construct readable, accessible pages on AEM.

Learn How to Build AEM Pages

Templates and components aren't the only authorable elements on AEM. Content Fragments and Experience Fragments — both of which are repeatable pieces of content, which are authored/edited once with changes reflected across multiple pages — are available as well.