Updating templates
Google Web Designer automatically updates your templates upon launch if you have an Internet connection.
9 August 2021
Templates removed
- Lightbox templates have been removed.
30 January 2020
Template bug fixes
- The templates in the Data driven for Display & Video 360 category have been updated to remove deprecated font bindings (font name and font weight).
- Dynamic Remarketing side-by-side with header and individual CTA buttons (responsive) has been updated to remove the duplicated CSS style name and incorrect group selector name.
- The following templates have been updated to fix the incorrect group selector name:
- Dynamic Remarketing side-by-side with individual CTA buttons (responsive)
- Dynamic Remarketing with pagination and single CTA (responsive)
- Restored default publish settings for responsive templates in the Banner for Display and video 360 category.
29 July 2019
Templates added
Two templates have been added to the Dynamic Remarketing for Google Ads template category:
- Responsive Dynamic Remarketing travel block details
- Responsive Dynamic Remarketing travel pennant details
4 March 2019
Changes to templates
The following templates are now responsive:
- Under Banner for Google Ads and AdMob:
- Standard Banner Build Dissolve
- Standard Banner Build Slide
- Standard Banner Static
- Standard Banner Storyboard Dissolve
- Standard Banner Storyboard Slide
- Under Dynamic remarketing for Google Ads:
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Individual CTA Buttons
- Dynamic Remarketing Side-by-side with Header and Individual CTA Buttons
- Dynamic Remarketing Single Page for Travel
28 November 2018
Changes to templates
- The star ratings component now shows in previews from template gallery.
- [Text] Fixed issue with uneditable text in the Dynamic Remarketing Single Page template.
- The template update progress dialogue now only shows when template updates are available.
- Updated image scaling method in VPAID templates from stretching to resizing.
- Dynamic Remarketing Aligned Panels and Individual CTA Buttons template (728x90): centred the prices for product 2 and product 3.
- Travel with Search Form template: fixed broken iframe on the expanded page.
24 July 2018
Three templates have been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
Three new Data driven for Display & Video 360 templates use the brand awareness schema:
- Blank Slate: A basic framework ready to be customised with your dynamic elements.
- Cue Cards: Three frames that scroll down to tell a dynamic user story.
- Panorama: Three frames that the user can swipe through horizontally.
18 June 2018
Five templates have been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
DoubleClick responsive templates were added:
- Standard banner build dissolve
- Standard banner build slide
- Standard banner static
- Standard banner storyboard dissolve
- Standard banner storyboard slide
11 January 2018
6 templates have been removed as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates removed
YouTube masthead templates have been removed. Learn more.
15 November 2017
One template has been added as part of this release. Read below for additional details.
Templates added
Bid manager Dynamic Remarketing single page for retail and hotel: a popular template now available for bid manager, featuring multiple products, headline, disclaimer and animation. Available for both retail (large product images) and hotels (star ratings) verticals. (Note: Exits won't work when previewing in Web Designer, but will function normally after uploading to Bid Manager.)
27 September 2017
Two templates have been added and two templates have been updated as part of this release.
Templates added
- Dynamic Remarketing thumbnail with pagination: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text and CTA in a frame with thumbnail gallery navigation and a navigation menu.
- Dynamic Remarketing Blank Slate restored.
Changes to templates
- Dynamic Remarketing stacked with individual CTA buttons: logo and header background colours made dynamic.
- Dynamic Remarketing with individual CTA buttons: CSS cleaned up.
14 September 2017
Five new templates have been added, and four template issues have been fixed as part of this release.
New templates since 1.9.0.0619 release
The following new templates have been added to Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords:
- Dynamic Remarketing shadow box with pagination: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text and CTA in a shadow box, all within a frame with a navigation menu.
- Dynamic Remarketing scrolling panels with headline: a swipeable gallery containing an image, text and CTA in a frame with headline.
- Dynamic Remarketing side-by-side with individual CTA buttons: a swipeable gallery containing side-by-side frames with an image, text and a CTA.
- Dynamic Remarketing side-by-side with header and individual CTA buttons: a swipeable gallery under a header, containing side-by-side frames with an image, text and a CTA.
- Dynamic Remarketing single CTA II: a swipeable gallery containing an image and text in a frame with a single CTA button.
Changes to templates since 1.9.0.0619 release
- Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords templates are rearranged to be grouped by appearance, with the most popular groups first.
- Renamed Dynamic Remarketing skyscraper with individual CTA buttons template to Dynamic Remarketing stacked with individual CTA buttons.
- Removed Dynamic Remarketing Blank Slate.
- Renamed expandable templates with ‘Expanding’ in their name to use ‘Expandable’ instead.
Template fixes and improvements since 1.9.0.0619 release
- Missing and incorrect embedded font issues in some Dynamic Remarketing for AdWords templates.
- ‘textResizer is not defined’ error in the Dynamic Remarketing skyscraper with individual CTA Buttons.
- Film trailer and cinema look-up go to Google Showtimes, which was discontinued in 2016.
- Missing 160 x 600 template for Dynamic Remarketing with Pagination and Single CTA.