# Copy & Export Web Part Branding Themes Across SharePoint Sites **URL:** \ **Category:** How-Tos & Manuals for Origami Connect\ **Created:** [July 20, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.origamiconnect.com/t/copy-export-web-part-branding-themes-across-sharepoint-sites/1259 "2026-07-20T20:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Maintaining a cohesive corporate identity across dozens of SharePoint site collections used to mean hours of tedious manual styling. Setting hex colors, adjusting layouts, and aligning navigation web parts site-by-site slows down rollout and creates brand drift across your intranet. With **Origami Connect** , you can replicate fully customized web part designs, colors, and layout configurations from a master site to target department sites in under 20 seconds, **no code or PowerShell required**. > **Why Standardize SharePoint Design Across Sites?** > > When building modern SharePoint intranets, organizations frequently hit design bottlenecks: > > - **Manual Color Management:** Re-entering hex codes and theme properties for every single web part across HR, IT, and Finance sites takes time and invites errors. > > - **Inconsistent UX:** Inconsistent card designs, banners, and quick links confuse employees navigating between departments. > > - **Deployment Delays:** Redesigning and styling new site collections from scratch slows down intranet modernization projects. > > Origami Connect solves this by letting you save web part visual styles as reusable templates and push them directly across site collections through a centralized tool. ## Step-by-Step: Copying SharePoint Branding with Origami Connect 📺 [Watch a 3-min video: Copy SharePoint Branding with Origami across sites](https://youtu.be/3vLczX6cZ1c) ### Step 1: Save Custom Web Part Styles as Templates Before pushing visual styles to other site collections, save the design settings from your source SharePoint site: 1. Navigate to the page on your **source site** featuring the styled web parts (e.g., Quick Links, Banners, or Tabs with Cards). 2. Click **Edit** in the top right corner of the SharePoint page. 3. Open the **Web Part Properties** pane for the web part you want to template. 4. Click **Save Settings** to capture your visual styling and color configuration. 5. Repeat for any additional web parts on the page. > **Note:** Saving settings captures the visual schema—including custom hex colors, font treatments, and card styles—without copying site-specific text or links. ### Step 2: Push Branding via the Origami Installer Once your source web part styles are saved: 1. Launch the **Origami Installer** interface. 2. Select the **Copy Branding** module from the main menu. 3. In the **Source Site** field, enter the URL of the site containing your saved web part styles. 4. In the **Destination Site** field, enter the URL of the target SharePoint site collection. 5. Click **Copy**. The execution takes approximately 10 to 20 seconds to replicate the design schema across the target site. ### Step 3: Verify and Add Content on the Destination Site 1. Open your **destination site** in a browser window. 2. **Refresh** the page (`Ctrl + F5` or `Cmd + Shift + R`). 3. Existing Origami web parts on the target site will update automatically to match the source design. 4. When you add new Origami web parts (such as _Tabs with Cards_ or _Quick Links_), they will automatically inherit the updated brand template. ## Frequently Asked Questions > **Does copying branding overwrite existing content on the destination site?** > > No. Copy Branding only transfers visual properties, color codes, and web part style configurations. Your existing links, text, media, and site data remain completely intact. > **Do source and target sites need to be in the same tenant?** > > Yes. The Origami Copy Branding tool operates within your SharePoint Online tenant boundary to push design schemas across site collections securely. > **What happens if I update the source design later?** > > If you update your master intranet design in the future, it can be manually copied to other sites again. > > - First, save the new web part settings on your source site > - Re-run the Copy Branding step for your target sites to propagate the updated look and feel. ## Related Documentation & Resources - [Origami Connect Overview](https://origamiconnect.com/) - **Keywords:** SharePoint design, SharePoint site branding, copy SharePoint branding, Origami Connect manual, SharePoint intranet web parts, standardize SharePoint look and feel