gettemplate.com

What It Is

GetTemplate is a resource site for HTML5/CSS3 Bootstrap templates aimed at fast web development. The crawled content suggests that its core offering is not an online design tool, but static website templates that can be previewed and downloaded, including Magister, SuperAwesome, Progressus, Domainer, Initio, as well as the paid Progressus PRO. Its main use cases include personal homepages, Coming Soon landing pages, small business websites, domain-for-sale pages, and multipurpose showcase sites.

Core Features and Licensing

Its templates are generally based on Bootstrap, with an emphasis on responsive layouts and ready-made page structures. Progressus provides 7 common task-oriented pages, while Initio offers 6 layout templates and includes elements such as Font Awesome 4 and parallax effects. Domainer is designed for selling domains and includes ideas for displaying ad placements. Free templates use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, meaning they can be copied, redistributed, adapted, and used commercially, but you must credit GetTemplate for the design and link back to the original template. This is important for commercial projects: you can use the templates, but you cannot ignore the attribution requirement.

Pricing and Collaboration

The site mainly offers free templates. Progressus PRO is priced at $35, and is described as adding 7 standalone page templates on top of the free version, along with improved code quality. The author also accepts custom work, but only states that it is “not cheap”; no service pricing, payment methods, or refund policies are published. In terms of collaboration features, the text does not indicate online editing, team collaboration, design handoff, or version management. In practice, the workflow is closer to downloading the source code and having developers modify it locally.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The advantages are its low barrier to entry, direct downloads, and widely used Bootstrap stack, making it suitable for developers who know HTML/CSS and want to start projects quickly. The licensing terms are clear, and the path for commercial use is explicit. The downsides are the limited size of the template library—the crawled text only shows around 6 templates—and the visual and code style leans toward earlier Bootstrap-era websites. For teams that need modern design systems, Figma collaboration, component-based frontend frameworks, or no-code editing, its capabilities are clearly insufficient.

Access from China and Alternatives

Access from mainland China cannot be determined from the main text, so it is marked as unknown; payment methods are also missing. If access or payment becomes an issue, alternatives include BootstrapMade, Start Bootstrap, HTML5 UP, and ThemeForest. If you need WordPress themes, the text also mentions Elegant Themes. Overall, GetTemplate is better suited as a lightweight template starting point than as a full design collaboration platform.