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description: "Use building blocks and manage repeated content from one place."
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TwoDo CMS3 · guides

# Components and inheritance

Use building blocks and manage repeated content from one place.

[CMS3 guides](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3)

## In this guide

[1. Choose a component](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/components-and-inheritance#step-1)[2. Create your version](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/components-and-inheritance#step-2)[3. Choose inheritance](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/components-and-inheritance#step-3)[4. Set up shared content](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/components-and-inheritance#step-4)

## 1\. Choose a component

Choose a prepared element in the component library. Sample content helps explain its appearance. Edit an existing component or duplicate it into your own folder to preserve the original example.

## 2\. Create your version

To create a component, select a folder, choose Create and pick an available template. Fill in the empty content. A template is separate from a saved component; recreating from a template does not recover deleted text.

![Choosing a template for a new component](https://two.do/_media/3b1d21608662bb3cad2f0f975a671bdad17481e812a24c8065dba46853b97ade)

Choosing a template for a new component

## 3\. Choose inheritance

Inheritance connects an inserted component to its source. Optional inheritance is chosen while building the page. With inheritance off, content is local; with it on, content comes from the source component.

## 4\. Set up shared content

Enable mandatory inheritance in the source component’s settings. It suits navigation and footers that should stay consistent. Before changing shared content, consider every page that uses it and verify those pages after publication.

![Inheritance settings and the link to the source component](https://two.do/_media/9db78f8817a93f07fd862b8e34464e0c0e70a6292af0fd12c3935123136703e9)

Inheritance settings and the link to the source component

[Watch the guide on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KossZUdRnR0)

## More guides

[Website basics Sign in, build a page, add components and publish in CMS3. Open guide](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/website-basics)

[Layouts and repeated sections Combine components into a block you can use across several pages. Open guide](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/layouts-and-repeated-sections)

[Administration language Change your interface language without changing the website’s languages. Open guide](https://two.do/en/cms/cms3/administration-language)