💅 Example Great Workflow Templates

Below are examples of approved templates that meet our submission guidelines

• https://n8n.io/workflows/2109-enrich-new-discourse-members-with-clearbit-then-notify-in-slack/
• https://n8n.io/workflows/2116-verify-emails-and-enrich-new-form-leads-and-save-them-to-hubspot/

☑️ Guidelines

<aside> 📣 tl;dr: make sure the template is relevant to a broad enough group, well annotated so it’s clear what it does, and has some clear set up steps (via sticky, video, notion doc etc)

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• All your content should be written in English and spelled correctly

• Provide a detailed description: Provide a concise and informative description outlining the template's functionality and expected outcomes. Include a brief setup guide for user convenience. A detailed description not only clarifies the template's purpose but also enhances its discoverability through SEO. It’s advised to use these sections in your description:

  • Who is this for?
  • What problem is this workflow solving? / use case
  • What this workflow does
  • Setup
  • How to customize this workflow to your needs
  • Use ### headlines for sections

• Optimize for SEO:

  1. Use the main nodes in the title and use sentence-style capitalization, e.g. One-way sync between Pipedrive and HubSpot or Create an invoice in Google Sheets based on Typeform submission
  2. Try to have a description with ~ 200 words
  3. Use H3 headers to structure your description into sections

• Rename your workflow’s nodes to explain what that step is doing. Workflow notes are a handy feature as are Sticky notes.

• Add a Sticky note that explains what the template does and any dependencies required.
  • If you have an external setup guide, like a notion page, link it here too.
  • You are a rockstar if you also make a quick setup video 👩‍🎤. Loom recordings are a simple way to go. You don’t have to be a pro Youtuber, simple videos are still really helpful. Plus our community will really appreciate it 🥰
  • Use different sticky colors

Always include a sticky note that explains the workflow

• Try to make templates relevant to one of our categories.
  • Template categories (as of 15NOV2023)
• Your template should cover a real use case of a potential user. Consider how to make the template applicable to a broader audience by finding the right balance in generalizing your use case.

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• When adding a template with a community node, please add a disclaimer to the top of your description that your template is only available on self-hosted. Also, make sure to add an image of your workflow to the top of your description, as we don’t show previews for community node templates.

👍 Additional Tips

• Try to use an edit fields node that allows users to set all their variables in one node
• Try to empathize with a user who is attempting to use your template. Keep in mind that they may not know as much about n8n as you do.