# Creating multi-project project templates

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-multi-project-project-templates/17409>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Tags:** plugins\
**Created:** [May 3, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-multi-project-project-templates/17409 "2016-05-03T11:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ben4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Ben4](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Ben4)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/creating-multi-project-project-templates/17409/1 "2016-05-03T11:03:24Z")

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Hi,

I was what the best way to create a template for a project with 3 or 4 sub-projects might be. I saw this from 2014 [Does gradle have maven archetype like functionality?](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/does-gradle-have-maven-archetype-like-functionality/3831) which implies there may be a better way than using the “Gradle Templates Plugin”.

Apologies for the fairly basic question but I haven’t found an obvious alternative, is the plug-in still the best way to go ?

Thanks.