this seems like a straightforward enough question but I have not seen any other posts asking how I can use a layout/structure that ive already created in a standard page (or in another cms collection page) to begin my cms collection page without having to re-do all of the work that ive used to lay out the page (as a standard page)
Just copy and paste the elements to the template page. Or you can create a div and move all your elements into it and then copy that div over all at once. but then you’ll have to move them out of that wrapper once copied.