How to get published on Miroverse

Who can do it: All users, Team members
Which plans: Free, Starter, Business, Enterprise, Education
Which platforms: Browser, Desktop

Miroverse is library of templates for Miro boards and Formats, and Sidekicks, built by Miro and user community.

 Miroverse is a community-led depository for reusable solutions and templates built in Miro.

Board and Format templates contain a repeatable framework you can reuse and adapt. A Sidekick is a customizable AI agent and thought partner on the Miro canvas, helping you and teams tackle problems and enhance exploratory work. You can create and submit your boards, Formats, and custom Sidekicks to Miroverse. 

This article provides an overview of the submission and publication processes, and why your contribution to Miroverse supports teams around the world. 

This article also explains how to create and submit board, Format, and Sidekick templates to Miroverse.

What is the Miroverse publishing process? 

Use the Miroverse submission form to get started publishing your template or Sidekick. The form takes only a few minutes to complete.

NOTE: Miroverse submissions must conform to Miro's publishing guidelines and standards. 

Miro's content team reviews your submission typically within two business days. The content team decides one of the following outcomes for your board or Format template, or Sidekick, and informs you by email:

• Published: The email includes a link to your template or Sidekick live in Miroverse.
• Returned for edits: The email explains what must be updated and why, and provides an editing flow for you make edits quickly.
• Rejected: The email explains why the template or Sidekick did not meet publishing guidelines. You can refine and resubmit.

TIP: Visit the Creator Toolbox for more Miroverse publishing tips and resources. You can also get access to the Creator Community and events.

What can I submit to Miroverse?

You can submit the following types of content to Miroverse:

• Templates
  • A board template can contain any Miro feature, including a board-pinned Sidekick, Flow, Format, integration, or other feature that helps you execute a specific task.
  • You can also submit a Format template by setting any structured Format, like Table, Timeline, Doc, Slide, or Diagram, as the default view on your board. For example, see Swimlane Chart.
• Sidekicks 
  • A standalone Sidekick is a board agnostic Sidekick that you can apply to new or existing boards. For examples, see the Sidekicks Miroverse library. 
  • A board-pinned Sidekick is associated with a given experience or activity on a specific board. For example, see Feature Launch Metrics. You submit board-pinned Sidekicks as a board template.
    More information: See What are standalone vs board-pinned Sidekicks?

What are standalone vs board-pinned Sidekicks?

If you are unsure whether to submit a standalone Sidekick or a companion, board-pinned Sidekick with a board template, ask yourself: Does the Sidekick rely on a specific board layout, visual framework, or workflow to guide users effectively?

• If yes: Pin your Sidekick to a companion board and submit the board template.
• If no: Submit a standalone Sidekick.

For more help deciding whether to submit a standalone or board-pinned Sidekick, consider the following advantages unique to each type of Sidekick:

• Standalone Sidekick
  • Works on any existing or new board 
  • Acts as a coach, guide, or specialist in different contexts, like a workshop designer, or consultant, for example
  • Provides general advice, critique, or instructions

TIP: Psychological Safety Coach is a good example of a standalone Sidekick, that offers ideas independent of context. 

• Board-pinned Sidekick
  • Teaches or walks-through a specific method or template
  • Needs a particular layout or visual flow as context to work effectively

TIP: AI4ME is a good example of a board-pinned Sidekick, where the Sidekick, My AI Advisor, is specifically designed to guide users through the questionnaire contained in the template.

Why submit to Miroverse?

When you submit your template or Sidekick to Miroverse, you share your expertise with over 100 million users globally, and contribute to a worldwide community of creators, innovators, and problem-solvers. 

Your published templates and Sidekicks also boosts visibility for the impact you have made, enabling teams across industries to celebrate and give you recognition for your ideas.

Whether you submit a proven workflow, creative framework, or a fresh way of thinking, your work helps other learners level up.

TIP: Read Four Creators’ stories about the value of publishing in Miroverse. Although submissions to Miroverse are not currently monetized, many creators share content in Miroverse to showcase their skills and expertise to generate leads for their business.

How to submit to Miroverse

Miroverse enables you to submit board templates, Format templates set as the default board-view, board-pinned Sidekicks as board templates, and standalone Sidekicks, for public consumption.

Prerequisites

Before you submit a board or Sidekick template to Miroverse, consider the following prerequisites:

• For a Format template submission, ensure you have set the Format as the default board view.
• (Optional) For a board template submission, record a Talktrack that demonstrates how to use your template. Alternatively, the submission form enables you to add a link to YouTube, Wistia, or Loom.
• (Optional) For a board or standalone Sidekick submission, take screenshots to submit as a cover image and depictions of your Sidekick in action.

Getting started

1. In your browser, go to Miroverse.

2. In the top-right, click Submit.
   The submission form opens.

   NOTE: A Miroverse account is required to submit a template or Sidekick. If you are logging-in to Miroverse for the first time, then you are prompted to register an account. If you are registered but not already logged-in to Miroverse, then you are prompted to log in. 

3. Specify your submission type. To submit a board or Format template, or a board-pinned Sidekick, select Board template. To submit a standalone Sidekick, select Sidekick.

4. Select the board or Sidekick you want to submit.

   NOTE: The dropdown shows only the boards and Sidekicks that you own, or co-own, associated with the Miro profile and email you used to register your Miroverse account.

5. Click Continue.
   Depending on the submission type, proceed to one of the following flows: 
   • Submitting a board template
   • Submitting a standalone Sidekick

 The Miroverse submission form.

TIP: If you are unable to locate the template or Sidekick you want to submit in the form dropdown, then log out and clear your cookies. Then log back in. If the issue persists, contact miroverse@miro.com.

Submitting a board template

1. Complete Getting started, selecting Board template as the submission type.
2. Add the public-facing title that appears in Miroverse. Use a clear, descriptive title. For example, Four-Step Retrospective instead of Retrospective.
3. Select the most relevant categories. You can select up to 3.
4. Select the role that best describes the purpose of your template.
5. Write a description. For help, see the Miroverse Description Sidekick.
6. (Optional) Click Add video from external platform to share a video demonstration or introduction to your Miroverse template. If you have recorded a Talktrack on the board you are submitting, the Talktrack is already included in your template.
7. (Optional) On the right, click Upload to add a cover image. For example, upload a screenshot of the most compelling section(s) of your template.
8. (Optional) Click Preview to inspect your template before submitting. To exit the preview, in the top-left click Back to editing.
9. Click Submit.
   Your template is submitted to the Miro content team. You will receive updates by email to the address you used to register your Miroverse account. Meanwhile, for questions you can contact miroverse@miro.com.

 Add metadata to your Miroverse submission.

TIP: You can exit the form anytime before submitting your template. A draft is automatically saved. For more information, see Managing board drafts and templates.

TIP: If the submission fails, click Submit again. If the issue persists, contact miroverse@miro.com.

Creating and submitting Format templates 

You can also submit Format templates, which are board templates that contain structured information in a Format with Focus mode as the default view, like Docs, Tables, Timeline, Diagram, or Slides. 

Format templates enable you to submit tools that fit perfectly as building blocks in larger frameworks, or one-offs. Focus mode as the default view ensures the Format template fits naturally into a workflow, and reduces ambiguity and noise. For example, see Swimlane Chart. 

Before you can submit your Format template to Miroverse, the following steps explain how to create and set Focus mode as the default view for your Format:

1. On a Miro board, click Tools, Media, and Integrations (+) in the Creation bar.
2. Select the Format you want to use. For example, Doc, Table, Timeline, or Slides.
3. Click anywhere on the canvas to apply your Format.
4. Customize the Format until you are ready to submit as a template.
5. To set Focus mode as the default view, in the Format context menu click the vertical three-dots.
6. Click Set as default view.
   Set your Format in Focus mode as the default view before you submit as template to Miroverse.
7. To submit your Format with Focus mode as the default view, follow Submitting a board template.

Submitting a standalone Sidekick 

A standalone Sidekick is a general-purpose, custom Sidekick that you can apply to any new or existing Miro board, independent of context. For example, users and teams use standalone Sidekicks for generating documents, brainstorming, or role-based guidance.

TIP: See Miroverse publishing checklist and guidelines to learn how to create a high-quality standalone Sidekick.

Follow these steps:

1. Complete Getting started, selecting Sidekick as the submission type.
2. Add an icon to represent your Sidekick. For help, use the Logo Generator Sidekick. 
3. Add a descriptive name for your Sidekick. For example, Product Metrics Coach or Workshop Designer.
4. Write a summary of what your Sidekick can help with. A summary may have automatically populated. You can also add a more detailed description in step 8.
5. Select any category that aligns with your Sidekick’s expertise or use-cases.
6. Select the role that your Sidekick role is intended to support.
7. Review, edit, or add conversation starters. These are auto-populated prompts that help users get started with your Sidekick.
8. Write a description that explains what your Sidekick does, what problem your Sidekick solves, or in which scenarios, and usage steps.
9. (Optional) Add up to 5 images to depict your Sidekick in action.
10. Click Submit.  

Provide information that helps users and teams start using your standalone Sidekick.

NOTE: Standalone Sidekicks cannot currently be saved as drafts, or edited or deleted after submission. If you submit a Sidekick that gets rejected for not meeting Miro's publishing guidelines, you can update your Sidekick and repeat the submission process. You can also email the content team at miroverse@miro.com 

Managing board drafts and templates

All changes to your submission are automatically saved as you go. To leave the submission form if you’re not ready to submit, in the top-left click Exit. The template appears as a draft on your profile page and is only visible to you. 

You can access your submission anytime from your Miroverse profile drafts.

If you need to edit, preview, or delete a template draft: 

1. Go to your Miroverse profile page. 
2. For the template you want to edit, click the three dots (...) in the top-right.
3. Select Edit, Preview, or Delete. 

TIP: Reply to any of the submission status emails if you have any questions about the process.

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