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title: "Managing your helpers"
date: "2017-11-12T16:01:15+00:00"
summary: "Learn to efficiently manage Site Studio Helpers. Edit, disable, enable, export, lock, and delete Helpers with step-by-step instructions. Optimize your workflow and maintain control over your site's design elements."
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You can manage your existing Helpers including editing, disabling selection and deleting them.

Editing a helper
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1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helper you want to edit
3.  Click **Edit**
4.  On the next screen, edit the Helper
5.  Click **Save and continue**
6.  The changes you have made will apply to future use of the Helper. 

![db375d17-edit-helper.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/d8ee2c99-96a1-4e6e-8887-c3766db9ad7a/web/db375d17-edit-helper.png)

Disabling selection of a helper
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When you disable selection of a Helper it will no longer appear as an option in the Sidebar browser.

1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helper you want to disable selection
3.  Click **Disable selection**
4.  On the confirmation screen, click **Disable selection.**

![6e9818c9-disable-selection-helper.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/9fbca034-24c6-40f4-a7c0-1de9f927a42b/web/6e9818c9-disable-selection-helper.png)

Enabling selection of a helper
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When you enable selection of a Helper it will appear as an option in the Sidebar browser.

1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helper you want to enable selection
3.  Click **Enable selection**
4.  On the confirmation screen, click **Enable selection.**

![21a7ae87-enable-helper-selection.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1163ba8e-ad91-4079-b840-002f8661871e/web/21a7ae87-enable-helper-selection.png)

Export helper to file
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Site Studio allows you to export a single helper to a package file.

1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helper you want to export
3.  Click **Export package to file**, for more information on [exporting configuration](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/partial-configuration-export "Partial configuration export") using Site Studio sync
4.  A .yml file will then be downloaded.

![630ee6bd-export-helper.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/14211fae-fe04-4301-aac6-b465e6fc5d6c/web/630ee6bd-export-helper.png)

Lock a helper
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Locking a helper will stop the base style from being overridden if changes are detected when importing using Site Studio sync.

1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helpers you want to lock
3.  Click **Lock entity**

![e16be946-lock-helper.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/dad42c6c-1d21-4708-bfba-6badcaf935c9/web/e16be946-lock-helper.png)

Deleting a helper
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When you delete a Helper it will permanently remove the files and configuration. 

1.  Navigate to Site Studio > Helpers > **Helpers**
2.  Find the Helper you want to delete
3.  Click **Delete**
4.  On the confirmation screen, click **Delete.**

![2b6f3b62-delete-helper.png](https://acquia.widen.net/content/0fcf9e7e-4ffd-4cfe-a53b-ceae7599b754/web/2b6f3b62-delete-helper.png)