AEMaaCS Editable Template: Component order differs after locking/unlocking Layout Container, existing pages show Breadcrumb below Footer

Hi Team,

I’m facing an issue with an AEM as a Cloud Service editable template.

The template contains:

Header XF

Breadcrumb

Layout Container

Footer XF

All components are intended to remain editable.

The template initially had a different ordering between Structure and Initial Content. After reordering the components and changing the lock/unlock state of the Layout Container, the Template Editor now shows the expected order:

Header XF

Breadcrumb

Layout Container

Footer XF

However, some existing pages created from the template still display:

Header XF

Layout Container

Footer XF

Breadcrumb

Interestingly, the existing page can show the correct JCR child-node order in CRX/DE, while the Page Editor still displays Breadcrumb below the Footer.

Has anyone encountered similar behavior with editable templates, Structure vs Initial Content, Layout Containers, or Allowed Components?

Could locking/unlocking a Layout Container or changes to its allowed components cause existing pages to retain an older component/container relationship?

I’m mainly looking for the root cause and recommended way to correct existing pages, rather than manually recreating the components.

PS: Filter.xml looks clean.

Thanks!