creating a new template

Hey,
What kind of features are you after? Are you familiar with coding? You would need to start by creating a child theme. Using the pagebuilder plugin and adding widgets can give you additional features and this way you wouldn’t have to add any coding.
https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/siteorigin-panels/
Here’s a tutorial, just keep in mind it was made for Premium so you may not have all the same options. https://www.kadencethemes.com/using-page-builder-virtue-premium/

Hannah