Customize Column in Projects - Default View for Template?

Customize Column in Projects - Default View for Template?

Is there a way to have the columns you'd like to see added to a template? I want my customized columns to show up every single time I create a project from that template. It appears I can customize them in the template but when I create the project they do not transfer over. 

Template:

See below how the columns in order are : Task, Owner, Status, Assigned, Website URL, Blog H1..etc.



When I create a project from that same template it comes out as:

Task, Owner, Status, Tags, Start Date, End Date, etc ..


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