How to restore Confluence global template and blueprint to Default
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Purpose
To restore Confluence global blueprint template to Default if there are corrupted/messed up custom global template.
Problem
If user can't restore Confluence global blueprint template to Default using the following steps through Confluence General Configuration:
- Navigate to Confluence Administration > Global Templates and Blueprints
- Navigate to the blueprint that you wanted to restore to default (Meeting notes, Decision etc.) > Reset to default
Cause
User do not have access to the Global Templates and Blueprints when there is something wrong with the cache or the system.
Workaround
You can find for the modified blueprint in pagetemplates table in your Confluence database by following the steps below:
- Search in the pluginkey column that having the pluginkey com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.confluence-business-blueprints
- Remove any data in the pagetemplates table that having the pluginkey com.atlassian.confluence.plugins.confluence-business-blueprints
- Clear the plugin cache
- Restart Confluence.
The template should be restored to default after the index rebuild.
Always back up your data before performing any modifications to the database. If possible, test any alter, insert, update, or delete SQL commands on a staging server first.