Create content from a template
You can use templates to create pages or blog posts. Templates are available for pages, so to use one for a blog post, first create a page from a template and then convert it to a blog post.
If you want to quickly create a blank page, hit the Create button in the header; if you want to create a page from a template, hit the Create from template button.
- Create blank page
- Create from template
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Information copied from the template to the page
When you create a page based on a template, Confluence will copy the following content and information from the template to the new page:
- Labels
- Text and styles
- Layouts and formatting
- Macros
- Embedded images and other files. Note that you cannot attach an image or other file to a template. But if the template displays an image or file from another page, the new page will display that image or file too.
Form fields displayed by the template
If the template author included variables in the template, Confluence will display a form prompting you to supply values for the variables when you add the page.
Using a template to create a page
To create a page based on a template:
- Select Create from template in the Confluence header.
- Select a space and the template you want to use and select Next.
If the template contains variables, you'll see a form allowing you to add values for the form variables. - Type the relevant information into the form fields and select Next.
Now you'll see a new page based on the template. If you added information in the form fields, the page content will include that information. - Name your page, add content or make any other changes required and hit Publish.
- (Optional) To convert the page to a blog post, go to More options More optionsand select Convert to blog post.
When you convert a page with children into a blog post, child pages move to the parent’s original position in the structure. Any restrictions the child pages inherited from the parent page are removed once the parent is converted.
Screenshot: Form showing template variables when creating a page from a template
Notes
- You can only use page templates when creating a page. You can’t apply a template to an already-existing page. Once a page has been added using a template, the template is no longer linked to the page and you can change the page as desired.
- You can use templates to structure and organize your blog posts as well. Templates are available for pages, so to use one for a blog post, first create a page from a template and then convert it to a blog post.
- Some Marketplace apps provide enhanced template functionality. You can search the Atlassian Marketplace for template apps.