Users can create editable forms to enter page content by creating a template. For example, a software development project may have a template for use-cases; or a systems administration space, a template for defining what information is being kept about each server.
In Confluence, there are two types of templates:
- Global Templates : These are defined by site administrators through the Administration Console and are available in every space.
- Space Templates: These are defined by space administrators in the space administration screens, and are only available in the space in which they are defined.
Global templates can only be created by site administrators, and space templates by space administrators.
Templates are written in regular Confluence markup, using special markup to define form fields that need to be filled in.
Here is an example:
Note
Currently, templates can only be used to create a page. Once a page is created, the template is gone and all further editing is performed as if the template was never used. Some plugins provided expanded functionality for strictly templated content. See below for more information.
Important Plugins For Templates
Two popular plugins that expand on template behaviour are the Zones Plugin and Scaffolding Plugin. Below is a comparision:
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Flexible |
Powerful |
Saves page version history |
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Allows return to form version |
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Suitable for dynamic data |
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Has a library of examples |
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