The Create from Template macro displays a button on a page, linked to a specific template. When someone clicks the button, the macro opens the editor, ready to add a new page, and adds content to the page based on the given template.

When adding the macro to the page, you can specify a blueprint or a user-created template in the macro. You will also specify the name of the button displayed, and the space in which the new page will appear.

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Example

Screenshot: A page with three buttons, all displayed by the 'Create from Template' macro

Using the Create from Template Macro

To add the Create from Template macro to a page:

  1. In the Confluence editor, choose Insert > Other Macros.
  2. Find and select the required macro.

Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete:

Type { and the beginning of the macro name, to see a list of suggested macros. Details are in Using Autocomplete.

To edit an existing macro: Click the macro placeholder and choose Edit. A macro dialog window will open, where you can edit the parameters of the macro.

Parameters

Parameters are options that you can set to control the content or format of the macro output.

Parameter

Default

Description

Space Key

The space where the current page is located

Supply the unique space identifier, to determine where the new page will be created when someone uses this macro to create a page.
Template NameNoneA template or blueprint on which to base the new page.
Button Text'Create from Template'The description that people will seeing when viewing this macro on the page.

Code examples

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