When you add a new page, you do not have to write the content from scratch. Instead, you can base your new page on a template. A template is a Confluence page with predefined content.

Some examples of where templates are useful:

  • A software development project may have a template for use cases.
  • A systems administration space may have a template for defining what information is kept about each server.

Global templates and space templates

In Confluence, there are two places to store your page templates:
  • Space templates: These page templates are available in a specific space only. People who have space administrator permission can define templates via the space administration screen.
  • Global templates: These page templates are available in every space on the site. People who have Confluence Administrator permission can define the global templates via the Confluence Administration Console.

Confluence administrators can also import predefined templates.

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Creating a template

You can write your template using the Confluence rich text editor. You can also add special variables to the page, if you want to include fields that the author will complete when adding the page. See Adding a Template for more information.

Using a template

Templates are used only when adding a page. Once a page has been added, the template is no longer linked to the page. All further editing is performed as if the template was never used. Some plugins provide enhanced template functionality. You can search the Atlassian Marketplace for template add-ons.

See Creating a Page using a Template for more information.

Useful plugins

Before installing a plugin into your Confluence site, please check the plugin's information page to see whether it is supported by Atlassian, by another vendor, or not at all. See our guidelines on plugin support.

Extended template functionality:

 

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