This page last changed on Mar 01, 2010 by alui.

A template is a pre-defined page that can be used as a prototype when creating new pages. Templates are useful for giving pages a common style or format.

Templates are written in regular Confluence markup, using special markup to define form fields that need to be filled in.

Global Templates are defined by Confluence administrators and are available in every space across the site.

To add a global template,

  1. Go to the Confluence 'Administration Console'. To do this:

    • Open the 'Browse' menu and select 'Confluence Admin'. The 'Administrator Access' login screen will be displayed.
    • Enter your password and click 'Confirm'. You will be temporarily logged into a secure session to access the 'Administration Console'.
  2. Select 'Global templates' in the left navigation panel.
  3. Click 'Add new global template'.
  4. Enter a name for your template in the 'Name' text field and an optional description in the 'Description' text field.
  5. Using regular Confluence markup and form field markup (if you are using forms), enter content in the text-entry box as you would in any other Confluence page.
  6. Click 'edit' next to 'Labels' if you want to use labels to categorise information. Add your labels. These labels will be included in all pages created using this template.
  7. Preview and click 'Save'.

Screenshot: A template as used to create a page

RELATED TOPICS
Page: Form Field Markup for Templates
Page: Creating a Page using a Template

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