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.
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:
- In the Confluence editor, choose
> Other Macros - Find and select the required macro
Speeding up macro entry with autocomplete:
- In the new editor - Type / and the beginning of an element (tool or things in the insert menu) to see a list of suggestions.
- In the legacy editor - Type { and the beginning of the macro name to see a list of suggested macros.
Details are in Keyboard shortcuts, markdown, and 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. Where the parameter name used in Confluence storage format or wikimarkup is different to the label used in the macro browser, it will be listed below in brackets (example).
Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Text | 'Create from Template' | The description that people will see when viewing this macro on the page. | |
| Template Name | None | Select the template or blueprint to base the new page on. Only global and user-created templates for the current space appear (unless you have specified a different space in the 'Space Key' field). | |
Template Title | Blank | Specify a default title for pages created using this macro (optional). You can include @currentDate, @spaceName and @spaceKey variables in the title. | |
| Space Key | The space where the current page is located | Supply the unique space identifier (space key), to determine where the new page will be created when someone uses this macro to create a page. |
Wiki markup example
Wiki markup is not available for this macro. You cannot add this macro via wiki markup.