User mentions not working in a template?

Question

I'm creating a new page template, but when I type '@' to invoke the user mentions auto-complete, nothing pops up.  I'm 100% certain that this used to work, and I even have pre-existing templates that I've created that have user mentions on them.  BTW, when I'm just creating or editing a page (non-template), the '@' works correctly.

Please advise.

Shannon S · Answer

Doug - my apologies, but I am also going to raise a separate ticket linking to the original ticket, stating that all mentions are not possible in templates. Hope we can get a bit more views on that one.

Please vote on this one as well:

* CONFCLOUD-65703 @ Mentions are no longer possible in template editor

Shannon

Shannon S · Answer

Doug,

The word 'variables' threw me off as well, but I researched instances of this occurring in our support queue, and 100% of them link to this same bug. So I would say it applies to your issue.

I've added an internal comment as well to make sure the developers are aware it's happening anytime while editing a template.

Regards,

Shannon

Douglas Lee · Answer

Hi Shannon,

Thanks for following up.  The issue I've reported is not related to template variables.  When I'm editing a normal page and type '@', the user widget pops up for me to select a user.  When I edit a template, I expect the same behavior, but currently it doesn't do that.  However, I know this has worked within the last 6 months at least, because I have existing templates that have user mentions on them.

Doug