Space template

Question

Hello,

When I create a new documentation space in Confluence, it always creates a "Getting Started" document with child documents.  I've created my own document templates, and would like to setup those templates in a specific tree of my own when I create a documentation space.  How can I accomplish that?

Davin Studer · Answer

The easiest thing I have found is to create a regular space that you will use as a template. Then use the copy space add-on when you create your new space to copy the template.

Giuliano C. · Answer

Hey Eric,

Currently, to have the Space Template created from the scratch (not including the "Getting Started" option) there is no readily function to create a space template in Confluence. However, we are working to implement that through the following feature request (which have a lot of votes!):

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONF-4538

I'd recommend you not to only vote on it, but, also share your thoughts through comments, so other users and developers can take a look and talk with you.

As this is not something that can be implemented right away, perhaps you would like to use the Confluence CLI add-n (https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/CSOAP) to achieve this instead. Below is their documentation regarding this matter:

https://bobswift.atlassian.net/wiki/display/CSOAP/How+to+create+pages+from+template+pages

Hope it helps you, sir!

Regards,

Giuliano T.

Atlassian Support

Eric Warren · Answer

Appreciate the answer, but that looks terribly difficult.  Why does everything useful in Confluence have to involve the command line?