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Create template which creates page directly in parent-page

Philippe Desorgues

Dear community,

I am trying to create a template in Confluence, which upon creation of the page by a user, would automatically be created in the correct parent page. This template would be accessible in the main menu for page creation, but when a user create this template, it would be automatically created in the correct sub-page.

Is there a Macro which enables this? I have tried the "create from template macro" but it does not seem to have the functionality required. The "space-ID" level in this macro is too high for what I am trying to do, I want to link to sub-pages within this space.

Thanks,
Philippe

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Victor Mutambuki

Philippe,

You can create a template in your space that you can use to create pages.

Look more about the two categories of page templates.

Victor

Robert Reiner _smartics_

First option

The commerical projectdoc Toolbox for Confluence Server allows to define a homepage for pages for a given doctype. A doctype is a page blueprint with some extras (a standard page blueprint or user template would not work). A doctype provides such a homepage by default (this is similar to the index page). If the default homepage does not meet your requirements, the homepage can be selected per space by the use of a space property.

The tip Specify Doctype Homepage shows how this feature works.

Please note that I am an author of the projectdoc Toolbox (which is available on the Atlassian Marketplace), so my views are certainly biased ...

Second option

This does not meet the requirement you have described, but if the location of the page is less important than the option to find a page from a well-known page, then maybe the index page of a page blueprint would work for your use case?

The first time a blueprint template is used in a space, Confluence creates an index page and adds a shortcut to your sidebar. The index displays a list of pages made with the template, and selected information from your template pages.
Blueprints and User Created Templates

The index page can customized. So if it is only relevant that there is a page that lists all pages of a given kind, then this would be the easier option (no third-party add-on required).

Philippe Desorgues

Hello Victor,

Thanks for your response. I know how to create a template but I don"t know how to link this template to a sub-page upon creation.

The page you suggest does not provide this explanation I believe....

Victor Mutambuki

Philippe,

The template that you create, do you want it to be a global one or specifically a space template?

Victor

Philippe Desorgues

Hello victor,

I want it to be created in a specific parent page automatically, as the users will not know in which parent-page this template has to go.

Thanks for your help!

Philippe

EPS Software Engineering AG

Hi Philippe,

You could use our Space and Page Tree Creator App for Confluence. The two apps provide exactly the functionality your are looking for.

You can find the apps on Marketplace and there is also a link to our examples, where you can test the apps easy and fast.

Regards,
Stephan (CEO of EPS Software Engineering AG, the vendor of the apps)

Ben Bland_lqf99b

Although the clever URL hack from Peter_Baschan (in 2019) may not work any more (I haven't checked), I'm trying this process in late 2024 and it works by default. I created a template (via Space settings) and then added a Create from template button to a page, which points to the template I created. Then when I click the button, it creates a new templated page under the parent page where I placed the button (not in the space home page at the top of the directory). Works fine for me.