Force Confluence template when creating a new page

[Simon Sahli]

Hi Community,

my company would like to push a new policy that a certain template should be used for all pages (from certain or even all spaces -> very few exceptions).
I was therefore wondering if there is a possibility to set a default template for either the entire Confluence instance or at least certain spaces?
The goal would be that the users do not start with an empty page rather with a template that already has a header (RACI) where certain attributes need to be filled in before they can create their actual content below.

And secondly, I am also wondering how existing pages should best be handled? Do you have any suggestions in how we can make the existing pages steadily transform into the new company template?

Obviously we are going to inform the users upfront and be transparent why we are doing this change and how to handle it etc.

Curious what is possible and thank you in advance!

Cheers,
Simon

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

There is no way to do this yet.

I'd love Confluence to have a default template function, so that when someone clicks create, it doesn't give them a blank page.

I'd start with a global setting, but that wouldn't work for larger sites, so I would 

• Have the function settable (or overriding the global) at the Space level
• Space admins can set it
• Some places would find it useful to make it mandatory in some spaces (basically, not allowing any other template to be used), but I think that might be a bit dangerous to allow space admins to set

The closest request I can find to vote on is https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFCLOUD-45607

[Simon Sahli]

Thanks for your response @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- , watching and voted for your linked request.
Are you perhaps aware of any App that can provide such functionality for Confluence Cloud?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There's no way for an app to do that on Cloud (apps that "skin" Confluence on DC can do it, as they're free to modify most of the UI, but Cloud doesn't allow that)

[Julius Zatroch]

Hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- 

Is it possible to hide "Blank Page" option for selected spaces in Create dialog?  Maybe using Scriptrunner for Confluence and Fragments?

[Elliot Huang]

@Nic Brough -Adaptavist- Could you please share the app name which can skin confluence UI? I think it will help us achieve the same goal as Simon.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I usually use Themebuilder, but I believe a couple of others you'll find under https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?product=confluence&query=theme may be able to do it as well.