How do I create a duplicate/copy of a user-created template?

[Allison Kelsey]

The answers on previous threads are no longer valid. 

I want to copy an existing user-created template so that I can modify it.

[Dave Rosenlund]

Hi, @Allison Kelsey. 

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to duplicate or copy a template with Confluence. There's a long-standing enhancement request for it, but no progress on it yet.

The clunky workaround is to copy/paste from a template into a new custom template that you create.

You may also want to have a look at some of the templating apps for Confluence on the Atlassian Marketplace. I believe some of these offer this capability.

Best,

-dave

P.S. you may want to add your vote to the enhancement request

[Andrii Maliuta]

Hello @Allison Kelsey ,

You can try to use Confluence  Java API to do this:

import com.atlassian.confluence.pages.templates.PageTemplate;
import com.atlassian.confluence.pages.templates.PageTemplateManager;


PageTemplate originalTemplate = pageTemplateManager.getPageTemplate(TEMPLATE_ID_HERE);

PageTemplate newTemplate = new PageTemplate()

newTemplate.setCOntent(originalTemplate.getContent())
newTemplate.setName(originalTemplate.getName())
newTemplate.setVersion(1);
...
pageTemplateManager.savePageTemplate(newTemplate, originalTemplate);