Content Templates
In this article you can learn about how to create and use Content Templates in Umbraco.
Content Templates allows a content editor to create a blueprint for new content nodes based on an existing node.
Create - Method 1
Before following this method you should have some content created beforehand.
Select a Content node from the Content menu:
Right-click the Content node and select the Create Content Template option. Alternatively, select the Actions dropdown of the content node and select the Create Content Template option:
Give your content template a Name:
Click the Create button and if the creation was successful, you will see a success notification:
The new content template will be created in Content Templates node of the Settings tree:
Create - Method 2
Click on the Settings menu:
Right-click on the Content Templates tree and select the Create menu item:
Select the Document Type you want to create a content template for:
You can create content templates only from Document Types or Document Types with Templates
Give your content template a Name and click the Save button:
The new content template will be created in Content Templates folder of the Settings tree:
Edit
To edit an existing content template, select a content template from the Content Templates folder of the Settings tree. When you have finished editing click the Save button:
Use
Once you have created a content template, you can use the template to create new content nodes. To use a content template, right-click the Content tree and select Create:
When you click on a Document Type that has a content template you will see two options:
Create a new node based on a content template
Create a blank one
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