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:

Refresh your browser, if you do not see the new content template in the Content Templates folder.

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: