Document Blueprints
In this article you can learn about how to create and use Document Blueprints in Umbraco.
This page is a work in progress. It will be updated as the software evolves.
Document Blueprints
Previously known as Content Templates, Document Blueprints 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 Document Blueprint option. Alternatively, select the Actions dropdown of the content node and select the Create Document Blueprint option:
Give your document blueprint a Name:
Click the Create button and if the creation was successful, you will see a success notification:
The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints node of the Settings tree:
Refresh your browser, if you do not see the new document blueprint in the Document Blueprints folder.
Create - Method 2
Click on the Settings menu:
Right-click on the Document Blueprints tree and select the Create menu item:
Select the Document Type you want to create a document blueprint for:
You can create document blueprints only from Document Types or Document Types with Templates
Give your document blueprint a Name and click the Save button:
The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree:
Edit
To edit an existing document blueprint, select a document blueprint from the Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree. When you have finished editing click the Save button:
Use
Once you have created a document blueprint, you can use the template to create new content nodes. To use a document blueprint, right-click the Content tree and select Create:
When you click on a Document Type that has a document blueprint you will see to options:
Create a new node based on a document blueprint
Create a blank one
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