| versionFrom | meta.Title | meta.Description |
|---|---|---|
7.7.0 |
Content Templates in Umbraco |
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.
Select the 'Content' menu:
Then click the 'Actions' dropdown menu button and select the 'Create Content Template' menu item:
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:
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:
Give your content template a name and click the 'Save' button:
The new content template will be created in 'Content Templates' node of the settings tree:
To edit an existing content template, select a content template from the 'Content Templates' node of the settings tree and click the 'Save' button when you have finished editing:
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 a document type that has content templates, Umbraco lets you choose to create a new node based on a content template or a blank one:
