Creating or editing a Page Blueprint is like creating or editing a page, but with the addition of having access to a configuration panel that shows on the side of the Confluence editor. Within there you can create multiple placeholders with different field types and configure the settings.
Placeholders act as form fields on your Page Blueprints. When someone creates a page from that Page Blueprint, they'll be prompted the Create dialog asking them to fill in the placeholder values first, before editing the page. Each data entered will be added to the page.
Placeholders are especially useful if one value is being used in multiple places on the blueprint, as they only need to be filled in once. |
For each placeholder you create you get to choose from various field types.
Created placeholders (e.g Team) are displayed in the Confluence editor as blue boxes. An additional icon visualizes the chosen field type:
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Allows users to enter any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols in a single line.
Parameter | Description | |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. | |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. | |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. | |
Hide in editor | User entry will not be shown in the editor.
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Set as page title | User entry will be used as page title.
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Allows users to enter any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols on multiple lines.
Parameter | Description | |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. | |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. | |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. | |
Hide in editor | User entry will not be shown in the editor.
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Allows users to select one value from a list that you define.
Parameter | Description | |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. | |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. | |
Options | Values users get to select from. Options can be ordered via drag and drop. | |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. | |
Hide in editor | User entry will not be shown in the editor.
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Set selected options as labels | Options that are selected by users in the blueprint form will automatically be added as labels to the page.
Special characters include the following: ':', ';', ',', '.', ' ', '?', '&', '[', ']', '(', ')', '#', '^', '*', '@', '!', '<', '>'
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You can enter multiple options at once by entering a comma separated list of values. By clicking on the icon next to the input field you can sort entered values alphanummerically. |
Allows users to select more than one value from a list that you define.
Selected values will be shown in a comma separated list. |
Parameter | Description | |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. | |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. | |
Options | Values users get to select from. Options can be ordered via drag and drop. | |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. | |
Hide in editor | User entry will not be shown in the editor.
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Set selected options as labels | Options that are selected by users in the blueprint form will automatically be added as labels to the page.
Special characters include the following: ':', ';', ',', '.', ' ', '?', '&', '[', ']', '(', ')', '#', '^', '*', '@', '!', '<', '>'
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Allows users to pick a date from a popup calendar.
Parameter | Description |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. |
Allows users to mention each other using autocomplete.
Selected users will be shown in a comma separated list. |
Parameter | Description |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. |
Enable multi-user mention | Enabling users to mention more than one user. |
User mention placeholders can be utilized with Comala Document Management. Learn more about the integration here.
User mention placeholders can be utilized with Comala Document Management. Learn more about the integration here.
Allows users to link to an existing Confluence page or blog post using autocomplete.
Parameter | Description |
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Name | The value entered here will be shown to the user in the 'Create' dialog. |
Description | Shows in the form field within the 'Create' dialog. |
Mark as mandatory | Makes user entry non-optional. Also displays a red asterisks next to the placeholder in the blueprint form. |
Created placeholders are displayed in the configuration sidebar. By clicking on placeholders you can edit them.
All created placeholders are also shown as blue boxes in the editor unless you specifically choose to hide them. Additionally, they are displayed in the Page Blueprint form where they can be arranged.
Once created placeholders can be reused on different pages within the Page Tree Blueprint which is especially useful if one value is being used in multiple pages, as they only need to be filled in once. When editing a page and wanting to add an already existing placeholder just open up the placeholder sidebar and click on the icon next to the desired placeholder.
Once created placeholders that are not required anymore can be removed. Just navigate to the placeholder in the editor and press the 'Backspace' key to remove it. Since it is possible that placeholders are used on multiple page you can only delete them permanently in the Page Blueprint form.
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