Create a custom space blueprint
Asked by Jon East:

I would like to create a custom space blueprint so that spaces are created with consistent top level pages.

e.g. create space and it automatically creates four top level pages with specific names.


Answers:
author: Davin Studer
body: If you want to write your own space blueprint here is some documentation for how to write a blueprint.

[](https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Write+a+simple+Confluence+Space+Blueprint)<https://developer.atlassian.com/display/CONFDEV/Write+a+simple+Confluence+Space+Blueprint>

Another option if you are not progrmatically inclined would be to create a space that serves as a template for the other spaces. Then use the [copy space](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.confluence.plugin.copyspace) addon to copy that space when you need to create a new one.


author: Gorka Puente _Appfire_
body: Hi,

First of all, **disclaimer**, I'm one of the developers of the following add-on.

Yoikee Creator allows you to graphically create space blueprints.

<https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.keinoby.confluence.plugins.yoikee-creator>

Thus, it allows you create N spaces with the very same page structure. You just create a mind map, which is in fact a Space Blueprint, and you generate as many spaces as you need. Yoikee has three examples to start with: a new product, a new project and a new marketing campaign.

You can have a look in the following video

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0_B-bBwMUo>

or in this blog post

<http://blogs.atlassian.com/2014/07/organize-new-confluence-spaces-fast/>

We are working on the 2.0 version, a huge improvement in many aspects, but with a new feature that lets users select in each node the type of page: JIRA report, meeting notes or any other page blueprints. Thus, not only spaces but also pages are created with an initial structure, making easier start contributing right away.

Cheers,

Gorka

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comments: author: Gorka Puente _Appfire_
body: Hi, the version [1.2 of Yoikee Creator](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.keinoby.confluence.plugins.yoikee-creator/server/overview) has been released. This version has a new macro to embed mind maps within pages and allows you to select page blueprints directly on the mind map nodes. Give it a try!


author: Tatjana ?poljar
body: any solution here?


author: EPS Software Engineering AG
body: Hi Jon,

Our Add-on Page Tree Creator works a bit different than the Confluence blueprints / templates. The PTC-templates are based on normal confluence pages and therefore creating a PTC-template is as simple as creating a Confluence page. Of course you could start creating your PTC-blueprint based on an existing Confluence page.

Try our [**Live Examples**](https://focuspro.eps.ch/display/PEPSMarktExample/Marketplace+Examples) (no registration needed).

**[Marketplace link: Page Tree Creator](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/eps.focuspro.PageTreeCreator/server/overview)**.

Regards,  
Stephan

comments: author: Dwayne Lusk
body: edit


author: johan1974
body: What i found in the manuals was how to create an empty space blueprint. But the explanation stops there and does not tell you how to predefine your space. I would like when a user create a new space it can choose my template to have the same space layout all the time .

It would be usefull to just save a space as a template but i did not find this option yet.


author: Jon East
body: Copy space add on solved my ask. Thanks!


author: Mehmet Kazgan
body: Chris,

If that is a question, yes. You can do that.


author: Chris Power
body: Did this end up being true. I very much want to make a project space template. One that has the Meetings, product requirements, and so on already attached to it.


author: Mehmet Kazgan
body: I think you should be able to do that from Confluence Admin\>Global Templates and editing System templates listed there with default space content etc.


Tags: confluence-administration