Template Properties and Types
- Applies to:
- MindTouch (current)
- Role required:
- Admin
- Navigate to Site Tools > Dashboard > Site Administration > Template Directory
- Select the pencil icon in the right column of a template name
- Update template properties as needed
- Title
- Description (especially helpful for New Page templates to display usage guidelines in the New Page dialog)
- Type
Template types
Both out-of-box and custom templates can have one of three different template types: Default, New Page, or Content.
Default - General purpose templates
Default templates enable many site functions including many Branding settings. Default templates are useful when you want to reference a certain component in multiple templates and typically used for more advanced use cases.
Branding Templates control the look of your MindTouch site such as your header and footer, login form, 404 page, and more. Learn more in the MindTouch Branding Guide.
New Page Templates
New Page templates appear in the Add new page dialog. Standard New Page templates in MindTouch include Category, Guide, Topic, How-to, and Reference. You can modify the standard New Page templates or create custom new page templates.
Content Templates
Content templates are snippets of content or code that you can create and then add to any page through the editor.