Manage Templates to speed up content creation

Delete or replace new page template text

1. Navigate to Site Tools > Dashboard > Site Administration > Template Directory. 
2. At the bottom of the page and find the out-of-the-box templates under Pages.
3. Click Category > Edit.
4. Delete or replace the template text.
5. Click Save.
6. Repeat this process for the Guide and the Article page templates (Topic, Reference and How-To). 

Turn off new page templates 

1. Navigate to Site Tools > Dashboard > Site Administration > Template Directory. 
2. Click the pencil icon next to any New Page Custom Template or any out-of-the-box New Page Template.
3. Click Default (General Purpose Template) > Update Template Properties.  

Apply permissions to templates 

1. Navigate to Site Tools > Dashboard > Site Administration > Template Directory. 
2. Open the template you want to apply permissions to.  
3. Click Options > Restrict Access > Private. 
4. Under Page-Level Permissions add the Users or Groups that you want to have access to the template, and assign a role. 
5. Click Add to list.
6. Click Save Settings. 

Hide new page templates

1. Go to Dashboard > Site Administration > Template Directory. 
2. Open the template you want to hide. 
3. Click Options > Restrict Access > Private. 

Any Draft Contributors, Authors, and Editors who try to create new pages will not see these options unless you explicitly give them permission.