Create a new page using Scaffolding Blueprints

Overview

Scaffolding blueprints offer preset page templates to quickly get you started. These templates come with ready-to-use macros to help you easily create, manage, and organize your Confluence content.

Let’s create a new page using the Meeting notes blueprint in this tutorial.

On this page: 1 Overview 2 Components 3 Instructions 4 Pre-populated Scaffolding templates 5 Add a Scaffolding template 5.1 Easy Dynamic Templates

On this page: 1 Overview 2 Components 3 Instructions 4 Pre-populated Scaffolding templates 5 Add a Scaffolding template 5.1 Easy Dynamic Templates

Components

Apps	Scaffolding
Macros	None

Instructions

Navigate to the top menu bar of your confluence space.
Select the next to the Create button.
Click Create from template.

Image of the three dots button next to the create button

In the Create window, choose Blueprints by Scaffolding.
Click Next.

In the next pop-up window, you can choose a pre-populated Scaffolding blueprint to use.

Pre-populated Scaffolding templates

Here is a complete list of the available templates, with brief descriptions.

A more complete reference and use cases are available in Easy Dynamic Templates.

Blueprint	Brief description

Blueprint	Brief description
Capacity	Assess team availability upfront and fill out the team capacity table.
FAQ	Add your FAQ questions and answers in the Repeating Data macro.
How-to article	This how-to template will help you structure your article with pre-defined sections.
Meeting notes	Record meeting decisions. Create useful review documents to measure progress.
Onboarding	A one-hub page for new hires to know their role in the team and be ready to help the team.
Style guide	A set of standards and best practices for document writing, formatting, and design.
Team homepage	An introductory page for your team. Fill it out with information about your team and its achievements.
To-do list	Simplify your to-do list by making capturing, categorizing, and prioritizing tasks easy.
Troubleshooting article	A consistent format for your troubleshooting articles to increase effectiveness.
Weekly meeting notes	Make every meeting productive and avoid redundant discussions in recurring meetings.

Add a Scaffolding template

Click Meeting Notes.
Click Next.

A Configuration window is displayed.

You can choose View Sample to see an example.

Enter a suitable title for the new page.
Click Create.
The page is created using the blueprint.

Choose Edit contents to change its content.

After publishing, choose Edit to change the page title (instead of selecting Edit contents).